EP474: Cindy Schroeder - Build A Business That Feels Like A Fairy Tale

“Think about what you want. Be intentional on why you're growing your business. Are you growing it for a money goal? Are you growing it so you have more time and flexibility? And then create those boundaries around giving yourself what your why is. Build a business that feels like your own fairy tale.”
-Cindy Schroeder

Cindy Schroeder, owner of Bright Bookkeeping and founder of Bookkeeping Buds, shares how she went from job-hopping in unfulfilling roles to building a remote bookkeeping business for painting contractors, creating a supportive community for women bookkeepers, and designing a life she loves.

In this interview, you’ll learn…

Simple networking tactics to grow your bookkeeping business The benefits of niching into one industry Why designing your business around joy can lead to lasting success

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Time Stamp

00:29 - Cindy’s background and why she left corporate accounting
03:58 - Overcoming introversion through small networking goals
08:30 - Designing a remote business
13:15 - How niching into painting contractors changed everything
16:49 - Partnering with a coach to streamline client growth
19:07 - Building a team and creating repeatable systems
19:20 - Founding Bookkeeping Buds to support women bookkeepers
22:49 - Advice for new bookkeepers: Start with your “Why”

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The Successful Bookkeeper Podcast

The Successful Bookkeeper Podcast is a weekly show to help increase your confidence, work smarter and build a business you love.

Each week you'll listen to inspiring guests who will share their success secrets, so you can take your bookkeeping enterprise and life to another level.

Some of them include New York Times Best-Selling Author of E-Myth, Michael E. Gerber, Pure Bookkeeping Co-Founder, Debbie Roberts, the host of The Productive Woman podcast, Laura McClellan and the author of *I Know How She Does It*, Laura Vanderkam.

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