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3 Reasons to Offer Business Advisory Services

USA TODAY/Gallup polls show that accountants are considered the most trusted business professionals, which enables them to move beyond traditional accounting services and position themselves as trusted business advisors.
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Starting a Wellness Program in Your Company

With health insurance expenses expected to continue to rise, employers are looking for wellness programs that can potentially reduce the cost of health care to both the employer and the employee.
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Too Much To Do, All the Time?

A growing number of accounting professionals face too many interruptions, have too much to do, and not enough time to do it. If this happens to be your lot, and you've been looking for solutions, you'll find some here.
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Company Announcements: Week of August 27, 2012

Following is the latest roundup of accounting community news for the week of August 27, 2012.
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CPAs Examine Impact of Health Care Reform

Since the US Supreme Court decision to uphold the majority of provisions of the health care reform law, most small business owners, and the CPAs who serve them, have begun to scrutinize how the law will impact them when implemented in 2014.
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Company Announcements: Week of September 3, 2012

Following is the latest roundup of community news for the week of September 3, 2012.
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Seven Steps to Perfect Firm Marketing

Marketing is challenging, whether you're a seasoned professional or the designated marketing person in your firm because there's no one else to do the job. John Jantsch, president of Duct Tape Marketing, shares his strategies.
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The Path to Creating Sustainable CPA Firm Growth

In the face of rising competition, a stagnant economy and increasing demands from clients, successful CPA firms of the future will have to leverage their value and expertise to position themselves as the premier strategic partner for financial solutions.
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How to Give Clients the Red Carpet Treatment

The late American entrepreneur, author and personal-development speaker Jim Rohn said, "One customer, well taken care of, could be more valuable than $10,000 worth of advertising."
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10 Tips on Selecting the Right Retirement Plan Provider

Plan sponsors typically rely on financial advisors or retirement plan consultants to benchmark their plans and evaluate plan providers. So it is vital for advisors who serve the retirement plan marketplace to have an in-depth understanding of what must be reviewed.
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North Carolina CPAs Prepare for CPA Day of Service

Excitement is growing among North Carolina CPAs as they prepare to participate for the first time in the CPA Day of Service on September 21, 2012.
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Six Rules of Wise Recruiting for Small Businesses

Johnny Laurent, vice president and general manager of the Sage Employer Solutions business unit, offers guidelines that small businesses can implement during the recruiting process.
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Innovation: Key to Growth or Succession

Many accounting firm owners are considering new opportunities and ways to reinvent their firms before handing them over to their successors. Gary Boomer offered his insights at the recent Boomer Summit.
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Croskey Lanni and Hirzel, Jackson & Swaine Merge

Croskey Lanni, PC is merging Hirzel, Jackson & Swaine, PC into its practice and will operate as Croskey, Lanni & Company, PC. The firm's focus is serving the accounting, tax, and business advisory needs of its diversified client base.
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Helping Clients through Better Benchmarking

Providing your business clients with industry-specific financial benchmarking will improve their business's performance. To provide real value, you need industry data that's accurate, up to date, and relevant to your client's size and location.
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Providing a Five-Star Client Experience Every Day

How do you ensure your prospects and clients love their relationship with your firm every step of the way? Jennifer Katrulya shares her insight on ways you can create a "five-star experience" for your clients, each and every day.
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How's Your 'Other' Audience?

Often, your staff will take your marketing message to customers and prospects, and they're almost certainly the ones who will deliver on the promises your marketing campaign makes. Take some concrete steps to make sure they get it.
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Company Announcements: Week of August 20, 2012

Following is the latest roundup of accounting community news for the week of August 20, 2012.
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EEOC State Data Shows Trends, Areas to Watch

In 2011, the EEOC received a record-setting number of charges from those claiming employment discrimination: 99,947 in fiscal year 2011, compared to 99,922 in 2010, and an increase from 82,792 in 2008.
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IPA Report on the Largest US Accounting Firms

The Platt Group, publishers of INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA), has released the twenty-second annual report on the nation's largest 100 accounting firms.
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Voice of the Editor

What makes a company a great place to work? Experience, a ConnectEDU company, uses criteria that include benefits, career advancement opportunities, culture, and work/life balance to form its annual list of the Best Places to Work for Recent Grads. BDO USA and Ernst & Young both made the Top 25 list. Read what makes these firms stand out and find out what can be done at your firm to entice college grads.

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Gail Perry, CPA
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, AccountingWEB
editor@accountingweb.com
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