6 Ways to Escape the Accountant's Trap Through Advisory Services
6 Ways to Escape the Accountant's Trap Through Advisory Services
We've noticed that many accounting firm owners are stuck in what we call The Accountant’s Trap. It’s where the firm owner is trapped working for low fees, dealing with high-demanding clients, all the while being burnt out on compliance and transactional work.

To make matters worse, these firm owners can’t raise their fees because there is always another accountant or bookkeeper willing to do the work for less -- not to mention all the tech companies trying to get into our space.

So…how do you escape the trap? By offering CFO/advisory services.

Here’s six reasons why:

Reason #1: Small and medium sized business owners crave someone like you in their lives that can help them have a growing and successful business.

Reason #2: You can charge way more for CFO/advisory services than you can for tax, bookkeeping or compliance work.

Reason #3: Your effective hourly rate is much higher because you’re charging for your value – not your time.

Reason #4: You’ll have a much bigger impact on your clients’ lives because you’re helping them have a growing and successful business.

Reason #5: You won’t have to constantly be looking for new clients since advisory clients have a very high retention rate.

Reason #6: You won’t have to rely on tax season to pay your bills.

By offering CFO/advisory services, you’ll finally be able to escape The Accountant’s Trap and get your life back. You’ll make more money in less time all the while having a huge impact on your clients’ lives.

That’s exactly what we did. (Check out more of our story on our website here).

We’ve escaped the trap, our members have escaped the trap, and we’re extending the invite for you to escape the trap.

If you'd like to learn more about how we can help you escape the trap, click here to view our Membership program. We'll teach you, step-by-step, how to escape the trap and offer CFO/advisory services.

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