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Wipfli Partners with The Caddie Network
Wipfli and The Caddie Network will bring to life the connection between elite caddies and trusted advisors.
June 28, 2013
Strategic Partner Retreats … It All Starts with a Vision
We just completed the first Strategic Partner Retreat as I write this. This was the first in our series of three, and was hosted in balmy Tampa, Florida. I’m happy to report that we presented to a room full of firm partners and several of their trusted administrators—al eager to learn how to elevate their…
June 28, 2013
Blowing in the Wind
Do you feel the winds of change blowing? Do you feel the impact of the cloud on your life? If not yet, you soon will. When I founded my first company PayCycle, I thought the web was all about anytime, anywhere access.
June 28, 2013
Document Management – Should You Think Again?
From the July 2013 Issue. Document management seems to be a recurring theme for my practice this year. It may be because there are so many improvements in products. It could be that document management can be resource intensive to implement and that it raises so many procedural and cultural issues. It could be that...…
June 28, 2013
Want Better Service from Technology Vendors? Work With Your Account Rep.
Over my 20 year career, I’ve spent an eternity in queues for tech support from a variety of companies. As I write this, I’ve been on hold for 80 minutes during business hours on a weekday to speak to a human about an issue. Dealing with hardware and software support is a hidden cost of…
June 28, 2013
The Accountant’s Second Most Important Financial Statement
Business owners don’t have a boss to give them feedback, so many use their annual Profit & Loss (P&L) statement as their performance evaluation.
June 28, 2013
A Successful Practice is Built on a Solid Foundation of Knowledge, Service and Technology
The key is finding new ways to work more productively, of course. To do that requires constant evaluation and oversight of firm workflow and finding the right tools and best practices that meet the needs of the firm and its clients.
June 28, 2013
2013 Review of Personable Document Management Suite
Personable Document Management Suite 2013800.688.4281www.personable.com From the July 2013 review of Document Storage systems. Best Firm Fit: Firms who work with the desktop version of QuickBooks, as well as those who would like to set up workflow processes within the firm as well as with clients. Strengths Offers integration with Outlook, Windows Explorer, and QuickBooks....…
June 28, 2013
2013 Review of Intuit Lacerte DMS and Intuit ProSeries DMS
Intuit Lacerte and ProSeries DMS800.765.7777 (Lacerte) – http://accountants.intuit.com/lacerte800.934.1040 (ProSeries) – http://accountants.intuit.com/proseries From the July 2013 review of Document Storage systems. Best Firm Fit: Small tax and accounting firms who use Intuit’s Lacerte or ProSeries tax software and need to store documents associated with tax engagements. Strengths Good direct integration with the Lacerte and ProSeries applications,...…
June 28, 2013
2013 Review of Drake Document Manager
Drake Document Manager800.890.9500www.DrakeSoftware.com From the July 2013 review of Document Storage systems. Best Firm Fit: Firms who use the Drake Enterprises suite of applications for professional tax, accounting, and bookkeeping firms. Strengths Simple to use and included with the budget-priced Drake suite. Good integration with Drake’s add-on services for customers, including GruntWorx tax document organization...…
June 28, 2013
2013 Review of SmartVault
SmartVault866-674-6785www.SmartVault.com From the July 2013 Review of Document Storage systems. Best Firm Fit: Accounting professionals and their clients whose practices involve working with the desktop version of QuickBooks or QuickBooks Online, and would like to view images of documents linked to transactions. Strengths Secure and stable (99.9% uptime) document storage and file sharing which scales...…
June 28, 2013
2013 Review of Thomson Reuters File Cabinet CS
Thomson Reuters – FileCabinet CS800.968.8900CS.ThomsonReuters.com From the Jully 2013 Review of Document Storage systems. Best Firm Fit FileCabinet CS from Thomson Reuters fits best within tax, accounting, and bookkeeping firms who use other components of the Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite. Strengths Tight integration with other components of the Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite of...…
June 28, 2013
2013 Review of Office Tools Professional Practice Management 2013
Office Tools Professional Practice Management 2013661-794-2220www.officetoolspro.com From the July 2013 Review of Document Storage systems. Best Firm Fit: Firms with 100 or fewer users who want to combine practice management, document management, workflow management, and CRM capabilities into a single, integrated application. This application is particularly useful for sharing client data within client service teams...…