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Mon, 28 Jul 2008 Succession Strategies
While many business owners sell their company through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), the practice is less common among owners of professional service groups like CPA firms. In the right situation, there can be real advantages to owners and employees August Aquila provides a real-world case history with HLB Tautges Redpath.
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 Reminder on Free Marketing Resources
In tough economic times, it's good to review options for free or very low-cost marketing resources. Here we collect the best tips we've found identifying such tactics.
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 How to Market Your Services Effectively in a Recession
What can those of us who sell our services (whether accounting, bookkeeping, consulting, or tax preparation) do to ride out the current economic storm and maintain our current level of revenues and profits? CPA Sandi Smith provides some practical steps you can take today.
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 Set Goals That Stick
CPA Sandi Smith starts with the concept of a Bucket List to show how to create goals for you or your practice that stick with you. Plus she shows how to help any employees stick to their goals too.
Fri, 10 Jul 2008 Helping Clients in Tragic Times
TIME-SENSITIVE: July 10, 2008. Recent natural disasters, most recently floods in the Midwest, remind us that accountants, bookkeepers, tax practitioners, and other advisors can play an important role in supporting clients who will be dealing with new challenges. CPA Sandi Smith shares suggestions on how to proceed.
Wed, 27 May 2008 Is Multi-Tasking a Good Idea?
What's wrong with multi-tasking? CPA Sandi Smith reviews the research to show how productivity and quality may go up by managing your time and doing one thing at a time.
Fri, 08 May 2008 Green Checklist Challenge
Greening Your Office and Your Clients.
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 Be Indispensable: Help Clients Get Back on Track with Finances in Tough Times
The best way to keep your good clients is to show them you're indispensable to their financial accounting success. We provide our best tips for doing just that.
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 Succession Strategies
You want to sell your accounting firm, consulting practice, or bookkeeping business, but it's a buyer's market out there. What can you do? Industry specialist August Aquila has just the prescription you need.
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 Are You Pricing Your Jobs Profitably?
Service providers starting their own business frequently underprice their services. CMA and Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor Pam Newman shows why good financial accounting needs to start with your practice, and provides simple ways to identify your true level of profitability.
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 What Makes You So Different? (Part 1)
In part one of his two-part article on core competencies, August Aquila looks at what really matters in helping you differentiate your firm or business from your competition.
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 What Makes You So Different? (Part 2)
In part two of his two-part article on core competencies, August Aquila shows how you can identify and strengthen the competencies at work in your firm or business. Once you do that, you can really start to differentiate yourself from your competition.
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