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Source: Catalyst Enterprise Solutions Most business owners and accounting practice marketing managers believe that whether clients and customers refer them is entirely out of their hands. But science shows that people can’t help recommending products and services to their friends—it’s an instinct wired deep in the brain. And smart professional practice marketing managers and other…
read moreThe April edition of Accounting Today’s monthly Accountants Confidence Index reversed a two-month decline, showing positive expectations for the short- and mid-term for the first time in 2012. Responding to a survey taken in March, the panelists on our Executive Research ERC foresaw a short-term contraction for small firms — only the second they’ve predicted…
read moreDo you remember “Star Trek” and all the great gadgets the crew members used in each episode? Or the fancy gizmos from “Minority Report?” Ever wonder when, or if, we’ll invent technology like what we’ve seen in the fictional universe? The Fiction to Reality Timeline demonstrates that its only a matter of time, as exemplified by cloud…
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Storing and managing documents entails increasing security risks, so get thee to the cloud! In 1975, an article in BusinessWeek heralded the era of a “paperless office.” Since then, high tech has transformed business by replacing manual processes with electronic communications and data. But the promise of a paperless office, storing and managing documents (all), has not…
read moreCloud based document management storage and cloud computing for the cemetery, cremation and funeral industries. Business owners in the Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Home Services industry have a unique requirement in their data storage needs, as many records are considered permanent and have an infinite retention compliance to meet. The amount of data grows daily and with that, so…
read moreAccording to results of the 2011 CPA Social Media Survey, LinkedIn and Facebook are the two most popular social media used by CPAs and accountants. Source: Barry MacQuarrie – Click for Survey Results PDF A 2011 survey, conducted for the the second year, had the goal of determining if accounting professionals are adopting or avoiding social media. More than 650…
read morePublic and private IT Cloud services will create nearly 14 million new jobs worldwide from 2011 to 2015, according to a recent study commissioned by Microsoft. CLICK TO VIEW FULL SIZE “The cloud is going to have a huge impact on job creation,” says Susan Hauser, Microsoft corporate vice president of the Worldwide Enterprise and…
read moreWebinar Friday Host: Cloud9 CEO Robert Chandler In this struggling economy, many employees feel fortunate to have jobs right now. Combined with Tax Season, you have a perfect storm for professional burn out. This is another scenario where cloud computing and cloud accounting can help! Register: Fri, Mar 9, 2012 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM…
read moreBusiness blogging is not new, it started over a decade ago. And blogging for CPAs is important to the marketing efforts of small and medium size accounting firms. A major important aspect of business blogging for CPAs is in-bound lead-inquiry generation via organic search. Regular blogging increases search visibility by a significant measurable metric, and that means more…
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