Firm Management

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December 3, 2014 

Jennifer Warawa – 2014 Most Powerful Women in Accounting

Jennifer Warawa V.P. and General Manager Sage Accountant Solutions Sage North America www.JenniferWarawa.com Education: Accounting Okangan University College; Strategic Marketing Management, Harvard Business School Professional Associations: IT Alliance ———————— Click here to see the other honorees of the 2014 “Most Powerful Women in Accounting” awards. ———————— What advice would you give to female college students...…

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December 3, 2014 

Heather Kirkby – 2014 Most Powerful Women in Accounting

Heather Kirkby Director Product Managementand Marketing: Intuit, Inc.Mountain View, CA www.Intuit.com Education: Bachelor Mechanical Engineering (Queen’s University, Canada), MBA (Harvard University) ———————— Click here to see the other honorees of the 2014 “Most Powerful Women in Accounting” awards. ———————— What advice would you give to female college students about the opportunities for women in the...…

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December 3, 2014 

DeAnn Hill, CPA, PFS, CGMA – 2014 Most Powerful Women in Accounting

DeAnn Hill, CPA, PFS, CGMA Owner: DeAnn Auman Hill, CPABaxter Springs, KS www.deannhillcpa.com Education: BBA, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS ———————— Click here to see the other honorees of the 2014 “Most Powerful Women in Accounting” awards. ———————— What advice would you give to these college students about the opportunities for women in the accounting...…

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December 3, 2014 

Rita Keller – 2014 Most Powerful Women in Accounting

Rita Keller President & CEOKeller Advisors, LLCDayton, OH www.RitaKeller.com Education: BS in Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude – St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. ———————— Click here to see the other honorees of the 2014 “Most Powerful Women in Accounting” awards. ———————— What advice would you give to female college students about the opportunities for...…

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December 3, 2014 

Chicagoland Accounting Firms to Merge

Porte Brown has announced a merger with Brown, Kaplan + Liss (BKL). The Evanston-based public accounting firm is notably one of the largest such firms along the north suburban Lake Michigan shoreline.

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December 3, 2014 

Year-End Planning: It’s Not Just for Your Clients

Payroll practitioners spend the end of the year helping their clients prepare for year-end and the upcoming year. But year-end planning isn’t just for the clients they serve. It’s equally as important that they spend time prepping their own businesses as well. There are a few items that you will want to ensure makes your...…

Taija Sparkman

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December 2, 2014 

Awards Honor Most Powerful Women in Accounting

Who are the most influential leaders in professional accounting? Increasingly, they are female professionals who are engaged in public practice, consultants or developing the technologies that help all accounting pros be more efficient and productive.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 Last Chance to Get CPE: Big Online Event Dec. 4, Register Now

November 27, 2014 

Last Chance to Get CPE: Big Online Event Dec. 4, Register Now

I go to a lot of accounting conferences. Frequently I'm a speaker, talking as one practicing accountant to other accountants about improving communication with their clients and colleagues. Over the years, I've noticed a few problems with these conferences that I would like to rectify.

Gail Perry

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November 25, 2014 

4 Ways to Sell the Cloud to Your Clients

When you find something you know will work for your practice and your clients – you jump at it. But what do you do when others just aren’t sharing the love? In the case of cloud solutions, it’s all about spotlighting the many benefits ...