3 Reasons the Deals Aren’t Stopping for Busy Season

robert_fligel_headshot.jpgAt one time, you could count on busy season to provide respite from mergers and acquisitions and talent snatches.

But not this year.

Robert Fligel (pictured), the New York-based CPA firm broker and headhunter, reports that unlike past busy seasons, this busy season is as busy as ever.

“My theory is that it might have something to do with more partners looking at the slowing economy as a time to sell while other forward thinkers are thinking growth by acquisition,” Fligel says. “Whatever it is, we are seeing an extremely active market unlike past busy seasons which tend to be the quietest historically.” READ MORE →

What CPAs Can Learn from Starbucks about Hiring (and Keeping) Gen Y Workers

starbucks-worker-800x600.jpgGen Y workers (ages 26 and younger) know what they want-in particular, a good work/life balance and ready opportunities for advancement.

But this doesn’t mean that they aren’t a dedicated workforce capable of loyal service. The lessons here come from the restaurant business, but they apply just as well to CPA firms. After all, companies like Starbucks, McDonald’s and T.G.I. Friday’s probably know a thing or two about hiring and keeping Gen Y employees. READ MORE →