{"id":128,"date":"2018-08-27T12:15:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T12:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pruacct.co.uk\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T02:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T02:52:07","slug":"becoming-a-client","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pruacct.co.uk\/index.php\/becoming-a-client\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a client"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"128\" class=\"elementor elementor-128\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e99129 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e99129\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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.elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>At Prudence Accountancy, we offer a free no obligation initial consultation to discuss your business requirements and how we can work together going forward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a29b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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