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Sustainability Reporting: An Untapped Market for CPAs
Corporations are under a great deal of pressure to provide greater transparency, particularly when it comes to “sustainability.” There's also a growing need for external assurance to enhance the credibility of sustainability reports.
Accounting Today
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*How are Mid-Sized Firms Fairing?
Marc Rosenberg provides a brief overview of the Rosenberg MAP Survey results.
The Marc Rosenberg Blog
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Increase Your Firm's Profitability
While leadership, balanced life, outstanding client service, and efficient processes are critical for success, they mean nothing if the firm is not sufficiently profitable.
CPA Trendlines
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A New Spin on Audit Partner Rotation
The authors surveyed audit partners to learn about their views on the impact of mandatory partner rotation on audit quality and methods they use to minimize the impact.
The CPA Journal
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CPAs: Are You Recording History or Making History?
Most clients want their accountants to be more proactive, but the vast majority is reactive.
CPA Practice Management Forum
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Sustainability: The CPA's Role
In addition to cost-cutting, efficiency, and risk management, CPAs can play an important role in other aspects of accounting for sustainability.
AICPA CPA Insider
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Have You Outgrown Your Compensation System?
As firms grow, partner compensation systems become outdated and unworkable, and cause stress among the owners.
Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
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Problem-Solving Through Honesty
For the good of your firm and your working relationships, learn how to tackle tough conversations with honesty and consideration for others.
ConvergenceCoaching, LLC Inspired Ideas
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Secrets of Successful Individuals
Learn the habits and practices of successful individuals.
Pennsylvania CPA Journal
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A Challenge to Be Forward-Thinking
Consider what you stand to lose if you refuse to stay relevant.
Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
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Growing on Purpose
Change your firm's culture to include consistent, intentional marketing and business development.
AICPA CPA Insider
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Take Steps to Achieve Your Goals
Three steps you can take to help achieve your personal and professional goals.
Convergence Coaching, LLC Inspired Ideas
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The Importance of Trust
How does the level of trust among your coworkers impact your firm?
Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
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Young Partners: Stop Being Passive and Build a Better Firm
According to Bill Reeb, young partners' concerns about their futures have more to do with anxiety than with reality. But to fix the firm's problems, they need to engage in a dialog with senior partners.
Public Practice
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*Navigating the M&A Minefield
Mergers and acquisitions provide CPA firms with solutions to a broad range of problems, but there are several potential traps that, if overlooked, can create significant problems.
Journal of Accountancy
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Making a Merger Work
Best practices observed from recent mergers.
The Marc Rosenberg Blog
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How and When to Say Goodbye to Your Accounting Business
August Aquila provides tips and a few practical steps for developing a succession plan or an exit strategy from your firm.
Accounting Today
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Protect Yourself When Selling Your Business
Considerations for protecting yourself and your clients before and after the sale of your practice.
Accounting Today
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Getting to the Root of a Prospective Client's Problems
Too often, salespeople stop at the first need they discover and offer solutions that merely relieve the symptoms of a deeper problem.
RainToday
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*What Clients Want
A recent survey reveals what matters most to your clients.
CPA Trendlines
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Is Your Website Driving Prospects Away?
Teaspiller recently surveyed potential clients to find out which website features were useful to them in choosing a firm.
CPA Trendlines
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*101 Marketing Strategies
In this month's issue we present Chapter 16 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].
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