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From single mum to CEO of 60+ employees After unexpected circumstances left Brittany Brown as a solo mum (with no education to fall back on), she decided to go back to school and get her accounting degree. She was about to graduate and was being actively recruited by some of the ‘Big Four’ public accounting firms in North America, but she could tell they weren’t the right fit. She took a job with a small, local accounting firm instead, but around the same time, client accounting services were growing – and the idea sparked the start of Brittany’s own firm, LedgerGurus.

Riding the early wave of eCommerce accounting In 2011, when husband and wife duo Scott and Patti Scharf founded their eCommerce accounting firm Catching Clouds, Amazon dominated the online shopping sphere. Over a decade later, the market has exploded with Shopify, Etsy, Walmart, eBay and international Amazon iterations joining the fray. As one of the first accounting businesses to specialise in eCommerce, Catching Clouds has gone from strength to strength, taking on larger clients, going beyond simple bookkeeping and recently merging with Acuity.

The three Ss of Blubooks Accounting: streamline, scale, succeed With a love of all things eCommerce and accounting and hands-on business experience, Eoin Coney and Andrew from Blubooks Accounting are helping clients streamline their bookkeeping processes so they can scale quickly and succeed. To do that, Blubooks uses a mixture of digital tools including Xero, QuickBooks Online, TaxJar and Stripe – and the latest addition to its tech-stack is A2X.

Empowering businesses with accurate eCommerce accounting Read how US bookkeeping business, Henke Bookkeeping, discovered A2X and is using it to simplify and automate processes for its clients, eliminating the guesswork and uncovering reliable financial data. Founder Erika Henke combines A2X with QuickBooks Online, Google Docs and LastPass to deliver bookkeeping services that empower her eCommerce clients to reach their growth goals. Entrepreneurial spirit and desire to expand Erika Henke knows her numbers.

Sarah Korhnak helps remove the mystery – and misery – of running a small business Explore how US bookkeeper Sarah Korhnak integrates A2X with her business, not only saving her time and giving her clients access to accurate financial data in real-time but making training new hires easy too. Alongside QuickBooks Online, Dropbox, Google Drive, Loom and Process Kit, A2X is the cherry on top of a simple digital setup, making it easy for Sarah’s business to grow so she can service more clients and spend more time at home with her kids.