Accounting February 28, 2026
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October 9, 2012
Cathy Iconis, CPA — 30
President, Iconis Group LLC Atlanta, GA Education: BS Accounting, Oglethorpe University Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA, GSCPA Civic Involvement: GSCPA Task Forces (Real Estate & College Outreach); Donates 5 percent of all revenues to help end cancer. Hobbies: Photography, Motherhood, Baking Cell phone: Droid, it’s incredible! Favorite app: Dropbox because I can access my files from anywhere....…
October 9, 2012
Why Small Biz Owners Should Listen to their CPA: They Run a Successful Small Business, Too
Data shows that privately held accounting firms had the highest profit margins over the last 12 months of any industry.
October 9, 2012
Small Businesses Expected to Increase
Bankers are showing optimism that lending for small businesses would accelerate over the next six months.
October 9, 2012
Jason Bainter, CPA — 34
Supervisor, Construction & A/E Team, Somerset CPAs, PC Indianapolis, IN Education: MBA with concentration in finance, Butler University; Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Indiana University Professional Associations/Memberships: Indiana CPA Society, AICPA Civic Involvement: Indiana CPA Society’s CPA Day of Service, Emerging Leaders Alliance, Emerging Leaders Alliance Government Task Force, Indiana CPA Society’s Leadership Cabinet, Case...…
October 9, 2012
CAM Commerce — Retail STAR
6654 800-726-3282 www.camcommerce.com Retail STAR from CAM Commerce is a solid all-in-one POS product designed for single- or multi-location retail businesses with a strong web presence. Modular in design, the system allows retailers to choose the modules they need now and add the rest when necessary. BASIC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS The user interface is easily navigated...…
October 9, 2012
Specialized Business Solutions — Keystroke Advanced POS
6321 800-359-3458 www.keystrokepos.com Keystroke Advanced POS is an advanced version of the popular Keystroke POS product used in stores nationwide. Designed for businesses with specific automation needs, Keystroke Advanced POS works well with retail/wholesale distributors and multi-location chain stores. Keystroke POS, a less robust version is a good fit for the smaller retailer with less...…
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...…
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.
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...…
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...…
Firm Management October 2, 2012
Study: 66% of Small Business Owners Using Mobile Apps
Oct. 2, 2012 - A new survey shows that the majority of small business owners (73 percent) are most stressed by the functions like managing revenue, expenses and collecting overdue payments.
October 1, 2012
5 Ways to Make Your Firm More Profitable With Document Management
The goal of many accounting firms is to be as efficient as possible when dealing with clients and their associated paperwork and an EDMS can help a firm streamline the document flow throughout the office.