March 6, 2015
Professionals on the Move – March 6, 2015
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
March 5, 2015
Report Shows Little Advancement for Women in Management Roles in Last Decade
The number of women in senior management roles in the United States has increased by just 1 percent during the past 10 years, according to new research from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), a survey of more than 5,400 business ...
March 5, 2015
Tenenz Enhances Communication Tools to Help Accounting Firms Reach Clients
Tenenz, Inc., which offers accounting firm websites, tax tools and forms, has made several enhancements to its Client Centric Communications. Subscribers can now set up recurring messages such as birthday or anniversary cards and tax reminders.
March 5, 2015
AICPA Study Shows Business Leaders are Lowering Expectations on Profit, Sales and Expansion
Business executives are taking a more tempered view when it comes to expectations for profit, revenue and expansion in the coming year, according to the first quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief financial off
March 5, 2015
Accounting Firm Plante Moran Named to Fortune List
Plante Moran, one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms, has been named to FORTUNE Magazine’s list of “100 Best Companies to Work For” for the 17th consecutive year.
March 4, 2015
Why an Accounting Firm’s Internal and External Valuation Can Vary
Profitable, attractive firms under $2M, and especially those under $1M, sold in a market with many potential buyers, usually fetch 100 percent to 150 percent of fees. If this is the case, why do 90 percent of CPA firms value goodwill for ...
March 3, 2015
#HerOwnBoss Project Celebrates Triumphs of Women Entrepreneurs
In celebration of Women's History Month, the National Women's Business Council (NWBC) is kicking off the month with a story-telling project to highlight and share honest advice, important truths and inspiring stories from women entrepreneurs.
March 2, 2015
AICPA to Host Webcast on Legalized Marijuana
As of last week, laws legalizing recreational marijuana use have gone into effect in four states, with nearly half of the states already having medical marijuana laws on the books. Professional service providers, including CPAs, are increasingly ...
March 2, 2015
How to Attract New Clients and Communicate Better with Existing Ones
To accelerate referrals you have to take a proactive approach. This is done by consistently giving your clients something to talk to their friends about. In order to consistently clients something to talk about without cutting into your billable ...
February 27, 2015
CFOs Say More Staff Autonomy Increases Productivity
Roughly one in three chief financial officers (CFOs) in a Robert Half Management Resources survey admitted their organization would be more productive if they gave their employees greater autonomy at work.
February 26, 2015
The Cost of a Bad Hire (It’s Not Just Money) – And How to Avoid Bringing One on Board
Making a bad hire can be very expensive to organizations. In fact, research suggests (www.blissassociates.com/html/articles/employee_turnover01.html) replacing an employee who doesn’t work out can cost at least 150 percent of that worker’s salary. Still,
February 26, 2015
Deltek to Acquire Global Talent Management Provider
Deltek announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire HRsmart, a global provider of talent management solutions with over 1,000 customers around the world. This acquisition will broaden Deltek’s portfolio of Human Capital Management (HCM