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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December 9, 2010
This may not be the most common of domain problems, but it can be a very serious one -- your web site down, email not working, clients confused and thinking you are out of business, and loss of reputation, to say the least.
December 8, 2010
As I get older, I think time, indeed, DOES go faster. It seems that 2010 sped along with the same ferocity as a freight train. Now that it is the end of the year, it’s time to write my wish list for the holidays – subtitled, “A Marketer’s Dream.” Here’s what I wish for in...…
December 2, 2010
Intuit recently announced a sweepstakes campaign that awards one year of free Lacerte Tax and ProSeries Tax software. This equates to about 10k in value, so not a bad deal for the winners. Intuit has indicated that two winners will be named, and all you have to do to enter is register for and attend...…
November 22, 2010
Each year, for reasons even I do not understand, I blog something that has nothing at all to do with technology or accounting. Last year, for example, I gave away my sister-in-law's super-secret recipe for eggnog, an act for which she has yet to forgive me.
November 16, 2010
For now I will simply tip my hat to Sage Software for being a trend-setter, and go back to wondering why other companies do not see the logic in moving into the 21st Century...
November 10, 2010
I am back on my soapbox about client service – and I do not think this dead horse has been beaten nearly enough! Perhaps I feel the way I do because of my upbringing. My Dad was a manufacturer’s rep who sold ladies all-weather coats to small Mom & Pop boutiques throughout Texas, Oklahoma and...…
November 10, 2010
More than 1/3 of the non-profit organizations in the US stand to lose their non-profit status over failure to file a Form 990 this year
November 9, 2010
There are hundreds of thousands of iPhone apps on the market, including many for financial management. But the new iDonatedIt app (www.iDonatedIt.com) was created by CPAs to help their clients, or anybody else, keep track of non-cash charitable deductions. Created by BMG CPAs (www.bmgcpas.com), a Lincoln, Nebraska-based practice, the iDonatedIt app includes calculation and reporting...…
November 8, 2010
LAS VEGAS – The winners of this year’s Awesome QuickBooks Add-Ons were announced today at the 2010 Accounting Solutions Conference, recognizing technologies that can be added to, or used alongside, QuickBooks to provide additional features and capabilities for the millions of small and mid-sized companies that rely on the world’s leading business accounting system. The...…
November 4, 2010
Did you hear about the CPA who went into comedy? It’s no joke… the next great stand-up comedian just might be a professional accountant. Sage Accountants Network is serving as the evening sponsor of Accountants One’s 6th Annual Search for the South’s Funniest Accountant, which culminates tonight at 8 p.m. at the CW Midtown’s Center...…
October 26, 2010
A new survey of small business owners from ADP show that despite concern about ongoing economic challenges, 52% of small businesses nationally expect to grow over the coming 12 months. Another 35% of small businesses anticipate their business volumes will remain the same.