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October 8, 2012 

Five Ways Small Businesses Can Fight Fraud

Desperate times call for desperate measures, the saying goes. So it’s not surprising that fraud in the workplace increased during the economic crisis and recession. The median loss tied to occupational fraud is $160,000, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ 2010 report, so the issue is something about which many companies are rightfully...…

 Rethinking Social Networks

October 5, 2012 

Rethinking Social Networks

You would think, with Facebook now surpassing the 1 billion subscriber mark, that accounting firms would be happy using social networks as part of their marketing strategy. Instead, my survey indicates just the opposite.

Dave McClure

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October 5, 2012 

Why Accounting Practices Should Be Encouraging a BYOD Culture

Public accounting firms are seeing how radical advancements in mobile technology have created a new way of working, and forward-thinking, savvy decision makers at accounting practices are using this to further their business by making their workforce more engaged.

 SmartVault Corporation — SmartVault

October 5, 2012 

SmartVault Corporation — SmartVault

Characters 3094 866-674-6785 www.smartvault.com SmartVault was originally designed as a document storage system for QuickBooks, but has moved towards a generic platform to store and share files, whether or not they are related to QB. Core Functionality SmartVault is a “cloud computing” solution provided in a web-hosted environment. The primary function of SmartVault is for...…

 RedGear Technologies — ArkWorks

October 4, 2012 

RedGear Technologies — ArkWorks

3553 characters 800 230-2322 www.ark-works.com ArkWorks is designed to serve as an integrated document storage solution for the TaxWorks tax prep software. ArkWorks is also marketed as a standalone product, which is compatible with all tax and other software programs. The company noted that 40 percent of its current ArkWorks customers are non-TaxWorks users. Core...…

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October 3, 2012 

ADP Jobs Report Shows Increase in Private Sector Hiring

ADP has release it's latest National Employment Report, which shows that private businesses added more than 160,000 jobs in September. That increase beat expectations, but was fewer than the 189,000 new jobs reported in August.

 Working in the Cloud = Positive ROI for Firms

October 2, 2012 

Working in the Cloud = Positive ROI for Firms

In order to be competitive, small to mid-size accounting firms need to offer the most advanced technology to their clients, but that can entail significant up-front investment in equipment, software and applications.