Firm Management

April 17, 2019 

If you’re targeting transportation companies in your firm’s growth strategy, this Ultimate Guide was developed for you. Before marketing, research the target market – define who you want to work with; identify specific transportation industries; develop a buyer persona of your perfect client; and pin point the geographic market. Once those items have been developed,...…

Becky Livingston

April 16, 2019 

The innovation process within firms is often chaotic and uncoordinated if it exists at all. While it’s true that innovation is messy, leaders cannot expect to merely tell people the goal is to be innovative and expect amazing things.

Jim Boomer

April 16, 2019 

Bringing in technology to optimize what your firm already does will not somehow transform your business model. So let’s take a look at the differences between optimization and transformation.

Arianna Campbell

April 16, 2019 

If the way millennials view learning wasn’t enough to get you to rethink your focus on learning, a study in 2017 by Deloitte revealed that learning and development is the #2 topic on the minds of CEO and HR leaders, so clearly these millennials are ...

Garrett Wagner

April 16, 2019 

The retreat/think tank was given a name and a purpose almost a dozen years ago by a handful of members of and consultants to the accounting profession who were getting together anyway to share ideas, discuss trends, try to figure out where the ...

Gail Perry

April 11, 2019 

Tax season is almost over… a few more 20 hour days, and most tax-focused professionals will have the chance to take a well-earned vacation. Whether you want to recharge by relaxing or engaging in exciting activities, there are many options specifically tailored to help you recharge. Better still, a few lush resorts offer special discounts...…

April 11, 2019 

Canopy designed the new app to enhance and complement the work accountants perform at their desks with the long-term vision of covering important accounting use cases including client and teammate collaboration, task management, document scanning ...

April 9, 2019 

Many accountants, CPAs and bookkeepers have become familiar with the concept of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The ability to influence where and how a firm’s website appears in various Google searches creates an interesting opportunity.

Brian Swanson

April 9, 2019  Sponsored

The modern age of the practice management system is here, and it’s offering accounting firms more efficiencies than they have ever had in the past. A practice management system goes beyond time entry into managing the complete life cycle that is your client relationship. This is the driving factor behind Practice Engine, along with the...…

April 3, 2019 

The accounting profession has been hesitant to engage with clients in the cannabis industry because of the complex challenges of navigating the conflicts between federal law and various state regulations.

April 1, 2019 

The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) has announced its Board of Directors to serve April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020.

April 1, 2019 

Effective April 1, 2019, Sobul, Primes & Schenkel, headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., and Stoy, Malone & Company, P.C., headquartered in Baltimore, Md., will join CPAmerica, Inc., an accounting association of independent, certified public accounting firms that provides shared best practices, networking opportunities and access to expert resources for member firms. These new members are...…