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November 18, 2015 

Interactive Website Gives Students Real Life Experiences of a CPA

The redesigned Start Here, Go Places. website includes more than 100 profiles of real-life CPAs in public practice, industry, government, and academia. Students are able to enter information to create a ‘Future Me’ profile to help them envision a ...

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November 17, 2015 

Tenenz Releases New System for Accounting Firms

My FirmFiles helps accountants by making it easy to serve clients effectively. “Being able to securely and instantly transfer or store files allows accountants to spend less time on administrative tasks and more time handling billable work, ” said Bob ...

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November 17, 2015 

Ohio Accounting Firms Get Creative to Attract New Professionals

Dotting the ‘i’ for script Ohio in The Ohio State University marching band was a longtime dream for Neil Steffens. That dream came true this past September in part because Steffen’s employer, Clark Schaefer Hackett, a regional CPA firm, was open to ...

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November 16, 2015 

Women Reach Partner in 43% of Small Accounting Firms

The highest ratio of female partners (43 percent) falls within the firm category of 2-10 CPAs, while the lowest (20 percent) is associated with the largest firms of 100-plus CPAs, the AICPA CPA Firm Gender Survey found.

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November 13, 2015 

A Simple Approach to Training

While you certainly have to take into account learning styles, I would like to share a simple training approach that I learned from my partner, Dustin Hostetler. It is a proven process that has been used successfully by our clients and in a variety of ...

Jim Boomer

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November 3, 2015 

5 Questions for Nonprofit Leaders

The most valuable assets of any organization with a purpose – whether it’s for-profit or not-for-profit – are its people, and that’s why hiring is so important. When screening candidates, who may become part of your work culture, however, there are ...

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November 3, 2015 

6 Tips for Tax Season Staffing at Accounting Firms

With tax season looming, now is the time for accounting firms to ramp up their staffing strategy. Determining your needed mix of full-time and temporary professionals — before holiday time-off — will set you on a course for success come 2016.

Paul McDonald