Growth strategies

While no one can say what the final destination of this year's Top 100 Firms and Regional Leaders will be, they've got a head of steam up to reach top speed.

Growth strategies at the largest firms in the country this year are revolving around identifying and finding the right clients, and serving them better.

The 26 accounting practices with the highest revenue growth in percentage terms in 2025 from Accounting Today's Top 100 and Regional Leaders report.

Jim Peko, the CEO of Grant Thornton Advisors, says it was only by abandoning a vision of incremental change that the firm was able to achieve its current rapid growth.

Accounting firms can't simply focus on showing up in online search results; they also need to focus on appearing in AI searches on Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude.

Building an advisory practice in your accounting firm means culling your client list — but that's just the start.

You don't need to change everyone or chase every new application. You need a system that focuses people on their strengths and surrounds them with the right support.

Management systems and philosophies are a dime a dozen; it doesn't matter which you follow — as long as you follow one.

These five trends will influence accounting marketing in 2026 and distinguish firms that grow organically from those that fall behind.

Accounting's top influencers reveal what — if anything — they would do differently in their careers.

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "If you could go back, what is one thing you would change in your career?"

Going from a financial professional working for someone else to a business owner running your own firm requires shifting your way of thinking.

Two-thirds of firms say they don't need outside capital, and of the third that do, the most common reason they're looking might surprise you.

While CFOs focus on external growth threats, a more insidious drain often operates undetected within their own finance departments.

Since not all markets are equal in potential at any given time, you'll want to deploy your limited resources where conditions are best.

Accounting Today is looking for firms that belong in its prestigious annual rankings of the biggest practices in the field.

Independent research firm Morningstar's latest study of the value of financial advice examines tax-efficient IRA asset location during the decumulation phase.

The accounting profession is seriously divided over the value of private equity, and its potential impact on the profession.