{"id":8457,"date":"2021-08-04T08:09:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T12:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=8457"},"modified":"2026-02-12T04:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:39:29","slug":"sage-accountant-accelerator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/sage-accountant-accelerator\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Sage 20 for 20 &#8211; an accountant accelerator program"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/growth-customers\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Growth &amp; Customers<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroducing Sage 20 for 20 &#8211; an accountant accelerator program\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-08-04T08:09:53-04:00\">August 4, 2021<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Introducing Sage 20 for 20 &#8211; an accountant accelerator program\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/sage-accountant-accelerator\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/johannabrown\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Johanna-headshot2-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Johanna Brown-Lyons<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Building a successful practice goes beyond providing great client service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s equally important to focus on the sales and marketing side of your business. Not to mention staying on top of the latest technology trends and accounting software features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chances are you are so busy running your practice you don\u2019t have any time left to focus on growing and scaling your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is where Sage 20 for 20 can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-sage-20-for-20\">About Sage 20 for 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed by and for accountants like you, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/cp\/sage20for20\/\">Sage 20 for 20<\/a><\/strong> is an accountant accelerator program that provides technology solutions and essential resources to help accountants expand their practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFollowing an initial soft launch with a handful of partners in November 2020, feedback on the program thus far is exceptional,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aristides-az-zabala\/\">AZ Zabala<\/a>, Director of Accountants Sales and Strategy at Sage. \u201cOur partners are excited about the measurable impact and their ability to deliver more value to customers and mitigate costs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accountants in the Sage 20 for 20 accountant accelerator program receive training and support in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Essential consulting skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The basics of effective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/project-management-fundamentals-for-cpa-firms\/\">project management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital marketing and SEO fundamentals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business process improvements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Achieving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/7-steps-toward-achieving-sustainable-inclusion\/\">sustainable inclusion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best practices for tech stacks, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/accounting-firms-robotics-process-automation\/\">robotic process automation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Our accountant partners that participated in the pre-launch are already reaping the program benefits. For example, one partner leveraged the SEO services offered by the Sage 20 for 20 accountant accelerator program and moved from page six to page one of Google search engine results in just 30 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSage 20 for 20 equipped us with more knowledge and expertise to provide more value for our customers,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/accounting-and-consulting-firm-catapults-growth-with-autoentry\/\">Jose Zavala<\/a>, CEO of ZTX Advisors. \u201cWe implemented RPA bots to help mitigate costs, in addition to adding more value to clients. We\u2019re pleased with the results thus far and will continue to invest in the program to support our company growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/cp\/sage20for20\/\">Interested in learning more about the Sage 20 for 20 program? 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