Redefining Your Value: Lessons from Bench’s Unexpected Closure (Wheel of Rants)
The sudden shutdown of Bench Accounting in December 2024 left 11,000 business owners without access to their financial data, highlighting the risks of venture-backed automated bookkeeping services. Hosts Alicia Katz Pollock and Veronica Wasek discuss how this pivotal moment presents an opportunity for professional bookkeepers to showcase their value through personalized service, deep expertise, and genuine commitment to client success. They explore how independent bookkeepers can differentiate themselves from automated services while maintaining sustainable pricing models and building lasting client relationships.
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Links/Apps Mentioned in this episode:
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Links/Apps Mentioned in this episode:
- Year-end Cleanup and Tax Prep: http://royl.ws/yearend
- Converting from QBDT to QBO: http://royl.ws/QBDT2QBO
- Intro to Bookkeeping and Accounting class on Feb 18: https://royl.ws/intro-to-accounting-for-small-business
- QBO’s Banking Center on March 4: http://royl.ws/QuickBooks-Online-Banking
- https://5mbAcademy.com
- https://5MinuteBookkeeping.com
- https://5MBvideo.com
- https://mavency.com/
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Creators and Guests
Host
Alicia Katz Pollock, MAT
Alicia Katz Pollock, MAT is the CEO at Royalwise Solutions, Inc.. As a Top 50 Women in Accounting, Top 10 ProAdvisor, and member of the Intuit Trainer/Writer Network, Alicia is a popular speaker at QuickBooks Connect and Scaling New Heights. She has a Master of Arts in Teaching, with several QuickBooks books on Amazon. Her Royalwise OWLS (On-Demand Web-based Learning Solutions) at learn.royalwise.com is a NASBA CPE-approved QBO and Apple training portal for accounting firms, bookkeepers, and business owners.
