Weathering the Storm
The accounting profession is currently faced with three major challenges that combine to form a "perfect storm."
CPA Practice Management Forum

*How to Measure Success
August Aquila presents the Balanced Scorecard -- a means of implementing and measuring the success of your firm's approach to business.
Partner Insights

Does Your Business Model Support Your Mission?
A model driven by value creation, as opposed to by hourly billing, is more in line with a firm's mission.
CPA Success

Great Leaders Stay Ahead of Trends The biggest reason great leaders fail, says futurist Andrew Zolli, is that they fail to detect the weak signals of disruptive change on the horizon.
CPA Success

Consider the Risks When Rewarding Success
Robert Torok offers an alternative compensation program that weighs long-term risk and motivates through incentive.
AICPA CPA Insider

Staying on Top of the Trends
Use technology to keep your business current and serve your clients better.
CPA Trendlines

Are Your Clients Right for You?
Consider more than whether they are breathing when evaluating prospective clients.
CPA Trendlines

Make the Most of Your Post-Conference Motivation
Make a plan for action before your post-conference ideas and enthusiasm fade away.
Convergence Coaching, LLC Inspired Ideas

The Firm of the Future?
DeepSky's goal is to replace the in-house accounting department with an outsourced, virtual one.
Accounting Today

"We Sell Time" -- A Flawed Business Model
Ron Baker finds fault with the traditional business model embraced by professional firms.
Accounting Today

Healthier Relationships Lead to Less Conflict
Sylvia Lane provides insight for minimizing conflict in personal and business relationships.
Convergence Coaching, LLC Inspired Ideas

Questions for Firm Leaders
Rita Keller asks firm leaders to consider their motivation and approach to leadership decisions.
Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders

*Take Your Leap into the Cloud
Has your firm been hesitating to join the migration to the cloud? Get practical suggestions for how to tackle your move to Web-based systems.
AICPA CPA Insider

AICPA to Overhaul Ethics Code
The AICPA's Professional Ethics Executive Committee is recodifying and enhancing the organization's Code of Professional Conduct.
Journal of Accountancy

Do You Have the Right Credentials?
A designation's weight depends on the organization that stands behind it.
Accounting Today

A Downside to Social Media?
Has your firm considered the risks of using of social media?
Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders

Finding Your Perfect Match
How to determine whether a merger candidate is a "good fit."
Public Practice

*Six Steps to Successful Succession

Most people place the "cultural" components ahead of the size of their paycheck.
The Rainmaker Academy

Build Your Online Brand (Before Someone Else Does)
If you want to stay relevant today, your communications arsenal had better include a healthy dose of social media.
CPA Success

Networking on the Web? Or in Person?
Jody Padar explains how she has used social media to expand her business and connect with Generations X and Y.
AICPA CPA Insider

Show Clients How to Succeed in Business

CPAs can provide significant value to their clients by helping them improve their business planning and develop strategies for enhancing their financial performance.
The CPA Journal

*101 Marketing Strategies
In this month's issue we present Chapter 14 of 101 Marketing Strategies, by Troy Waugh. The book -- designed for senior associates and partners of accounting, legal, consulting, and other professional business service firms -- offers Waugh's proven process model for selling professional services. We present one chapter per month, or you can order the book now at 888-797-RAIN (7246) or via [email protected].