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Isaac M. O'Bannon
Managing Editor
isaac.obannon@cpapracticeadvisor.com
Isaac M. O'Bannon is the managing editor and digital content manager for CPA Practice Advisor (www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com), drawing on two decades of experience covering the areas of professional accounting, taxation, business productivity and consumer technologies.
Prior to CPA Practice Advisor, O'Bannon was a consultant at firms in San Francisco, Denver and Tulsa, serving clients that included Logitech, Polycom, Hilti, Microsoft, the Stanford Research Institute, the University of Oklahoma's College of Engineering and other technology leaders. He is a U.S. Navy veteran.
Email: isaac.obannon - @ - cpapracticeadvisor.com
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Small Business
Small biz owners dependent on their mobile devices for competitiveness.
New CDW report finds opportunity for increased use of business-related mobile apps.
Two Americans Share Nobel for Economics
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded today to two Americans who have developed a theory on market design and matching. The theory purports to show how people and companies decide and connect with each other in various aspects of life and business.
Small Business
Are You Listening to Your Customers? Ask them these 6 questions.
You may be missing out on the best way to get real feedback from your clients. Likewise, your clients might be missing out on the same information from their customers.
"Meet the Firms Week" to connect accounting college students with firms that are hiring
National Meet the Firms Week virtually connects outstanding Accounting college students to hiring firms.
Small Business
Florida Businesses Get Lending Boost
A group of Florida banks has increased lending to small businesses by $250 million.
Income Tax
It's Almost Oct. 15... Are You Ready
With only a few days left until Oct. 15, the Illinois CPA Society is urging individual filers who had an extension to remember the deadline.
6 Simple Tips for Decreasing Spam & Phishing Emails
How many email addresses do you have or do you manage? You certainly have at least one for work, hopefully with your firm name as a part of the email address...
Nonprofit
Aplos Oversight Enhances Accounting Management for Nonprofits
New module helps streamline accounting oversight for church denominations, nonprofit headquarters, church planting organizations and nonprofit bookkeepers and CPAs.
Small Business Saturday Means Big Money to SMBs
American Express will give AmEx card holders $25 credit to shop in small businesses.
Technology
Small Business Owners Want More Useful Apps and Cloud Options
Nine out of ten small business owners say they use apps, cloud-based programs and other mobile technologies, but most don't think they are useful enough.
Income Tax
Charitable giving up online, down overall.
A monthly study by Blackbaud shows bad and (limited good) news for charitable donations.