{"product_id":"9798317814762","title":"BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE ACCOUNTING FIRM","description":"Author: Blake Oliver\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798317814762\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bookbaby\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 248\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is more than a guide to building a sustainable accounting\u003cbr\u003efirm; it's an invitation to rediscover why you became an accounting\u003cbr\u003eprofessional. It's a roadmap for stepping off the transactional treadmill \u003cbr\u003eand into the transformation economy, where relationships thrive, lives\u003cbr\u003echange, and legacies are built.\u003cbr\u003eProfessions aren't transformed by sweeping mandates or top-down reform\u003cbr\u003edecreed by professional bodies. They are remade by bold individuals who\u003cbr\u003edare to reimagine what's possible.\u003cbr\u003eAs you read this book, I encourage you to embrace the challenge. Be the\u003cbr\u003echange you seek for your firm and your profession. Because the future of\u003cbr\u003eaccounting isn't something to observe-it's something to build.\u003cbr\u003eBuilding a Sustainable Accounting Firm illuminates the path forward.\u003cbr\u003eYou'll meet some of the pioneers who are blazing the trail of new business models that challenge the fossilized status quo, while leaving behind maps for the curious.\u003cbr\u003eWhatever the design, the bold leap into the unknown is yours to create. One\u003cbr\u003eday, posterity will thank you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eForeword....................................................................................................... III\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Why I Wrote This Book........................................................ 1\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author......................................................................................... 17\u003cbr\u003eMy Personal Story........................................................................................ 19\u003cbr\u003eSection 1: Revenue....................................................................................... 31\u003cbr\u003eSection 1.1 Changing the Revenue Model for Accounting Firms........ 33\u003cbr\u003eSection 1.2 How Modern Accounting Firms Set Prices........................ 51\u003cbr\u003eSection 1.3 Systematize Your Marketing .............................................. 59\u003cbr\u003eSection 2: Staffing ........................................................................................ 81\u003cbr\u003eSection 2.1 Motivating People and Aligning Compensation\u003cbr\u003ewith Billing............................................................................................. 83\u003cbr\u003eSection 2.2 What It's Like to Work at a Virtual CFO Firm.................. 89\u003cbr\u003eSection 2.3 Franchise Model: Alternative to the Partnership Model.... 95\u003cbr\u003eSection 2.4 How to Incentivize People Beyond Hours ......................101 \u003cbr\u003eSection 2.5 Give Employees Flexibility About How Much,\u003cbr\u003eWhere and When to Work..................................................................105\u003cbr\u003eSection 2.6 Offshoring.........................................................................111\u003cbr\u003eSection 2.7 Managing Remote Teams.................................................117\u003cbr\u003eSection 3: OpEx .........................................................................................125\u003cbr\u003eSection 3.1 Building and Upgrading Your Tech Stack........................127\u003cbr\u003eSection 3.2 How Niching Simplifies Operations................................145\u003cbr\u003eSection 3.3 New Client Onboarding...................................................155\u003cbr\u003eSection 3.4 Quality Control and Quality Management.....................167\u003cbr\u003eSection 3.5 Marketing as CapEx vs. Operating Expense....................179\u003cbr\u003eSection 4: Profit.................................................................189\u003cbr\u003eSection 4.1 Building Services and Systems So You Can Have a Life..191\u003cbr\u003eSection 4.2 Measuring Capacity: Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better.........205\u003cbr\u003eSection 4.3 How to Maximize the Value of Your Firm.......................209\u003cbr\u003eSection 4.4 Selling Your Firm ..............................................................219\u003cbr\u003eConclusion................................................................................................... 235\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46882721792158,"sku":"ADS-9798317814762","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9798317814762.jpg?v=1779861441","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9798317814762","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}