November 26, 2012
Firms are adopting CRM systems to grow stronger
Firms who recently saw a loss of clients are now looking to shore up and consider building again, not only building bigger firms, but building more successful ones.
November 8, 2012
CPA firms: A case for mandatory partner retirement
Almost every firm that I work with has a succession issue in the near term. Baby boomers are retiring at an accelerating rate and firms are coping (or not) with the transition issues surrounding those exits.
November 5, 2012
KPMG Forms Business Alliance with Workday to Meet Demand for Enterprise HR and Finance in the Cloud
KPMG LLP has announced the formation of a business alliance with Workday aimed at helping clients streamline and strengthen their financial management and human capital management (HCM) processes and operational effectiveness.
October 29, 2012
Thoughts on Building Your Business…From Someone Who’s Been Through It
I’ve spent the last 30 years running my accounting firm. During many of the early years, I worked as a technician, performing a lot of the day-to-day work myself. When I took over the position of Executive Editor for the CPA Practice Advisor and simultaneously launched the consulting arm of my firm, I knew I…
October 29, 2012
The Born Entrepreneur – How Andrew Poulos Built His Dream
Andrew Poulos has never had a regular office job... Fortunately, technology and the rest of the professional world caught up with his
October 23, 2012
The 2012 ‘Most Powerful Women in Accounting’
CPA Practice Advisor Announces Winners of the 2012 “Most Powerful Women in Accounting” Awards.
October 17, 2012
Utah Accounting Firm wins Work-Life Award
Tanner LLC Wins the Coveted Award for the Second Time
October 9, 2012
Managing and Motivating Challenging Employees
8 steps to motivate team members to exhibit superstar qualities.
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.
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
A Seat at the Management Table
A far too common myth in many CPA firms is that you must be a CPA to manage and understand the firm. This is simply not true and is costing firms a lot of time and money while reducing their ability to compete today and into the future.