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Build team spirit before tax season hits

Work is such a large part of our lives. By spending 40+ hours a week at work, some people see their coworkers as much as their significant others. So it comes as no surprise that company culture is important to 46% of job seekers (with 88%...

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Do you need an employee improvement plan?

What do you do when an employee is falling short on expectations? These situations are unfortunately a “when, not if.”

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Nail down these 4 things when marketing for accounting firms

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Nail down these 4 things when marketing for accounting firms

Marketing falling flat? Or maybe you don’t even know where to begin your new client acquisition process? Client prospecting is a tricky business.

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What you probably didn’t learn at any accounting conference this year

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What you probably didn’t learn at any accounting conference this year

Conferences can offer you a little bit of everything. From socializing with fellow industry professionals to oodles of free swag that can keep your...

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Should you keep working with a difficult client?

Find someone who says that they love every client equally and you’ve found yourself a liar — at least, they may lie to themselves. The...

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Don't read this if you still use a washboard

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Don't read this if you still use a washboard

If you look at the present from the lens of how the past dreamed of the future, it’s very disappointing. We don’t have robots performing our daily...

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Why you find soft skills so hard

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Why you find soft skills so hard

Accounting is a profession that’s done by the book—and that’s not just referring to bookkeeping.

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Being a virtual CFO means getting into the preparation

As your firm grows and evolves, shouldn’t your suite of services? By expanding your service offerings, you create better revenue opportunities for...

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Feeling squeamish about advisory

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Feeling squeamish about advisory? Here's how to get comfortable

There’s a battle raging in the accounting profession. Full services firm versus specialized offerings? Not that one. Shifting to automation...

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How accounting education is changing

Most accountants feel that the accounting profession is undergoing a monumental shift (and it is). The whole world is on a fast-moving technology...

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Need time-saving solutions for your firm?

Running any business is a challenge. But accounting firms are a special case. With clients looking to you for legal and regulatory compliance as well...

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Bringing the competition into focus

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Bringing the competition into focus

What do you think about your “competition?” In a way, cloud accounting and AI Fintech open up the world to nearly every firm, but does this mean you...

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Isn't it all just busy season, now?

You know the drill. Accountants block their entire calendar from January through April, and usually another 4-8 weeks in the fall, for clients...

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