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  • Accounting Loses 4,400 Jobs in November

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    Continuing choppy up-and-down pattern, says BLS today. In the strongest jobs report since the recession began, the government reported today that the nation had practically staunched its jobs hemorrhaging, months ahead of anticipation. The Labor Department reported 11,000 jobs jobs lost in November, driving the unemployment rate down to 10%,  from 10.2% [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 9:12am EST
    by rtelberg

  • How to Keep Your Firm Out of Trouble in this Holiday Party Season

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    Nine tips for safe office parties. It doesn’t mean you should ban alcohol. After all, what would a holiday party be without a little bit of grog or champagne? But it makes good sense to take precautions to help prevent employees or guests from getting too tipsy and getting behind the [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 5:09am EST
    by rtelberg

  • Make Your Holiday Shopping Count with iGive.com

    At CPA Trendlines, we support iGive.com, the online shopping portal for good causes. With every purchase you make, the retailer donates a percentage of the sale to your favorite charity. There are more than 700 stores and over 34,000 good causes to choose from. You Shop, They Win! Help your favorite cause [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:57pm EST
    by rtelberg

  • BDO Global Revenue Down 2.3%

    Assurance up 4.5%; tax and advisory down. via BDO Seidman: Chicago/Brussels – BDO Global Coordination B.V. has announced world-wide revenues for the BDO International network, the world’s fifth largest accounting and consulting network, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. Global revenue (including the exclusive members of Member Firms’ Alliances) amounted [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 1:15pm EST
    by rtelberg

  • Is the U.S. Destined for a Euro-style VAT Tax?

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    Yes, according to more than half of senior business executives surveyed. But is it really a good idea? Or just inevitable? via KPMG More than half of senior business executives surveyed by the Tax Governance Institute (TGI) expect some type of value-added tax (VAT) to be introduced in the United States within five [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:57am EST
    by rtelberg

  • Networking Tips: 21 Ways to Be More Memorable

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    Accountants are not necessarily known for their outgoing personalities. So, many CPA firms have been launching soft skills training to help their professionals meet people, network better, and, hopefully, land more business. Trainer and facilitator Arnold Sanow, MBA, CSP, reminds us that Dale Carnegie once won a major sale by being [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 1:10pm EST
    by rtelberg

  • 10 ways CPAs can boost their local economies

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    If you’re tired of waiting for your government bailout… Here are 10 ways an accounting firm can help give a shot in the arm to local business.  (And none of it costs a dime.) 1. Mentor a new business owner. 2. Host an event at your local coffee shop. 3. Send an email to [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 6:09am EST
    by rtelberg

  • 10 questions you can never stop asking

    These lessons were learned the hard way in the magazine business. But they can apply to many, especially in these turbulent times. What is our purpose for existing? Who is our target customer? Why does anyone need what we’re selling? If there is a need, is it enough to support a profitable business? What are our [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:53am EST
    by rtelberg

  • Today’s CPA firm needs more than mere ‘managers’

    Maybe there was a time the job of a leader and a manager could be completely separated. But in today’s tax and accounting firms, where workers are no longer interchangeable cogs in a machine, people look to their managers for more than just assignments, reviews and approvals. Great firms know that their [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:37am EST
    by rtelberg

  • New Year’s resolutions already? Start bracing now.

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    Skip Reardon says  watch out, more change coming next year. Here are his seven steps to preparing your organization for another bumpy year: Create a commitment to change. Engage the stakeholders. Visualize the changed future. Begin the transformation. Embed the new change into your culture. Create a sense of urgency. Continuously improve. Get the details at the Six Disciplines [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:03am EST
    by rtelberg

  • Downturn impacts 90% of small business

    New survey by the Credit Research Foundation shows business shifting focus from driving revenue to preserving cash flow. Details: 90% report that the economy has had a direct negative effect on their business, up from 77% in November 2008 44% report that they have shifted their focus on revenue and market share to [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:00pm EST
    by rtelberg

  • Wanna find Freed Maxick CPAs on Twitter?

    Just look up… at the billboard. Rush-hour tax tips, anyone? Interested? Visit FreedMaxick.com. And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/FreedMaxickCPAs. In a nutshell, Freed Maxick is one of upstate New York’s largest public accounting firms and one of the nation’s 100 largest. They operate as an “alternative practice structure” with RSM McGladrey. Not shy about [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 5:20pm EST
    by rtelberg

  • SURVEY RESULTS: What’s hot in CPE?

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    We’ve been asking here. And your answers kind of look like this: Tax and IFRS appear to be at the top of most accountants’ CPE schedules this year. The survey, “What’s on Your CPE Agenda?  How CPAs Are Re-Tooling for Busy Season,” remains open. Join the survey here; get the answers. Or [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:16am EST
    by rtelberg

  • Accounting gains 3,800 jobs in October

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    … while U.S. unemployment hits 26-year high of 10.2%. The Accounting and Bookkeeping sector of the economy gained jobs at a seasonally adjusted rate of 3,800 in October, according to today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report from the Department of Labor. October’s total employment in the sector came to a seasonally adjusted [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:16am EST
    by rtelberg

  • Thomson Launches “Next Generation” Write-up and Payroll

    Baron unveils new features in Accounting CS at user conference Here’s the Thomson Reuters’ news release (or you can  follow the tweets on Twitter at #09uc)… At the opening keynote address at the 29th Annual Users’ Conference today, The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters announced the unveiling of its next [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 2:59pm EST
    by rtelberg

  • Jean Caragher asks: Is the Accounting Profession Setting the Bar Too Low?

    She finds an interesting detail in Business Week’s “Best Place to Launch a Career 2009″ At her blog, “What I’ve Learned So Far,” Jean writes: The Big 4 firms hold the top four spots: Deloitte (1), E&Y (2), PWC (3) and KPMG (4). Grant Thornton (51) and RSM McGladrey (66) also [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:16am EST
    by rtelberg

  • Practice Management: Looking Ahead, Preparing Now

    Leaders vs. Laggards and the Seven Keys to Successful CPA Firm Management Melissa Hoffman Lajara at The New York State Society of CPAs reports in the latest e-zine on my part in last week’s Practice Management Conference: There are just two types of managers in the world: leaders and laggards, said Rick [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 5:42pm EST
    by rtelberg

  • AICPA cheers FTC relief on ‘Red Flags’ rule

    Exemption sought for CPAs and CPA firms drawn in by billing cycle via AICPA The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants said it welcomes the Federal Trade Commission postponement of the Nov. 1 enforcement deadline of the FTC’s Final Rule relating to Identity Theft Red Flags under the Fair and Accurate [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 4:17pm EST
    by rtelberg

  • SOX 404(b): A Shot in the Arm, or a Poke in the Behind?

    Jim Peterson at re:Balance calls new rules on auditors reports on internal controls trouble for small companies. He calls it a boondoggle. Small public companies:  ”Get ready to to bend over and offer a fat and juicy target – to be stuck by a needle-wielding bureaucrat with the fear-inducing cry, “I’m from [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:09am EST
    by rtelberg

  • Mind boggling social media statistics

    h/t Accman, who comments: “And some of us worry about information overload? Phew!” Created by Gary Hayes, at PersonalizedMedia. He explains: Many of us who have been following social media since the early 90s are very sensitive to today’s exponential growth in usage of the sharing web…  I decided to put together this [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 4:53pm EDT
    by rtelberg

  • NEW WEBINAR: Tues., Nov. 10, “Creating a Great Place to Work”

    One of the Seven Keys to Successful CPA Firm Management You may think you’re ready for busy season, but don’t be lulled into a false sense of security. Staffing and productivity issues remain a major competitive challenge for accounting firms. Signs suggest that staffers are rattled, restless and ready to jump [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 2:31pm EDT
    by rtelberg

  • CCH: Hi Tech Essential to ‘High Performing’ Firms

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    CCH rolls out white paper on role of technology. … Which shouldn’t be surprising, considering CCH is in the tax and accounting technology business. But CCH’s research adds some perspective to the importance of progressive thinking in creating  a competitive firm. Here’s the full release: Creating a long-term sustainable business advantage is the [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 7:00am EDT
    by rtelberg

  • Minor malware issue resolved

    CPA Trendlines has been subject of an unknowing and unwilling source of minor malware in some Comment spam posts. The site has now been scanned, cleaned and is safe; and new safety methods have been instituted. We await the safety agencies’ verification for a clean bill of health. Thank you for [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 8:10am EDT
    by rtelberg

  • CCH Launches ProSystem fx into the Cloud

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    Offers cross-app data integration. CCH unveiled a new Software-as-a-Service version of its niche-dominating ProSystem fx tax prep software, integrating it with document, client data, workflow, and engagement management applications. Here’s the media release, with a video: CCH’S NEXT GENERATION PROSYSTEM FX SUITE BRINGS BETTER WAY OF WORKING Easier to Use, Easier to Access with Common [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 7:00am EDT
    by rtelberg

  • 29 Tips to Get Your Business Groove On

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    It’s easy to get discouraged. Here’s how to not let it happen to you. Courage and perseverance are traits you can actually nurture and develop. From the financial advisors’ advisor Horsesmouth.com, here are 29 tips they compiled from top achievers. Try one today. Remember something a friend said when I suggested [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 10:46am EDT
    by rtelberg

  • Join me at NYSSCPA’s One-Day Practice Management Conference

    Wed., Oct. 28, in midtown Manhattan. I’ll be delivering the luncheon speech, “Seven Keys to Success in CPA Firm Management.” But the best reason is to go is probably the first panel of the day: Practice Continuity: A Moderated Panel Session Moderator: Robert S. Fligel, CPA, Managing Member, RF Resources LLC Fact: More than 75% [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 10:51am EDT
    by rtelberg

  • CCH: Accounting Firms Doing Well Through Economic Slump

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    But Some Challenges May Still Be Ahead via CCH Accounting firms are doing well weathering the effects of the current economic slump, but unfortunately there may still be challenges ahead, even as the economy picks up, according to the findings of an independent nationwide survey of 100 U.S. accounting firms. The survey [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 2:37pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • NEW SURVEY: What’s on Your CPE Agenda?

    If it’s after Oct. 15, then it’s now CPE season. We’re launching a new survey to gather the profession’s plans for continuing professional education this year. Join the survey and be the first to get the answers to: Today’s hottest CPE topics and subjects. Trends in online, self-study, live seminar. What CPAs REALLY wish their [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 1:53pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Oklahoma CPAs Start Voting Today on Non-CPA Ownership

    You might have thought this was settled in the 1990’s. But Oklahoma remains one of six states left in the U.S. that still (technically, at least) bans non-CPAs from owning a piece of a CPA firm. Today the Oklahoma society of CPAs will be emailing a survey to members to see if [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 8:57am EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Calif. Enacts Mandatory Peer Review and 150-Hour Rule

    And two more CPA-related laws, too. via CalCPA California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law legislation (SB 819) that requires all California CPAs licensed after 2014 to have 150 hours of college education prior to licensing. By adopting the 150-hour rule as the only pathway to licensure in California, the state legislature [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 5:13pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • AAM issues “call for speakers” for 2010 conference

    The Association for Accounting Marketing, which will will be celebrating 21 years of service at the 2010 Annual Summit: Building Strong Foundations for Firm Success, is inviting CPAs and CPA firm marketing directors and advisers to submit applications to speak at the annual connference. “By presenting at the Summit,” AAM says, [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 10:15am EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Accounting Loses 6,000 Jobs in August

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    Industry headcount stands at 928,300. Today’s U.S. employment report, which showed another month of a so-called “jobless recovery,” also signaled deeper problems for the accounting and bookkeeping sector. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a seasonally-adjusted decline in staffing by 6,000 positions, to 928,300 in August. Coupled with downwardly revised figures since [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2009, 4:16pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Staffs shrink by 7% at NY’s top 25 CPA firms

    The number of New York-area professionals at the region’s top 25 accounting firms fell by 1,929 people, or 7%, versus year-earlier levels. The latest Crain’s list of the 25 largest accounting firms in the New York metropolitan area shows the firms together employing more than 23,000 professionals as of June 30. Overall, [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 8:01pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • NEW SURVEY: Year-end Tax Planning 2009? Filing Season Outlook 2010?

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    For an article for accounting and tax practitioners, we’ve launched a new open-ended survey question… (1) What are the essential year-end 2009 tax planning issues to address with clients today? And (2) what are the biggest headaches to expect for filing season 2010? You can respond in Comments below. But you know [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 8:32pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • 15 new client service opportunities for tax season 2010 [VIDEO]

    If you’re not already scheduling meetings with tax clients for year-end planning, you may be falling behind. The government’s massive response to the financial meltdown and business downturn is producing a volcano of changes in year-end tax planning and potentially new challenges when filing season starts in 2010. We caught up with [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 1:44pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Do You Know the Secrets of Happy Clients?

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    How to battle client retention problems with client satisfaction strategies. But how do you dazzle a customer these days? by Rick Telberg With client retention replacing the staffing shortage as the most troublesome issue facing CPA firms, it may be surprising that that so few firms are taking a high-profile, proactive approach [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • What’s the best way to LOSE a client?

    We’ve been asking, and you’ve been answering… Mark Miller Principal, Miller & Associates 1. Making a signficant error on the tax return 2. Failing to return phone calls/emails on a timely basis You may want to attend a CPA breakfast/lunch meeting that is close to where you live/work for other ideas http://www.wscpa.org/content/home.aspx Joel Ungar Exceptional CPA [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 3:41am EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • CPA Leadership Lessons for Turbulent Times

    And three new rules for surviving today’s management challenge. Next question: What’s your best leadership advice? by Rick Telberg In these times that test the mettle of accounting and finance leaders and mangers, it may be worth pausing for a moment to ask if the rules are changing. Economic downturn and global restructuring are [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Top 10 Marketing Tactics for CPA Firms

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    What’s working for accounting firms today? Join the survey. Get the results. by Rick Telberg/At Large The economic downturn seems to be driving accounting firms to turn increasingly to new technologies for their marketing and business development efforts. To be sure, tried-and-true business-getting tactics such as networking, referrals and community service remain mainstays [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Retaining Clients Through Value-Based Solutions

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    How does today’s CPA firm improve retention? In one word, “value.” By Scott H. Cytron, ABC, Cytron and Company Value isn’t something intangible; it’s a concentrated effort to give your clients the services, intellectual capital and strategies to help their businesses grow. I recently presented a seminar, “How to Maintain Client Retention” to the [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 1:25pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Top Tips for Tech Savings: Consider open source

    We’ve been asking, “What’s the best way to economize on technology costs in this economy?” And you’ve been answering… Ben Modica Audit Services Intern The Schwan Food Company Consider all your options. Just because a solution is cheap or free does not mean it is not good. You don’t need the expensive [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2009, 2:40pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Top Tips for Tech Savings: Ask the right person

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    We’ve been asking, “What’s the best way to economize on technology costs in this economy?” And you’ve been answering… Anne Stanton Principal Business Analyst at FM Global http://www.crmlady.com/ Ask the right person, with the right background, the right question. [Editor's note: Congratulations to Anne for her latest book, now available on Amazon, "Teach Yourself Microsoft" [...]
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    Posted: September 12, 2009, 2:40pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Top Tips for Tech Savings: Grab the tax benefits

    We’ve been asking, “What’s the best way to economize on technology costs in this economy?” And you’ve been answering… Anita Campbell CEO of Small Business Trends LLC SmallBizTrends.com I would not delay spending — just the opposite. You can save money by spending smart. How? By making sure you are taking advantage of 2 [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 2:39pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Top Tips for Tech Savings: First calculate the “R” in “ROI”

    We’ve been asking, “What’s the best way to economize on technology costs in this economy?” And you’ve been answering… Ed Kless Senior Director, Partner Development and Strategy Sage Software My short answer to questions like this is always the same – concentrate on the R before considering the I. All too often firms look [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2009, 2:39pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Top Tips for Tech Savings: Check into managed IT services

    We’ve been asking, “What’s the best way to economize on technology costs in this economy?” And you’ve been answering… Sam Patrick Owner, PATRICK MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, INC We are seeing many companies cut IT costs by outsourcing IT. Many small and medium sized firms have one or two IT managers on staff at [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 2:38pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • CPA Firms Battle Recession With New Marketing Plans

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    Two in three firms plan to boost biz-dev efforts. What’s working in accounting marketing today? Join the survey; get the answers. by Rick Telberg Both because of the business downturn and despite it, accounting firms are largely resisting the impulse to cut marketing spending and business development activities. And a significant number [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 3:52pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • What Are the Essential Elements for Great Leaders in this Economy?

    Number of comments: 1
    CPA Chad Bordeaux at Beancounter Ramblings has some good answers… “I do not think that these essential elements change so much depending upon the economy.  A truly great leader will possess these qualities regardless of the economy.  The differentiating factor is that the poor economy seems to weed out some of [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 7:50am EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Is social media a fad?

    Number of comments: 5
    Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? Welcome to the World of Socialnomics. [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 7:10pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Top Tips for Tech Savings: Plan for the ROI

    We’ve been asking, “What’s the best way to economize on technology costs in this economy?” And you’ve been answering… Gary C. Crouch, CPA.CITP, MCP President CS3 Technology The best thing is to spend wisely. Technology is an investment which needs to be planned and focused on ROI. Although you can often [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 2:28pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg

  • Top Tips for Tech Savings: Sometimes, staff knows best

    We’ve been asking, “What’s the best way to economize on technology costs in this economy?” And you’ve been answering… Laura Dodson Blue Stone Accounting One of the best ways to economize on technology, is to train employees on all the possible uses of the existing software and hardware. In a tax and accounting [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 2:26pm EDT
    by Rick Telberg
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