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How to Build a Recession-Resilient Bookkeeping Practice in 2026

Written by Botkeeper | Oct 15, 2025 1:00:02 PM

Recessions are like gravity: unavoidable and unforgiving. The question isn’t if another downturn is coming—it’s when, and whether your firm will survive it.

Many bookkeeping practices won’t. Why? Because they’re bloated with manual processes, stuck in compliance-only services, and built on a model that collapses the second clients start slashing costs.

But you’re not here to be “most firms.” You’re here to build a recession-resistant business that doesn’t just survive economic uncertainty—it thrives in it. Let’s talk about how.

 

What Makes a Business Recession-Resistant?

 
 
 

Don’t Wait for the Recession to Prove You Wrong

Here’s the mic-drop moment: the firms that thrive in the next recession are already building for it now. The ones that don’t? They’ll be looking for jobs.

So ask yourself: are you running a bookkeeping practice—or building a recession-resistant business?

If you want the latter, the answer is simple: start with Botkeeper.