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November 3, 2015 

There are 384,548 veteran women-owned businesses in the United States. This reflects a 296 percent increase from 2007 in the number of veteran women-owned. In comparison, the number of veteran men-owned businesses decreased by 7 percent from 2007 to 2012.

November 3, 2015 

More than half of nonprofit accounting professionals recently surveyed said they struggle with reporting non-financial performance data. Overall majority don't enjoy the automation of reporting with 73% spending up to 5 hours a week manipulating data outs

November 3, 2015 

Accounting professional who work for, or manage, nonprofit organizations often deal with smaller budgets and smaller staffs than their peers at other organizations, but those aren't the biggest challenges they face.

November 3, 2015 

With tax season looming, now is the time for accounting firms to ramp up their staffing strategy. Determining your needed mix of full-time and temporary professionals — before holiday time-off — will set you on a course for success come 2016.

Paul McDonald

November 3, 2015 

Two out of every five working Americans say they'd rather own their own business, but which U.S. states offer the best conditions for these entrepreneurs?

November 3, 2015 

Do you provide flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for your employees? Generally, if the FSAs aren't emptied out by year-end, the employees must forfeit the unused funds ... forever.

November 3, 2015 

A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

November 3, 2015 

Millennials showed greater knowledge about sustainability than other age cohorts and a strong interest in implementing sustainable business practices, but noted that in their current roles, they lacked the influence needed to effect change.

November 3, 2015 

This affiliation is not a merger or acquisition; Crow Shields Bailey remains an independently-owned accounting firm separate from McGladrey Alliance’s parent company, RSM US LLP.

November 3, 2015 

For many mid-sized wholesale and distribution companies eager to expand, yet don’t want to drain their budgets in the process, a new generation of fully-featured sophisticated business management software with customized modules is allowing them to ...

November 2, 2015 

The accounting firm of Katz Ferraro McMurtry P.C. (KFMR) has joined the professional services firm CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), effective November 1, 2015.

November 2, 2015 

If you can’t remember the last time you reviewed your employees’ compensation, it’s been too long. Your staff members know what they’re worth and what the local job market is paying, and so should you. At least once a year, benchmark your firm’s ...

Paul McDonald