Are Your Clients Behind On Technology Adoption - Or Are You?

Most accountants will be familiar with those clients who are happy to hand over a shoebox of receipts, hoping that you will resolve everything without their needing to switch on a computer. 

While saving data and filing online should in theory be simpler and save time, those clients are not willing to make the change in attitude it requires.

And now there is proof. A survey has shown that many clients are yet to be convinced of the benefits of being on the cloud. Nearly half of the accountants in the survey said they had less than 20% of clients on their books who were only using cloud tools. 

It is a tough challenge. Accountants must keep up with new developments in technology themselves, making sure they and any staff they have are trained in the latest tools. 

At the same time, many will recognise the need to ‘train’ clients in the importance of efficient digital record keeping, and letting you know of their future spending plans, as well as keeping them abreast of technology changes. This can be even harder if your client base is shrinking. It can be tempting to tolerate clients who are far from ideal.

While clients will look to their accountants for guidance, many accountants are wary of software which projects into the future rather than looking to the past as they are used to doing. These accountants may wait for the demand to come from their clients before they take action. 

It might seem easier for those accountants to adopt software which files tax digitally, for example, rather than tools which help predict what will come next for their clients’ businesses. 

But the first stage with new technology is using it to do tasks we already do. The next is to use it to do things we couldn’t do before, or not without investing a great deal of time and money. 

If you become a Runagood Business Centre, even the smallest of clients can receive business advice which would otherwise have cost them upwards of £30,000 per year at a rate which is much more affordable for them, and profitable for you. 

The software has been developed by the team which raised UK small business competitiveness from 21st to 7th place between 1988-2010. Because AI does the work a consultant would have done in a fraction of the time, you have access to that forward-looking advice at a low cost fixed rate and the opportunity to partner with specially selected consultants or be trained in the skills yourself.

It is easy to set up and run, thanks to support from our team. And perhaps the best part is that we find the right clients for you - all you have to do is take the first step and get in touch.

Sometimes leading by example is the best way to convince clients of the benefits of new technology.

To find out more about Runagood® can diversify & improve your accountancy practice, book a 1 to 1 call HERE.