Firm Management

 Fiscal cliff affecting hiring decisions? Maybe not

December 17, 2012 

Fiscal cliff affecting hiring decisions? Maybe not

Businesses are hiring regardless of a resolution to the “fiscal cliff,” according to a poll taken during a year-end tax planning webinar for businesses recently hosted by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP.

 Olivia Kirtley Elected Deputy President of the International Federation of Accountants

December 3, 2012 

Olivia Kirtley Elected Deputy President of the International Federation of Accountants

Olivia Kirtley, CPA, CGMA, has been elected to a two-year term as deputy president of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). She succeeds Warren Allen, the newly appointed president of IFAC. Kirtley is the first female Deputy President in IFAC history, as well as the first representative from the business community to serve in that…

 Helping Plan for Profit

December 1, 2012 

Helping Plan for Profit

Public accounting firms all have the same business goal – to make a profit. It sounds simple, so what keeps so many practices from being as profitable as they’d like? The answer is poor planning and inconsistent delivery.

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November 30, 2012 

Why Websites are the Place for Leads

Now that the Internet has made networking virtual, you can focus more on your business by having an online strategy to secure referral sources and get warm, and hopefully hot, leads.

Hugh Duffy

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November 26, 2012 

Is CRM Part of Your Firm’s Strategy?

Client relationships are the lifeblood of any accounting firm and should be maintained in an efficient, organized system. Too often, firms relay on a number of disparate back office systems to manage this critical information resulting in redundancy, inconsistency and missed opportunities.

Jim Boomer