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The latest articles and resources from the Doc Cheetah team.

Convert Unbilled Time into $50K Profit with a 3-Tab Spreadsheet: Step-by-Step for Small Accounting Firms

Convert Unbilled Time into $50K Profit with a 3-Tab Spreadsheet: Step-by-Step for Small Accounting Firms

## The Silent Leak Stealing Ten Cents of Every Dollar We all log time, yet 10% of hours still slip through the cracks in many small firms. A partne...

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Slash Scope Creep in 5 Minutes: The Post-Onboarding Profit Check Every Accounting Firm and Fractional CFO Needs

Slash Scope Creep in 5 Minutes: The Post-Onboarding Profit Check Every Accounting Firm and Fractional CFO Needs

## Why Little Favors Turn Into Margin Killers Your team finishes onboarding a new client. Then the “quick” extras start, an ad-hoc cash-flow model h...

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Quiet Price Increase: Two-Line Email Partners Use to Raise Accounting Fees 12% and Keep Every Client

Quiet Price Increase: Two-Line Email Partners Use to Raise Accounting Fees 12% and Keep Every Client

## The Hidden Stress Behind Fee Anxiety Most partners know costs climb faster than a stack of un-reconciled receipts. Yet 57% of firms still delay p...

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7-Day Accounting Tech Detox: Cut Low-ROI Apps, Save 30% on SaaS Fees, Win Back 10 Billable Hours

7-Day Accounting Tech Detox: Cut Low-ROI Apps, Save 30% on SaaS Fees, Win Back 10 Billable Hours

## Too Many Apps, Too Little Time A decade ago you needed five core tools. Today the average firm juggles 130 SaaS apps and pays for 220 licences b...

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3 DMS Automation Tweaks Every Accounting Firm Needs to Reclaim 8 Hours and Lift Margin

3 DMS Automation Tweaks Every Accounting Firm Needs to Reclaim 8 Hours and Lift Margin

## Manual Paper-Chasing: The Hidden Drain on Your Week We know 30 June looms, yet the scanner still hums. Partners tell us their team burns up to ei...

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Slash Scope Creep: Guardrails That Give Accounting Partners and Fractional CFOs Back 10% Profit—and Their Fridays

Slash Scope Creep: Guardrails That Give Accounting Partners and Fractional CFOs Back 10% Profit—and Their Fridays

## Why the “Quick Extra” Becomes a Profit Leech Ever agreed to “just one more meeting” or a “quick look” at a client’s new app stack? That’s scope...

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Slash 50% off Your Month-End Close: The Two-Bot AI Playbook That Hands Partners 20 Billable Hours Back

Slash 50% off Your Month-End Close: The Two-Bot AI Playbook That Hands Partners 20 Billable Hours Back

## The Hidden Time Sink Lurking in Every Ledger We all know the drill: the calendar flips, the inbox fills, and the month-end close kicks off its fa...

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Cut Onboarding Hours in Half: AI Video SOP Bites Train Accounting Staff While You Bill

Cut Onboarding Hours in Half: AI Video SOP Bites Train Accounting Staff While You Bill

## Why New-Hire Boot Camps Still Drag On Many firms still hand rookies a thick binder of Standard Operating Procedures and hope muscle memory sets i...

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Accountants, Boost Retainer Uptake 37% Using Friday-Only Advisory Sprints

Accountants, Boost Retainer Uptake 37% Using Friday-Only Advisory Sprints

## Why Retainers Stall in Compliance-Heavy Firms Most small practices still run on a “tick‐and‐tie” treadmill. Returns, reconciliations, lodgements,...

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Slash Accounts Receivable Headaches by 80%: The Automation Blueprint for Fractional CFOs & Small Firm Partners

Slash Accounts Receivable Headaches by 80%: The Automation Blueprint for Fractional CFOs & Small Firm Partners

## Why Your Invoices Stall at the Starting Line We know the ritual: you finish a tax return at 4 p.m., fire off an emailed invoice, then watch the...

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