Firm Management

Sage North America is gearing up for its annual learning event, the Sage Summit. Whether you've attended the Summit in the past or are new to the event, you're likely to experience a new way of learning, growing, and improving your business.

The tax and accounting arm of Thomson Reuters has released two new content marketing solutions for CPA firms interested in growing their accounting, auditing, and international tax practices.

Some people will tell you to never give away anything for free. Some will tell you that you give what you get. For me, I make the call on a case by case basis. It depends on the question – can I answer it quickly? It depends on the person asking – are they really just asking that one quick question, or are they coming back with a wall of text?

Spokane accounting firm McDirmid, Mikkelsen & Secrest PS will merge with North Dakota-based Eide Bailly, the company announced Thursday.

ICS’ Co-Founders, John White and John Palmer, have joined as Principals at WeiserMazars to lead the Banking Internal Audit practice and are accompanied nationally by their ICS professional team. The merger significantly expands WeiserMazars’ Governance, Risk & Compliance Services capabilities.

Even in an era of typo-ridden texts and tweets, making a goof on your resume can still prove costly, according to a recent survey by Accountemps. Sixty-three percent of senior managers said just one or two resume mistakes would eliminate an applicant from consideration for a job.

Abila today announced that advanced new features have been added to its Social CRM technology solution, netFORUM Pro version 2014.1. These features include deeper batch accounting functionality, membership renewal enhancements, and overall improvements to the user interface, further enhancing the already enjoyable user experience. Abila provides software solutions dedicated to serving dynamic membership associations, nonprofit organizations, higher education institutions and government agencies.

The Illinois CPA Society’s Young Professionals Leadership Conference positions the next generation of finance and accounting professionals for future success, and this year’s conference features strategies to bring connectivity into the workplace. Additional presentations include insight into creating power teams, relationship-building for business opportunities and a case study in destructive culture.