Exhibit A
Accountants work in Mobile
Accounting demand in Mobile runs through the small businesses that line the port and the service roads, the contractors working the storm season, and the families along the Gulf who need returns filed on time. Firms here range from single preparers working out of a home office to regional practices with several CPAs, and the paid search space around bookkeeping and tax preparation is contested by national filing brands as much as by local firms. Franchises hold some of the visibility, but owner operators still take a large share of the searches because people in Mobile want someone they can sit across from. That is the demand available: steady, local, and tied to the business calendar of the city.
