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October 8, 2013 

Illinois CPA Society Plans Outreach for Accounting Students

Todd Shapiro, President & CEO of the Illinois CPA Society, and Associate Editor Taija Jenkins discuss how the Illinois CPA Society can network with current accounting students and help prepare them for the profession. From the 2013 Midwest Accounting & Finance Showcase.

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October 7, 2013 

How to Write a Business Plan

This short video describes how and why to write a business plan, using SBA's free tool at www.sba.gov/business-plan.

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October 7, 2013 

4 Tips to Improve Firm Workflow Processes

Process improvement has been a stated goal in most firms for some time now. Looking for ways to do more with less became even more important during the economic downturn. And the concepts of Lean Six Sigma that started in manufacturing are now making their way into professional services firms, including accounting.

Jim Boomer

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October 7, 2013 

Death By Toolbar

Sadly, most consumers have almost no idea where these changes came from, or how to get back to the search engines and toolbars they actually wanted.

Dave McClure