Smallest practices find new profits in going virtual as larger firms would prefer to cut staff and delay tech upgrades.
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If you’re a sole practitioner, there’s a 4 in 10 chance you’re reading this outside the office – at home, on the bus, maybe while waiting in line at the DMV, according to the Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey.
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The new survey of almost 300 professionals shows that 44% of sole practitioners report they work out of the office more than a quarter of the time, placing them in the vanguard of the mobile workforce trend. In fact, 5 percent use no office at all, reporting instead they work virtually – maybe from home, car, a client’s desk or even a Starbucks. (Though we suppose those Grande Mocha Light Frappuccinos add up.)
One Response to “VIDEO: Soloists Drive Mobile Tech Trend in Accounting, with Rick Telberg”
carolyn sechler
Yep 18 years totally virtual. Now 23 on our team in 5 states and canada. It works!