June 29, 2016
While there seems to be very positive trends in both supply and demand across the report, many small and mid-sized firms are having trouble finding qualified applicants. If we dig a bit deeper, we begin to see why.
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November 7, 2011
More cool news from the Sleeter Conference, as The Sleeter Group and Mentor Plus are teaming up to offer a business-to-business mentoring program. It’s designed to help small business consultants and accountants learn how to effectively become a mentor to their clients. Pleasanton, CA – Two of the accounting profession’s most respected thought leaders, Doug...…
November 3, 2011
The Sleeter Group let the cat out of the bag a few days early this year, by announcing the winners of the 2012 Awesome Add-Ons today, instead of making people wait until the event on Monday, Nov. 7. The winners this year are: Bill.com – For its Receivables Module Clearify – For QQube Fujitsu –...…
November 2, 2011
Payroll used to be tedious, and then several national companies came in and, for the most part, most professionals were fine with that. Their clients were getting “good enough” service through the service providers, without the hassle for the firm. But with advances in technology over the past couple of years, payroll is something you...…
November 1, 2011
I was reading my Dallas Morning News a few weeks ago when I stumbled on an article in the Business section called, “Whistle-blowing to IRS Can Pay Off.” Based on the kind of work I do, it caught my attention, of course. Here’s the link – you may need to register with the online site...…
October 27, 2011
It’s November, and hopefully your clients are doing what they can to mitigate tax liabilities by the end of the year. If not, they may end up suffering from: Intaxication: A condition of confusion, denial and frustration brought on by attempting to understand the tax code. Symptoms can include insomnia, headaches, nausea, rage and depression....…
October 25, 2011
But as much as I love the concept, I think we have to file it away with those other warm and fuzzy but ultimately unworkable ideas like world peace or men and women being able to share a bathroom.
October 18, 2011
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...…
October 13, 2011
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...…
October 5, 2011
Every year around this time I receive a variety of demo gadgets and information on technologies that span the spectrum of being useful for business, as well as those geared toward personal entertainment, hobbies and sometimes just peculiar things. I include them in our annual Holiday Gift Guide, which runs in our December issue and...…
October 5, 2011
There is a tradition in Dallas that goes back 125 years … the GREAT State Fair of Texas. Yes, it’s larger than any other state fair in the country – and I’ve been going every year since I was very young. During this year’s annual trip – while I was knee-deep in some kind of...…
October 3, 2011
I’m not exactly sure how this will directly affect professionals in the near-term, but Japanese scientists have developed a digital key system that works similarly to the Nintendo Wii and Xbox. The technology, which they say is less than two years from commercial distribution, would allow people to make simple hand gestures, which the system would...…
October 1, 2011
The iPad has been on the market for less than two years (delivery of the iPad1 started in March 2010), but ever since Apple essentially invented the market for tablet devices, competitors have been trying to edge their way into the market. The most notable true competitors have been the Samsung Galaxy, HP TouchPad, Motorola...…