Become a Pioneer Accountant
And “Settle” Small Business Accounts
A pioneer is described as someone who opens a new area, paving the way for others to follow. We’d like to introduce you to a pioneer accountant you just might be interested in following, Alf Bostrom.
Alf Bostrom
Alf Bostrom was a financial manager who saved many small businesses from economic ruin. Born in 1926, just years before the depression, Alf learned the value of hard work from an early age. At 16 his father died, leaving him to help support his family. Two years later, he joined the Navy and was in the Pacific Theater fighting World War II when Japan signed the peace treaty. His early career was spent in different capacities with various small businesses, learning important principles of business profitability. In the 1960’s, Alf decided to start his own management company.
Of course, starting your own company is a courageous venture, somewhat of a pioneer effort. But his approach was very unconventional. For a percentage of future profits, Alf offered to take over the management of failing businesses. He wouldn’t earn a penny unless the business profited from his efforts. And what business wouldn’t take him up on it? Many were suffering huge losses; some were on the brink of bankruptcy. Alf managed 22 businesses in the course of his career, 8 together at one time. He became known as “The Turn-around King” and learned a thing or two about why small businesses fail and what they can do to succeed.
What is a Pioneer Accountant?
Alf recognized an accounting need that wasn’t being filled. 50% of small businesses fail, and that failure is often attributed to poor financial management. Alf was able to step into those failing businesses and use solid accounting practices to turn them around. He was willing to go into, for the most part, uncharted small business territory and settle some messy accounts. While most were looking for accounting opportunities with larger companies, Alf found great opportunity and satisfaction building his own community by helping small businesses thrive. In fact, many of those turn-around companies are still in business today. Alf was a pioneer accountant.
You can go to a university and be trained in accounting. Unfortunately, you’d only learn about corporate accounting which makes up a small share of the accounting opportunities out there. Where do you find the rest? In small business. Alf continued his pioneer efforts by taking his practical experience and turning it into a small business accounting course. In 1979 he formed Universal Accounting Center to teach CPA’s, accountants, and small business owners the proper method of small business accounting.
UAC’s Professional Bookkeeper Program
The Professional Bookkeeper Program is the fruit of Alf’s pioneering accounting efforts. And this business has been kept in the family. In 1992 , Alf’s sons joined his practice and had helped build it to what it is today, a nationally recognized accounting institution. Universal’s hope is that graduates can take what they learn from the program and effect positive change in small businesses and in their own lives.
Expand Your Business and Effect Change in Your Community
As a tax preparer you possess a natural ability to work numbers; that’s the only prerequisite for the Professional Bookkeeper course. And with just 60 hours of your time, years less than what it would take at any college, you can use the Professional Bookkeeper (PB) Designation to expand your services and become a full-service financial provider.
Become a pioneer accountant and use your talents and abilities to help small businesses succeed. Order the 3-module Professional Bookkeeper Program today and save money! You’ll learn small business accounting by “doing” small business accounting; this offer comes with 2 free practice sets! Join a pioneer effort and change your own life in the process!
