After 40 years at Billund Trav, which was due to close at the end of 2021, their bookkeeper Susanne Møbjerg decided to start as an independent with her own company - Møbjerg Regnskab.
Susanne Møbjerg could have continued with the same job function as a full-time employee at Danish Horse Racing, but she could see some opportunities in the market and wanted to take up the challenge and start her own company based on experiences from her many years of employment at Billund Trav.
The company was established in October 2020, and the customer group is typically small and medium-sized companies that want help with bookkeeping, accounting and other administrative tasks in relation to e.g. salary, budget follow-up, reports to the public, etc.
"The customer group includes many different types of companies, such as craftsmen, retail trade, sports associations and utilities. These are both established companies and start-ups who need help and advice," says Susanne, who also still has a business relationship with the actors in the trotting world.
Danish Travsport Centralforbund with main organization in Copenhagen is one of the customers of Møbjerg Regnskab, which is a good example of a spin off company that is based on the owner's industry experience.
"In many smaller companies, there is a great need to be able to concentrate on the core task, for example by having various administrative tasks solved by others. At Møbjerg Regnskab, it is possible to purchase this help in a flexible way, which can be adapted to the needs of the individual company," says Susanne and continues "In some companies, there may be a need for permanent help one day a week, while there is other companies only need help a few hours a month”.
Susanne has not done anything special to market the company, yet there has been a good influx of customers from the start, and in mid-2021 the first full-time employee was hired. It is an employee whom Susanne already knew well from her previous job and who also has experience from Billund Trav.
There is a great demand for the services provided by Møbjerg Regnskab, and the amount of customers could easily be increased, but this would require hiring more employees. It is a strategy that Susanne has deliberately opted out of, as it would change her own role in the company, so that it was more of a management function that she had to carry out. It has no interest. She also wants to go out to the customers and help solve the many different day-to-day accounting and administrative tasks that they want help with.
It is important for Susanne Møbjerg that she can vouch for the quality that is delivered to the customers, and she says "I can do that today, as I have full confidence in Sanne Jensen, who is employed".
Finally, Susanne prioritizes that she has a high degree of flexibility, so that there is a good balance between work and spending time with family and other private tasks.
Susanne finds that there are lots of companies that want help with accounting and other administrative tasks, so she can only encourage more people with a background like hers to take the chance and start themselves.
If you want to know more about the spin off, you can contact business developer Susanne Gren Svendsen at sgs@billunderhverv and phone: 9282 6965
