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For business owners, choosing an accountant is an important decision and one that can take a lot of research.<\/p>\n

We surveyed our community of small business owners to discover what they found important when making their decision, and also what methods they used to find the accountant they ended up working with.<\/p>\n

The results are presented in this infographic, which we hope proves useful and insightful to both small business owners and accountants\u00a0alike.<\/p>\n

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If you liked this infographic, check out our must-reads page<\/a> – packed with an archive of online white papers, colourful infographics and other helpful documents for small businesses and accountants.<\/p>\n

This infographic is the first in a series of 3 relating to small businesses working with an accountant. Keep an eye out next month for the second infographic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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