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no, you don’t own your clients.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by jason m. blumer, cpa\/citp<\/em>
\nfounder, thriveal +cpa network<\/a>
\nchief innovation officer, blumer & associates cpas<\/a><\/p>\n

\"jason
jason m. blumer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

i\u2019m learning a lot these days. for instance, i\u2019ve learned the value of where my real assets are found.<\/p>\n

an australian colleague said he doesn’t call his clients \u201chis\u201d anymore.\u00a0 that is, he has realized something that many of us in the business are slow to accept – your clients are not your property and you do not own them.\u00a0 ouch.<\/p>\n

why do i believe this?<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/em>before we hit some practical aspects to this truth, \"\"<\/a><\/em>let me discuss the deeper reasons for this new belief.\u00a0 with the accountancy revolution<\/a>, i\u2019m seeing that clients, or customers<\/em> as i like to call them, have the freedom to make their own choices for their service providers. and i now believe this deeply<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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no, you don’t own your clients.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by jason m. blumer, cpa\/citp<\/em>
\nfounder, thriveal +cpa network<\/a>
\nchief innovation officer, blumer & associates cpas<\/a><\/p>\n

\"jason
jason m. blumer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

i\u2019m learning a lot these days. for instance, i\u2019ve learned the value of where my real assets are found.<\/p>\n

an australian colleague said he doesn’t call his clients \u201chis\u201d anymore.\u00a0 that is, he has realized something that many of us in the business are slow to accept – your clients are not your property and you do not own them.\u00a0 ouch.<\/p>\n

why do i believe this?<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/em>before we hit some practical aspects to this truth, \"\"<\/a><\/em>let me discuss the deeper reasons for this new belief.\u00a0 with the accountancy revolution<\/a>, i\u2019m seeing that clients, or customers<\/em> as i like to call them, have the freedom to make their own choices for their service providers. and i now believe this deeply<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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