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November 13, 2019 

7 Productivity Hacks for the Strategic CFO

How can CFOs themselves use technology to be more efficient and effective? As a Chief Operating and Financial Officer, father of four daughters, and a newly minted girls lacrosse coach, I’m always looking for ways to save time.

John Ewert

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October 22, 2019 

7 Productivity Hacks for the Strategic CFO

Time is the CFO’s most precious resource. The role is expanding beyond financial reporting and forecasting to strategy and innovation, and that means we have more on our plates than ever before including helping the business find, evaluate, and deploy ...

John Ewert

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October 17, 2019 

Who’s in Your Ecosystem?

In your life, you probably use a great number of experts for your personal affairs, the people with whom you make appointments. You have a doctor, certainly, and a dentist. Maybe you have some other medical professionals as well depending on your or your family’s health situation. You probably have a family lawyer, a hairdresser/barber,...…

Gail Perry

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October 17, 2019 

Apps We Love – October 2019: Pets

We all love our furry friends – so are there apps that can help us take care of our pets and share our lives with our pets? You bet! Here are some apps that are destined to be your next best friend.

Gail Perry

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October 16, 2019 

Is Branding Just for Large Accounting Firms?

What is branding, really? It is often misunderstood and associated with huge dollar investments – or it is thought to be simply redesigning a firm’s logo or meant for only large accounting firms. None of this is correct. Brand development is a strategy that can be used by CPA firms of all sizes because it...…

Jean Caragher

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October 15, 2019 

5 Chilling Reasons Why Employees Leave

Ghosts and goblins may spook you this Halloween, but what’s far scarier for your business is the current talent shortage haunting the accounting industry. Still more frightful is the fact that employees today are more willing than ever before to seek ...

Jodi Chavez

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October 14, 2019 

Do Your Best Payroll

In the gig economy, how important is payroll? Just as much as ever! While many firms make the majority of their profits from compliance work in tax and audit, the firms providing Client Advisory Services (CAS) have discovered that payroll can be a ...

Randy Johnston

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October 14, 2019 

Creating a Structure for Innovation

As the profession continues to move forward with business transformation, firms are being tasked with becoming more innovative. Innovation may come naturally to some, but many firms we speak to don’t know where to start.

Jim Boomer