How to Build a Million-Dollar Firm (Without Working 70 Hours a Week) - 1 Hour CPE

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If you're a solo or small-firm tax and accounting professional who’s tired of grinding without growing—this session is your blueprint for real, scalable success. Join Lee Reams and Rebekah Barton as they break down the exact strategies used by top-performing firms to attract better clients, price for value, and build a practice that doesn’t depend on you working 70-hour weeks.

You’ll learn how to build a scalable model, identify and refine your niche, package your services, and use AI-powered automation and visibility to hit the $1M milestone—without burning out.  

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Define a scalable business model to reach $1M in annual revenue for solo and small firms.

  • Identify key components of effective brand positioning and explain how they lead to premium pricing and better clients.

  • Recognize automation opportunities that reduce bottlenecks and increase operational efficiency.

  • Distinguish between compliance and advisory services and apply strategies to upsell clients into recurring packages.

  • Describe how content marketing and visibility drive inbound leads and improve firm discoverability.

  • Explain the importance of packaging and value pricing in eliminating the hourly billing trap.

📝 Course Details

Credit Hours Business Management & Organization = 1 CPE Credit / Total = 1 CPE Credit
Accreditation NASBA CPA
Field of Study:  Business Management & Organization
Publication Date: 7/7/2025
Instructional Delivery Method: Self-Study
Program Level Basic
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: No Advanced Preparation Required
Presenters

Lee Reams II
(CEO, CountingWorks PRO)

Rebekah Barton 
(Chief Visibility Officer, CountingWorks PRO)

Format Podcast with AI narration + downloadable transcript

 

🎧 What’s Included

  • 1-hour podcast episode
  • Downloadable Transcript  (PDF)
  • CPE quiz + instant certificate

🔎 Course Agenda 

Time

Topic

0:00–5:00

The $1M firm myth + mindset shift from job to business

5:00–12:00

Defining your niche, packaging your services, and mapping your revenue model

12:00–20:00

Brand positioning, search optimization, and attracting the right clients

20:00–30:00

Automating workflows and proposals using AI tools

30:00–40:00

Recurring advisory models, tax planning upsells, and pricing tiers

40:00–50:00

Marketing, metrics, content visibility, and final checklist

 

Course Material: A copy of the course material is available for download under the Additional References tab.

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👥 Publisher Info

Provided by CountingWorks, Inc.
Podcast Channel The Growth Minded Accountant
NASBA Sponsor ID #103143
Delivery Platforms CountingWorks Learning Center, Apple Podcasts, YouTube