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Why Will A Few CPA Firms Dominate their Industry?

Why Dominating The Accounting Industry Belongs To CPA Firms Who Think Beyond Compliance

#burntheboats. The accounting profession is at a crossroads. Private equity is buying into the Top 100. Alternative Practice Structures are tearing down old walls. And firm leaders—especially in the middle market—are facing a blunt reality: the compliance-only model isn’t enough.

Exit Planning Is Step 1—Growth Is Steps 2 To 7

The annual EPI conference is on, and I'm getting terrific reports from the scene. We love exit...

“I Wish I’d Done This First” – Why CLARITY Reports Are the Missing Link in Exit Planning

In a recent candid exchange with a newly-certified exit planner, he looked me in the eye and said, ...

Owner Dependence: Killing Growth & Value

This goes out to pros helping clients to grow profits and transferable value, increasing Strategic...

Best Practices for Client Discovery

Imagine Your perfect discovery process... What might it include? What must it produce?

Best...

Your Clients, Recessions, and Strategic Capacity

In this short video, Growth-Drive Founder & CEO George Sandmann discusses why you should be...

Evaluating Owner Dependency Using Growth-Drive Tools

Discover how Growth-Drive tools can help assess and reduce owner dependency, ensuring your business...

THREE SKILLED PROS AND GROWTH ADVISORY

What happens when a pair of super-experienced business leaders meet with me to discuss how...

Are Wealth Advisors Relevant to Business Growth?

That’s a pretty provocative headline, right? And it’s a real question: Is a wealth advisor relevant...

What's a Business Advisor, Anyway?

Are You a Business Advisor? The 5 Levels of Business Advisory and Your Ideal Role in Driving...