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How Generative AI Can Make Accountants More Productive
Generative AI won’t replace accountants, but accountants who use AI will outperform those who don’t.
October 15, 2012
Small biz owners dependent on their mobile devices for competitiveness.
New CDW report finds opportunity for increased use of business-related mobile apps.
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...…
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.
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....…
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...…
October 7, 2012
Small Business Owners Want More Useful Apps and Cloud Options
Nine out of ten small business owners say they use apps, cloud-based programs and other mobile technologies, but most don't think they are useful enough.
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.
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.
October 5, 2012
SmartVault Corporation — SmartVault
Characters 3094 866-674-6785 www.smartvault.com SmartVault was originally designed as a document storage system for QuickBooks, but has moved towards a generic platform to store and share files, whether or not they are related to QB. Core Functionality SmartVault is a “cloud computing” solution provided in a web-hosted environment. The primary function of SmartVault is for...…
October 2, 2012
Working in the Cloud = Positive ROI for Firms
In order to be competitive, small to mid-size accounting firms need to offer the most advanced technology to their clients, but that can entail significant up-front investment in equipment, software and applications.
Firm Management October 2, 2012
Study: 66% of Small Business Owners Using Mobile Apps
Oct. 2, 2012 - A new survey shows that the majority of small business owners (73 percent) are most stressed by the functions like managing revenue, expenses and collecting overdue payments.
October 1, 2012
5 Ways to Make Your Firm More Profitable With Document Management
The goal of many accounting firms is to be as efficient as possible when dealing with clients and their associated paperwork and an EDMS can help a firm streamline the document flow throughout the office.