Biz Blog: Shrinking accounting industry limits options

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In a late 2013 Milwaukee Biz Blog, economist Kay Plantes questioned whether consolidation in the professional services sector has been a good thing.

I agree with her assessment that this wave of consolidation has not been good – especially for smaller businesses that suddenly are no longer big enough nor cost effective enough to be served by a larger consolidated firm.

In the accounting industry specifically, three key factors are driving consolidation.

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Read more in a Milwaukee Biz Blog by Mike Bark of Edge Advisors LLC in West Allis.

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