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October 19, 2011 

A Year of Change, A Future of Promise

First, I’d like to say thank you to those of you who have followed my columns and presentations for years. I look continuously for companies and products that will help your practices serve clients better while producing better revenue for the firm and the partners.

Randy Johnston

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October 18, 2011 

Making Your Website Mobile Friendly

As more consumers use their smartphones and other mobile devices to search for places to eat and shop, small businesses without a mobile version of their website could be losing potential customers and revenue.

Donna Fuscaldo

 Advertising and Accounting

October 18, 2011 

Advertising and Accounting

Years ago, I worked for a firm whose principal partner, a man with no family or outside interests, kept us at work on Christmas Eve until after a 6pm “staff meeting” — no holiday cheer in that firm, and we secretly began to call him “Uncle Ebeneezer.” I was reminded of that when I saw...…

Dave McClure

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October 17, 2011 

Giving Back to the Community

The Watkins team brings anti-bullying program, Operation Nice, to local schools. This month’s Great Practice profile is unlike any other. Our spotlighted firm was selected based not on innovation in technology, branding or website (though they certainly exhibit all this in spades), but rather for the firm’s commendable effort to give back to the community.

Kristy Short, Ed.D.

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October 17, 2011 

FreshBooks

Online billing and bookkeeping for entrepreneurs and small businesses.

 Time To Dump Blackberry?

October 13, 2011 

Time To Dump Blackberry?

For most of this week, Research In Motion has had server problems with its signature Blackberry service, frustrating users and leading to the inevitable media speculation that those users will abandon Blackberry. Poor RIM just doesn’t get any respect. In a year in which it has released a new tablet whose basic structure was advanced...…

Dave McClure

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October 12, 2011 

Valuable Lessons Learned From Building a New Website

I know what you’re thinking … this is going to be another article about how to build a website. While I could have given you a Website 101 primer, I think our time is better spent telling you what I learned when I recently built a website for a client. In full disclosure, 1) the...…

Scott Cytron

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October 12, 2011 

Blackbaud, Inc. — Fundware

800-443-9441 www.blackbaud.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Fit Fundware is best suited for mid-sized to large nonprofit organizations that have qualified staff available to set up and maintain the program for optimal functionality. Strengths Available in two editions for increased scalability Excellent reporting options High level of customization Solid Project/Grant tracking Strong track record...…

Mary Girsch-Bock