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Jim Boomer

CPA, CITP, CEO

jim.boomer@boomer.com

Phone: 785-537-2358 x114

Jim Boomer is the CEO of Boomer Consulting, Inc. He is the director of the Boomer Technology Circles ™ and an expert on managing technology within an accounting firm. He also serves as a strategic planning and technology consultant and firm adviser in the areas of performance and risk management. In addition, Jim is leading a new program, The Producer Circle, in collaboration with CPA2BIZ and the AICPA. Jim was selected for the 2011 AICPA Leadership Program and the inaugural class of the KSCPA’s "20 Under 40” Leadership Program. He has been named to The CPA Technology Advisor’s "Forty Under Forty” and "Top 25 Thought Leaders” lists multiple times.

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Accounting

The Benefits and Challenges of Cloud Accounting

Accounting firms across the country are looking to the cloud to transform their client accounting services. They are looking to move from simply transactional bookkeeping services to higher value advisory services more in line with the CFO function.

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Accounting

Tablets - Tech Toys or Tools?

Today, many tablet owners are pondering the question, “Is it just a tech toy? Or is it a true productivity tool?”

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Accounting

Embrace Consumerization!

Oh the glory days of IT – the calculator, the brick mobile phone, the fax machine! Remember back when new technologies got their start in business markets?

Firm Management

Five Steps to Effective Delegation

Delegation is an important tool to help free up time, allowing us to focus on the things we do best and that add the most value to the firm. Unfortunately, however, delegation is a tool that too infrequently makes it out of the toolbox.

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Firm Management

Work is What You Do, Not Where You Go!

Whether we like it or not, cloud and mobile technologies are catapulting us toward an anytime/anywhere work environment. No longer are we bound by the four walls we call “the office” to check things off our to-do list. This shift of work being completely about what you do, and not about where you do it is a significant one.

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Firm Management

Great Leaders Make Themselves Replaceable!

What would happen if you suddenly and unexpectedly could not work? What would happen to your firm? Would things run smoothly, or would it be utter chaos?

Firm Management

Are you investing in your next generation?

Time and time again, I hear firms talk about how they have enough young people to fill the impending leadership void when Baby Boomers start retiring in the coming years.

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Firm Management

Disaster Recovery in the Cloud

The cloud continues to be the center of great debate. Supporters focus on the long list of benefits ranging from freeing up internal resources to focus on more strategic initiatives to smoothing the monthly IT budget.

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Firm Management

Has Your Firm Accessed the Power of the Crowd

CPA firms across the country continue to look for innovative ways to market their services, people and organizations as a whole. And branding and design are often important components to successfully executing an effective marketing strategy.

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Technology

Accountability – The Key to Firm Success

An overall strategic plan is important to chart the course for your firm’s future success. And individual game plans outline the roles each team member plays in achieving the firm’s strategic objectives.

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Firm Management

Is CRM Part of Your Firm’s Strategy?

Client relationships are the lifeblood of any accounting firm and should be maintained in an efficient, organized system. Too often, firms relay on a number of disparate back office systems to manage this critical information resulting in redundancy, inconsistency and missed opportunities.

Firm Management

IT Strategic Planning & Budgeting

IT strategic planning and budget are crucial concepts for IT leaders to understand when communicating with partners.