3 Ways to Make CPE Work for You

Businessman hailing taxi at airportBe honest about the true costs of attending, then compensate.

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By Sandi Leyva
The Accountant’s Accelerator

Attending and learning from conferences can be amazing opportunities for your career or your business. They can also be huge money drains. It’s easy to take a look at the conference registration and make a quick decision about whether we can afford it – or even worse – whether it will clear our credit card limit or not.

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A smart business owner will take a bit different approach. Here’s how to calculate how much revenue or increase in price you need to justify the expense of attending a conference.