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One Year Later: 60% Growth + 2 More Acquisitions

Patrick Dichter returns to update us on a productive first year as CEO of a bookkeeping business he bought in late 2021.

Topics in Patrick's interview:

How Patrick acquired a bookkeeping business without an accounting background

Three factors that led to 60% revenue increase in year one

Why there’s a shortage of accountants and how that affects his business

What makes tax prep difficult to offshore

Which kind of firms to “stay the f*** away” from

Why rollups don’t work in accounting

How he turns tax prep clients into year-round clients

Acquisition vs organic growth

The one thing he wishes…

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