The rise of the accounting entrepreneur

In a recent Sageworks webinar, The Rise of the Accounting Entrepreneur, Jason Blumer compared the accounting industry today to that of the past, and explained how accountants can lead their firms to greater financial success while finding greater personal fulfillment by becoming entrepreneurial.

Blumer, founder of the CPA network Thriveal, began by asking webinar attendees to conceptualize what it means to be an entrepreneur, and what is at the heart of entrepreneurship. Blumer quoted Strategic Coach Founder Dan Sullivan as asking, “What motivates people like you to go off on their own with no guarantee of success or income? It isn’t what most people think. It’s not money, it’s not status, but it’s freedom. Why would you take risks with no guarantee?”

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