Biography

Barb Steckly - President

My dad, a Saskatchewan farmer, told me, "What is important is what I achieve - not where I start from." However, on the farm I did learn how to work hard, meet deadlines, multi-task, persist in the face of adversity, be part of a team, and do what I said I would do - no matter what.

Now I own a bookkeeping firm with a team of 10 professional bookkeepers. The road from there to here was twisted and occasionally challenging but more often than not, it was exhilarating. Now I can exercise my passion for using bookkeeping as a vehicle to help business owners take their businesses to ever-greater heights.

My time as a finance manager, loans officer and owner of a manufacturing company has given me the experiences needed to expand my competencies into areas all entrepreneurs need but do not always have. My entire team loves working in the trenches with intrepid business owners - that's the WOW factor in my business.

Prospective clients often ask, "why should we do business with you?"

We reply, "Your books are so much more than an historical record or a means of determining how much money to send to the government. When we do your books, you get reports that help you see what the future can be."

Any bookkeeper can pull reports from an accounting program. But learning how to use the reports to run your business, to predict your cash position in the future, to decide whether to hire of lay off staff, increase or decrease inventory, borrow or use cash on hand for capital expenditures... these are just a few of the things our clients can learn while working with us. Entrepreneurs sometimes wonder if they need a more accomplished bookkeeper than they currently have. If you are wondering... the answer is probably. "YES!"

We love the kinds challenges that most bookkeepers dread. For example, our team helped a client who had 25 different companies - many in a state of disarray - get all his records up to date so he could file his seriously overdue taxes and get on with making more money.

One of the things I am most proud of is my business model. Here, a talented bookkeeper can build her own business within Preferred Client Services Group LTD.

"We make a difference, counting the beans."

Contact: Barbara@preferredclientservices.ca