Revolutionizing Bookkeeping in North America
For more than 20 years, BookKeeping Express has been serving the business community. From its start in Southern California as a national licensing program, BKE is now the largest and fastest growing bookkeeping franchise, as well as…
the only national bookkeeping service provider. OPPORTUNITY AND DEMAND Today’s successful business owners have more important things to do than bookkeeping. The time business owners spend setting up books, tracking transactions, and gathering reports for tax, inventory, or payroll can be offloaded to BKE! Business owners can then sell more, spend time with existing customers, and better manage employees in the time they save. BookKeeping Express is positioned in a secure field with explosive growth. We are a solution to the “small business dilemma” - filling the void between the services of a solo bookkeeper and a costly CPA. BookKeeping Express delivers quality bookkeeping services to clients from all industries, and our franchisees are perfectly positioned for decades of reliable growth.
56% of the US small businesses with 100 employees or less have no more than 5 employees. More businesses will opt for contracting relationships and hold off hiring employees as long as possible. - U.S. Small Business Administration Companies with a full-time bookkeeper can save about $30,000 a year by using outsourced bookkeeping services, say, a halfday a week. - Joanna L. Krotz, The Microsoft Small Business Kit
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BookKeeping Express offers a proven opportunity in an exciting, recession-proof industry. Leverage our 25 years of bookkeeping industry experience to build your own successful business. With BKE, you’ll have the support you need to succeed! Join the nation’s premier bookkeeping franchise...
Setting the standard in outsourced bookkeeping! FRANCHISE FACTS Year Founded: 1984 Headquarters: Tysons Corner, VA Open Sites: 48+ Nationwide Sites in Development: 140 Segment: Business Services Franchise Fee: $35K per territory Start-up Cost: $45-75K total
WHY BKE? BookKeeping Express (BKE) offers the only national franchise model for outsourced bookkeeping. We are leading the industry by bringing 21st century modernization to bookkeeping and by providing a proven, turn-key business model perfectly suited for all kinds of business professionals and entrepreneurs. BKE can be found throughout the United States and Canada, providing quality bookkeeping services to businesses in more than 140 territories. Become a BKE franchisee and own your part of the bookkeeping segment in North America!
A franchise opportunity for today’s economy. BUSINESS SERVICES WEATHER THE ECONOMY Franchises are perfectly poised to handle the downturn. Bright spots include the OSR industry, temporary staffing services, coaching, and franchises aimed at business services. Business services are going to do well. Larger companies are getting rid of employees and turning to outsourcing.” - Rieva Lesonsky, editor at large for AllBusiness.com, published in Franchise Times
FORBES RANKS ACCOUNTING #1 1: Accounting Services | Average Pretax Margin: 25% This industry includes services like bookkeeping, designing accounting systems, payroll billing and preparing financial statements and tax returns. A big yawn– until you see the profits start to pile up. Three reasons: pricing power (everybody needs accountants, no matter how the economy is doing), low overhead and marketing scale, thanks to plenty of repeat clients. - Forbes.com
OUR IDEAL FRANCHISEE BKE aims to partner with entrepreneurs who are talented and driven, and who have a passion for success. BKE franchisees come from diverse backgrounds. Bookkeeping industry experience is not required, and candidates do not need to be a CPA. BookKeeping Express franchisees all share a commitment to hard work, and a sincere desire to grow their businesses and provide excellent customer service. Franchisees come from these backgrounds: - corporate America - IT industry - financial industry - entrepreneurs - sales and marketing - small business ownership
FRANCHISE OPTIONS
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In additional to protected territories, BKE also offers an area developer program and a master franchisee program. The BKE system can be tailored for franchisees who want to be owner/operators, those seeking a CEO model, as well as programs for investor or absentee ownership.
The BookKeeping Express National Team Center YOUR BACK-OFFICE SUPPORT SYSTEM Bookkeeping industry experience is not required, and candidates do not need to be a CPA. The Team Center is set up to do the bookkeeping work for you - providing a full suite of customizable services to your clients! Even if you are coming to BKE with a financial background and the skill set to support your clients, you never have to worry about “giving up” control over your clients’ books. Instead, you enjoy all-new control. By drawing on the expertise and efficiency of an entire bookkeeping team, you can count on a full-suite of services to protect your clients, troubleshoot issues, and provide valuable business reports. Plus, you’ll always have the complete, accurate and up-to-date numbers you need to your clients’ answer questions and help them make smart decisions. The Team Center allows you to grow your business!
For my clients and for my own marketing, the BKE Team is great– people to reach out to with reliable expertise in the field.
WHY USE THE TEAM CENTER? 1. full-service bookkeeping solution 2. customizable services and flexible pricing 3. multiple skilled bookkeepers are trained on each of your clients 4. team environment, so no downtime for absence 5. no need to manage your own bookkeepers 6. more time to work on your business and grow your client base 7. all work is overseen by a CPA and provides checks and balances 8. based in the United States 9. your clients will have an excellent audit trail and tax-ready books 10. no delays in reporting or service
BookKeeping Express believes in working smarter and faster to accurately fulfill our clients’ needs. We accomplish this by providing our franchisees with cutting-edge technology and franchise support systems.
Bringing 21st Century Modernization to Bookkeeping... DIFFERENTIATED SERVICE WITH TECHNOLOGY Most solo bookkeepers and CPA firms do not utilize technology to enhance the services geared towards the small business owner. Most bookkeeping service providers cannot provide real-time data. CPAs and solo bookkeepers often do not have the internet capacity to allow constant, unlimited client access, and a majority of CPA firms and solo bookkeepers do not take the time to create client-oriented data tools, such as dashboards. At BookKeeping Express, we believe in completing as much work online as possible, therefore taking as little time as possible away from the business owner. We utilize the most up-to-date software on the market, which allows us to provide superior services to our clients. We also allow our clients to access their accounts 24/7, from anywhere. BKE is setting the standard for new technology adoption in bookkeeping. BKE provides a variety of software and services for ease of use for our clients and franchisees.
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BKE Connect QuickBooks Affiliate QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program EDocs: Document Management and Storage BKE Intranet and Forum Client Relationship Management Help Desk Security and System Back-Up
Your Franchising Success Support Network... BookKeeping Express offers strong support programs to help you expand your business. BKE franchisees can count on solid company support for operations, marketing, sales, communications, vendor relationships, training, technology, bookkeeping, and more!
FRANCHISE DEVELOPMENT AND ADVISOR PROGRAMS BKE’s Franchise Development Program (FDP) will be your personal business development coach to help establish your initial success. Each franchisee will begin working with their Franchise Advisor after their successful Grand Opening. Each franchisee will receive guided support and/or field management throughout: ♦ Pre-Training ♦ BKE Initial Training and Enhanced Training ♦ Pre-Opening ♦ Grand Opening ♦ Business Operations ♦ Ongoing Training Opportunities This guided support can include assistance with scripts, reviewing sales proposals, honing prospecting skills, creating customized prospecting maps, budgeting, strengthening sales skills, and customized checklists to keep you on track. The Franchise Advisor Program will continue after your grand opening, including: ♦ Field Management Support ♦ Business Operations Plan ♦ Local Marketing Plan ♦ Sales and Marketing Programs ♦ Business Building Tools ♦ National Partnerships ♦ BKE Exclusive Programs: CPA Express and Franchisor Express ♦ BKE Team Center Support ♦ Franchisee Community Best Practices
BKE: A Proven, Flexible Business Model TURNKEY FRANCHISE SYSTEM Starting a bookkeeping business is straightforward with BKE’s turnkey franchise system. We have invested in the tools and processes that make a successful bookkeeping business - so you don’t have to. When you become a BKE franchisee, we train you to market and operate the business, while we provide you with the IT structure and targeted marketing campaigns to get you going quickly. This helps you preserve capital and ramp revenues from the very beginning.
You don’t have to be a bookkeeper – you can be good at being a business coach or at business development and tailor it to what you want it to be. FRANCHISE BENEFITS ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Scalable Business Models Nationwide Support IT Tools and Software Franchise Development Program Franchise Advisor Program Comprehensive Initial Training National Strategic Partnerships BKE Exclusive Programs: CPA Express and Franchisor Express Business Operations Planning Educational Seminars Lead Assistance Campaigns Appointment Scheduler Social Media Campaign Personalized Marketing Individual Website Search Analytics Help Desk Support
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Lead Assistance Programs National Branding Programs Personalized Marketing Training and Planning BKE National Team Center BKE Connect QuickBooks Affiliate QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program EDocs: Document Management and Storage Security and System Back-Up Quality Assurance Program Client Relationship Management System BKE Intranet and Forum Franchisee Community Best Practices
Only BookKeeping Express provides all these benefits to help you achieve your business success.
BookKeeping Express provides the tools to separate our franchisees from all other bookkeeping businesses. We are creating the new standard for outsourced bookkeeping practices across North America.
Take the next step towards your financial freedom! The BKE Team would like to help you grow your business. Whether this is a stand-alone venture or an adjunct to another business, we are confident that our system, marketing, and tools can help you to achieve financial success in your business.
Corporate Headquarters 8229 Boone Boulevard Suite 305 Tysons Corner, VA 22182 (877) 525-5337 or (703) 766-5757 info@bookkeepingexpress.com www.bookkeepingexpress.com Contact us for franchise information.
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