So, What Are YOUR Plans? New York (AMI-Partners) – AMI’s 2006-07 survey of the United States SMB market reveals that 7% of Small Businesses and 17% of Medium Businesses expressed an interest in using Vista by years end.
What it takes to be competitive Our friend and colleague Bruce W. Marcus takes note of a study performed by Suzanne Lowe and Sally Glick, and reported in Accounting Today. Surprise! Surprise! Few firms had any formal performance measurement system … Continued
Innovation emerges as strong driver in professional success. What are the toughest problems? Join the poll. See the results. by Rick Telberg At Large Accounting has been an exceptionally busy profession in recent years, but contrary to that old cliché, … Continued
10-year Forecast by Intuit and Institute for the Future Redefines the Face of Entrepreneurs MOUNTAIN VIEW – [Intuit News Release]- The face of small business will dramatically change as seasoned baby boomers, kids fresh out of high school, mid-career women, … Continued
Do You Have the Character Traits to Succeed?
Gerald Riskin of Edge International recalls the handful of DNA markers that can predict success or failure. READ MORE →
The shy and retiring need not apply. Genworth Financial Investment Services Inc. plans to hire 325 registered representatives this year, a 14% increase, according to Investment News. The Schaumburg, Ill.-based company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Richmond, Va.-based Genworth Financial … Continued
Tax pro Robert D. Flach doesn’t make it easy to do business with him. There’s a note on the Flach website that says he won’t answer the phone, but you can leave a message on his machine. “I never answer … Continued
Partner comp averages $186,000, up 16% New York (from the AICPA) – CPA firms are experiencing strong growth with 76 percent reporting an increase in firm size in the last year, according to the just-released National Management of an Accounting … Continued
CPAs have some ideas about client satisfaction that just aren’t true. Tax season is the best time to get it right. by Rick Telberg At Large “Selling?” First of all, CPAs don’t “sell.” Or do they? And if they did, … Continued
‘Tis the season A lot funnier than your standard Wikipedia The entry for Auditor at the UNcyclopedia.com (“the content-free encyclopedia that anyone can edit”)… “An Auditor (auditor sapiens) is a unique mammalian species, first bred in the 1960s by crossbreeding … Continued
Celen Do we learn more from advice or by observing the actions of others? In a study (PDF download) that has ramifications for CPAs and consultants, Columbia University Professor Bogachan Celen compares how we acquire information. He studies investors, but … Continued
CPAs learn accounting, auditing and tax. But how do you make a living? by Rick Telberg On Careers Back in school, you probably learned what you need to know to hang out your shingle, but did they teach you to … Continued
Maybe that’s too much to ask. But Anne Stanton makes the point that CPAs should put aside their biases, their old habits, misguided beliefs, and, yes, she says, their egos, to get on track with new technologies like Vista. What’s … Continued