Comments on: Top Five: Secrets of a CPA Start-Up http://cpatrendlines.com/2010/03/08/top-five-secrets-of-a-cpa-start-up/ Actionable Intelligence for the Tax, Accounting and Finance Community from Bay Street Group LLC Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mathew Heggem http://cpatrendlines.com/2010/03/08/top-five-secrets-of-a-cpa-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-547333 Mathew Heggem Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:37 +0000 http://cpatrendlines.com/?p=6273#comment-547333 This is both wonderful advice and inspiring - to see that innovation pays off. This is the type of CPA Firm that will create change throughout the industry. This is both wonderful advice and inspiring – to see that innovation pays off. This is the type of CPA Firm that will create change throughout the industry.

]]> By: Steven Sessions http://cpatrendlines.com/2010/03/08/top-five-secrets-of-a-cpa-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-547314 Steven Sessions Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:54:37 +0000 http://cpatrendlines.com/?p=6273#comment-547314 Remember probably the most valuable thing, but the most difficult to do, when starting a new practice is clearly differentiate from existing established practices because even with the best product, a company can experience lost sales>> http://bit.ly/bZqWbJ and Credit Suisse documented how companies outperform the real marketplace>> http://bit.ly/9SqQhn Remember probably the most valuable thing, but the most difficult to do, when starting a new practice is clearly differentiate from existing established practices because even with the best product, a company can experience lost sales>> http://bit.ly/bZqWbJ and Credit Suisse documented how companies outperform the real marketplace>> http://bit.ly/9SqQhn

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://cpatrendlines.com/2010/03/08/top-five-secrets-of-a-cpa-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-547306 Dennis Howlett Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:32:49 +0000 http://cpatrendlines.com/?p=6273#comment-547306 Stunning story Rick. I riffed over at IT Counts. Hopefully people in the UK will draw inspiration: http://www.ion.icaew.com/itcounts/19513 Stunning story Rick. I riffed over at IT Counts. Hopefully people in the UK will draw inspiration: http://www.ion.icaew.com/itcounts/19513

]]> By: John R. Ezell, CPA http://cpatrendlines.com/2010/03/08/top-five-secrets-of-a-cpa-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-547302 John R. Ezell, CPA Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:33:03 +0000 http://cpatrendlines.com/?p=6273#comment-547302 Great post. I enjoyed this since I started my first practice in Arlington 18 years ago. Brian's firm sounds like it is off to a great start. I like his use of technology and the flexible staff. By investing in his staff, he can develop his team into future business developers that will more than pay for themselves with new business and they may spend a long part of the career with his firm because its a good place to work. Great post. I enjoyed this since I started my first practice in Arlington 18 years ago. Brian’s firm sounds like it is off to a great start.

I like his use of technology and the flexible staff. By investing in his staff, he can develop his team into future business developers that will more than pay for themselves with new business and they may spend a long part of the career with his firm because its a good place to work.

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