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 Survey Identifies Critical Element of Accounting Firm Growth

December 10, 2013 

Survey Identifies Critical Element of Accounting Firm Growth

Confidential peer networking is a rarely found but critical piece of practice management in the competitive accounting industry that is helping firms accelerate decision making and growth, according to managing partners and partners of mid-sized firms across the country.

 2013 Review of CCH ProSystem fx Site Builder

December 10, 2013 

2013 Review of CCH ProSystem fx Site Builder

From the Dec. 2013 issue. Overview CCH Site Builder is the website creation tool from CCH, part of Wolters Kluwer.  The application is a template-driven website generator which allows firms to use a menu-driven application to create an internet presence for a firm.  Firms can either bring their existing internet domain name (e.g. firmname.com) to...…

 Clear Expectations – The Key to Your Social Media Policy

December 9, 2013 

Clear Expectations – The Key to Your Social Media Policy

Having a social media policy, and training employees to follow it, are critical practices for every firm. Even if your firm is not using social media, you still need a policy because your staff are using it in their private lives and they need guidelines to protect your interests and your firms’ reputation.

Sandra Wiley

 Information Technology Alliance Announces New Members

December 9, 2013 

Information Technology Alliance Announces New Members

The Information Technology Alliance recently announced new members this week during the annual ITA Fall Collaborative. The organization is an independent professional association comprised of most of the nation’s top 30 accounting firms, premier technology consultants and leading technology vendors serving the accounting profession.

 2014 IT Predictions and 2013 Results

December 9, 2013 

2014 IT Predictions and 2013 Results

Winston Churchill once said “It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than we can see” which is applicable to many CPA firm partners that are so busy and focused on getting today’s work done that they seldom take the time to think about how they can improve their practices to…

Roman Kepczyk

 Visibility is Critical Element for Women in Leadership Roles

December 4, 2013 

Visibility is Critical Element for Women in Leadership Roles

The most powerful women business leaders in the U.S., whether CEOs or in other senior positions, are proactively engaging external audiences and are also being acknowledged for their roles as effective leaders, according to an ongoing study by Weber Shandwick on how the most powerful women in business are engaging.

 New Jersey CPAs Help Community FoodBank of NJ

December 2, 2013 

New Jersey CPAs Help Community FoodBank of NJ

The Young CPAs, a membership segment of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA), collected more than 2,800 pounds of food during its annual September to November food drive to benefit the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.