Firm Owners Unplugged is a private, organized community where CPAs, EAs, and accounting firm owners come together to share real strategies, ask real questions, and build their firms â together. Dedicated spaces for tax & technical questions, firm growth, hiring, tech stack, and more. Everything organized. Nothing gets buried.
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We're looking for active members to help shape the community. 250+ firm owners already interested.
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Interested members
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Founding community leaders
I never found a community of other CPA, EA, or accounting firm owners.
When I started my accounting firm, I had hundreds of questions: How do I price advisory services? What tech stack actually works? When do I hire my first employee? How do other firm owners handle scope creep?
I looked everywhere for answers. Facebook and Reddit are great for technical questions â but what I found was disorganized feeds full of basic tax questions, self-promotion, and threads that disappeared in a day. There was no dedicated space where firm owners could have serious conversations about actually building and growing a practice.
So I'm building what I wish existed.
Firm Owners Unplugged is a private, organized community built specifically for CPA, EA, and accounting firm owners who are serious about growth. A structured space where real firm builders share what's actually working, ask the hard questions, and help each other level up.
Ray
Founder, Firm Owners Unplugged Owner, Accountants Near Me Inc. â Woodside, NY
What you get inside
Everything you need to build your firm, organized in one place.
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Firm Building Strategy
Real playbooks from owners who've done it. Client acquisition, pricing models, service packaging, and scaling from solo to team.
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Monthly Roundtables
Small-group video calls with firm owners at your stage â startup, growth, or scaling. Unscripted, cameras on, real talk about what's working and what's not. This is where the real relationships are built.
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Vendor-Free Tech Reviews
No sponsorships. No affiliate links. Just firm owners reviewing the tools they actually use â with real screenshots, real costs, and honest opinions. Practice management, tax software, automation, AI, and more.
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Firm Starter Kit
New to firm ownership? Get a curated collection of templates, checklists, and guides contributed by experienced members â engagement letters, client onboarding flows, pricing menus, and SOPs to hit the ground running.
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Hiring & HR
How to find, hire, train, and retain talent. Compensation benchmarks, interview processes, and management advice from firm owners in the trenches.
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Templates & Resources
Engagement letters, pricing menus, onboarding checklists, SOPs â shared by members and refined by the community. A growing library that gets better every month.
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Anonymous Benchmarking
Stop guessing if you're charging enough. Members anonymously share revenue per client, realization rates, staff compensation, and tech costs â so you can see where you stand against real numbers.
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Weekly Firm Owner Intel
Every Monday: a short briefing covering IRS updates, state tax changes, software updates, and industry news â written specifically for firm owners, not a generic newsletter.
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Peer Network & Referrals
Connect with firm owners who understand your challenges. Share overflow work during busy season, refer clients outside your niche, and find talent through people you trust.
Is this for you?
We're intentional about who we build this for â and who we don't.
This is for you ifâ¦
You run an accounting, tax, or bookkeeping firm â or you're building one
You believe the accounting industry needs to evolve and you want to be part of that shift
You're a small firm that doesn't have a massive team or unlimited resources at your disposal
You want real peer conversations about growing your practice â from pricing and hiring to tech and operations
You have tax questions, technical questions, or client scenario questions â they're welcome here, and they'll actually be organized so you can find answers later
Credentialed or non-credentialed â CPAs, EAs, and non-licensed firm owners are all welcome
Our members are primarily US-based
This is not for you ifâ¦
You're a software vendor looking for a sales channel
You're not an accountant or firm owner
You're here to sell or promote products to members
You don't think the accounting industry needs to change
Everything you need â organized in one place
Facebook and Reddit are great for quick questions. But conversations get buried, threads disappear, and good advice is lost in the noise. We built something better.
What you're used to
Tax questions, firm questions, and promotions all mixed into one feed
Good answers buried under hundreds of comments
Threads disappear within hours
No way to search past conversations
No structure â you scroll and hope for the best
Open to anyone regardless of experience
How we do it differently
Dedicated spaces for tax questions, firm growth, hiring, tech stack â each topic has a home
Discussions stay organized and easy to find
Every conversation is searchable â nothing disappears
Resources, templates, and answers build into a permanent knowledge base
Structured so you find what you need in seconds, not hours
A community of firm owners and builders who are serious about growth
Organized spaces, not a noisy feed
Every topic has its own dedicated space â including tax and technical questions. Nothing gets buried, everything is searchable.
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Firm Ownership
Entity structure, partnerships, insurance, compliance, and the realities of running your own shop.
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Growing Your Firm
Client acquisition, marketing, pricing strategy, niching down, and scaling revenue.
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Hiring & Team
Finding talent, compensation, remote vs. in-office, training, and building culture.
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Tech Stack
Software reviews, automation workflows, AI tools, and the tech that actually moves the needle.
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Tax & Technical
Your tax questions have a home here. Complex scenarios, multi-state issues, IRS updates, research questions, and technical deep dives â organized and searchable so answers don't disappear.
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Resources & Templates
Shared documents, engagement letters, SOPs, and tools contributed by members.
Stop scrolling feeds. Start building.
Join the beta and help shape the community from day one. Available on web and mobile app.
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