Firm Management

December 10, 2018 

We’ve been through a year together learning about Emerging Technologies. While there will always be new technology, we are not likely to go through a period of time again anytime soon where the algorithms are changing so rapidly and the new ...

Randy Johnston

December 4, 2018 

Established in 1970, JDRF is a global organization that supports the search for treatment, prevention, and, ultimately, a cure for type 1 diabetes. Their efforts include funding research, advocating for government support, helping new therapies ...

December 3, 2018 

In professional settings, it’s easy to choose one side of our personality to showcase, while leaving other sides in the shadows. As we work, play, influence, and interact with the world around us, we’re challenged to make decisions about which sides ...

Amy Vetter

December 2, 2018 

Ignite Spot started 10 years ago with the idea to completely change the CEO-accountant relationship. They knew that in order to make companies profitable, bookkeeping, tax and coaching must all work together toward a common goal.

December 1, 2018 

In business and in life we come across moments where we think: “what if.” What if I would have invested in this? Or what if I would have been an early adopter of that? Would my life or my business look any different?

November 27, 2018 

Business Foundation Services represent an advisory engagement that provides a firm’s clients with the basics of a new business launch—from entity type and retirement plan selection to accounting software setup and training.

November 21, 2018 

Phrases such as "Cloud Computing" and "Moving to the Cloud" have been a consistent part of the conversation around IT strategy in the accounting profession for a number of years. It means different things to different firms based on several factors ...

November 19, 2018 

In relationships, trust is everything. And for accountants, who typically handle large amounts of sensitive information for their clients, trust is a prerequisite. Names, social security numbers, addresses, salaries and wages — all of these, if ...

November 19, 2018 

Value pricing is a way of billing a client for services provided based on the value of the service (or advice) instead of the number of hours spent. Consider one of your clients calls for tax advice on how to structure a real estate transaction.

Jim Boomer

November 18, 2018 

AAL provides numerous bespoke advisory and financial solutions. The firm, which includes three partners, specializes in corporate services, trusts and estates, investment managers and advisors, alternative investment funds, family offices ...

November 16, 2018 

The challenge in finding the right time and billing application for your business or firm is that multiple applications offer a variety of features and functionality. Here are just a few things you may want to look for when assessing time and billing ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

November 16, 2018 

For business owners and accounting firms that are looking for a simpler way to track time and expenses without investing a lot of money, there are a variety of apps available that may fit the bill. As an added bonus, along with tracking time, many of ...