B
Evidence Grade B
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29%
29% -- share of clients who actually refer for professional services clients (2026)
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29%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Texas Tech University
Primary
Tier C
https://www.appadvisoryplus.com/resources/blog/capture-convert-close-how-to-get-more-clients-for-you… ↗
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Capture, convert, close: How to get more clients for your accounting firm by Karbon · Resource Center · Blog · App Advisory Plus
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Texas Tech University
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professional services clients: 29% share of clients who actually refer. Source: Texas Tech University (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/texas-tech-actually-refer-29pct
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