October 9, 2014
Big Changes Coming for Joint Employers and Independent Contractors
Recent NLRB actions and court decisions have taken the issue of joint employers, independent contractors, and leased employees far beyond a single industry.
October 8, 2014
Xero Hits $100 Million in Annualized Monthly Revenue
Online accounting software maker Xero has passed $100 million in annualized committed monthly revenue and has achieved a 95 percent year-over-year growth rate in subscription revenue, the company announced on Wednesday.
October 8, 2014
Professor Creates Financial Model to Value Water Risk for Businesses
With water risk rising in some companies and basins as a more urgent problem than climate change, University of Michigan researchers have worked out a way to measure how it affects stock volatility.
October 7, 2014
5 Technologies to Develop More Business for Your Firm
Every day, new technology services are being launched that help professional services firms better engage with prospects and clients in cost effective ways. Filtering through all the possibilities and effectively leveraging the technologies is becoming key to firms’ success. While not all inclusive, here are a few focus areas to maximize the impact of your...…
October 6, 2014
The Advisory Board and AAM to Partner for Winning is Everything Conference
The Advisory Board is partnering with the Association for Accounting Marketing to provide executive-level marketing sessions at the 2015 Winning is Everything Conference. The sessions are designed to ...
October 3, 2014
Professionals on the Move – October 7, 2014
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
October 2, 2014
Tenenz Expands Email Marketing Suite for Accounting Firms
Tenenz, Inc., which makes products and technologies for tax and accounting firms, has expansed its email marketing suite of products. Professionals can now choose from a variety of customizable, branded designs for digital client newsletters, memos, appoi
October 2, 2014
KPMG Acquires Qubera
The global Big 4 accounting and consulting firm KPMG LLP has acquired “certain” assets of the cyber-security firm Qubera Solutions. The companies say that the transaction will strengthen the KPMG network’s security transformation capabilities in several service areas, including Cloud Identity Federation, Identity as a Service (IDaaS), Identity Governance, and IAM solution implementation. “As threats...…
October 1, 2014
3 Ways High Stress in the Workplace Leads to Lower Productivity
Employees who have high stress levels at work also have lower engagement, are less productive and have higher absentee levels than those not operating under excessive pressure, according to research from professional services firm Towers Watson.
October 1, 2014
Great Leadership Leads to Successful Entrepreneurship
A popular point of discussion for firm owners is talking about the transition from working as a “technician” in their business (a producer of product) to leading as an entrepreneur.
October 1, 2014
Zoho CRM
Zoho CRM gives you a 360-degree view of your complete sales cycle and pipeline. Identify trends, spot opportunities, increase efficiency and reduce costs with the right answers, right now.
September 30, 2014
What’s Buzzing in Your Office? Survey Shows Most Used and Abused Terms
Topping the list: "Dynamic," "deep dive" and "leverage" were the most overused and annoying business buzzwords cited by those polled.