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August 8, 2016 

Book Offers Guidance on CPA Firm Mergers

Sellers, owned primarily by aging Baby Boomers, see merging up as their most likely exit strategy. Relatively few buyers or sellers have much merger experience, yet these deals will require some of the most important decisions in their professional ...

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August 2, 2016 

The 9-5 Job is A Thing of the Past for U.S. Workers

A typical work day historically involved eight consecutive hours of effort for full-time workers, but today, most don’t stop working when the clock hits 5 p.m. According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, nearly 3 in 5 workers (59 percent) believe ...

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August 2, 2016 

Is Your Firm Really Different Than Your Competition?

Virtually everyone agrees that being able to differentiate your firm is cool. Yet, very few local CPA firms are in fact, different. To be fair, the nature of what CPAs do naturally makes them look more alike than different.

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August 2, 2016 

Epson Releases New Cartridge-Free Printers

Printer and scanner maker Epson America, Inc. has released the newest additions to its Supertank category of EcoTank printers – the WorkForce ET-16500 wide-format model and Expression ET-3600. The printers deliver cartridge-free printing with ...

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August 1, 2016 

Citrin Cooperman Acquires KAF Accounting Group

“Citrin Cooperman had been focused on coming into the Boston market for several years but ultimately passed on every firm they looked at," said Allan D. Koltin, CEO of Koltin Consulting Group, who advised both firms on the merger.

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July 28, 2016 

Oracle Acquires NetSuite

Oracle has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NetSuite, one of the first cloud companies. The transaction is valued at $109.00 per share in cash, or approximately $9.3 billion.

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July 27, 2016 

Don’t Let Scope Creep Lead You Out Of Bounds

Almost every sport uses a defined boundary. The playing area, whether it is a football field, basketball court, or baseball diamond, is clearly defined and understood by all athletes who play the game. It is pretty easy to ascertain whether you are ...

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July 26, 2016 

How Can CEOs Better Manage Their Company’s Reputation?

Much of the public makes a direct connection between a corporation and its CEO. A study a few years ago by Weber Shandwick and KRC Research showed that 49 percent of a company’s reputation is attributed to the CEO’s reputation.