Technology

 Are You a Bean Counter?

October 17, 2012 

Are You a Bean Counter?

6005 The term has been around since the ’70s and refers to accountants that are so meticulous that they count every bean when doing inventory. Having worked at Price Waterhouse in the ’90s, I can appreciate the value in such thoroughness. But having worked with many accountants thru Intuit, PayCycle and now Bill.com, I know...…

 Reporting & Benchmarking: Going Beyond Compliance to Help Clients Succeed

October 16, 2012 

Reporting & Benchmarking: Going Beyond Compliance to Help Clients Succeed

7717 characters Many accounting professionals who have made a career providing historical, GAAP-based financial statements, payroll preparation and income tax reporting are supplementing their traditional, compliance-based services with real-time performance measurement and benchmarking. Fortune 500 companies use benchmarking reports, which compare actual performance to expectations based on goals such as budgets, key performance indicators, and...…

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October 15, 2012 

Manufacturing companies unite to create veterans job program

Many of the largest manufacturing companies in the U.S. have joined togther to launch a program aimed at helping veterans receive skills and training necessary to fill some of the estimated 600,000 high-tech manufacturing jobs that employers say they can’t find qualified applicants for. The program, called www.getskillstowork.org, will initially be offered in 10 cities....…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 BQE 2010 Who’s Who

October 11, 2012 

BQE 2010 Who’s Who

First released 15 years ago, BillQuick was designed to maximize billable hours and minimize non-billable hours. Creating a simple solution to this common and chronic problem is what motivated BQE Software’s founder, an owner of a small professional services firm, to create BillQuick. Products & Services Products BillQuick has earned FIVE STARS from The CPA...…

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October 11, 2012 

What’s Your Business?

In the world of business relationships, business owners need to be able to describe their business and what they do in no more than one paragraph. Anything longer runs the risk of losing their audience's attention.

Taija Sparkman

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October 9, 2012 

Cathy Iconis, CPA — 30

President, Iconis Group LLC Atlanta, GA Education: BS Accounting, Oglethorpe University Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA, GSCPA Civic Involvement: GSCPA Task Forces (Real Estate & College Outreach); Donates 5 percent of all revenues to help end cancer. Hobbies: Photography, Motherhood, Baking Cell phone: Droid, it’s incredible! Favorite app: Dropbox because I can access my files from anywhere....…

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October 9, 2012 

Jason Bainter, CPA — 34

 Supervisor, Construction & A/E Team, Somerset CPAs, PC Indianapolis, IN Education: MBA with concentration in finance, Butler University; Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Indiana University Professional Associations/Memberships: Indiana CPA Society, AICPA Civic Involvement:  Indiana CPA Society’s CPA Day of Service, Emerging Leaders Alliance, Emerging Leaders Alliance Government Task Force, Indiana CPA Society’s Leadership Cabinet, Case...…

 Rethinking Social Networks

October 5, 2012 

Rethinking Social Networks

You would think, with Facebook now surpassing the 1 billion subscriber mark, that accounting firms would be happy using social networks as part of their marketing strategy. Instead, my survey indicates just the opposite.

Dave McClure

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October 5, 2012 

Why Accounting Practices Should Be Encouraging a BYOD Culture

Public accounting firms are seeing how radical advancements in mobile technology have created a new way of working, and forward-thinking, savvy decision makers at accounting practices are using this to further their business by making their workforce more engaged.