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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Century Business Services, Inc.

         We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference
in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in such Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement.

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                                         KPMG LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
August 10, 1999
