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Making Your First Million Online: A Scenario
- Monday, 16 November 2009
- Running a Firm
- Written by Barry Friedman CPA
The Situation
Your accounting practice client base is composed of many small businesses using QuickBooks. Over the years, you’ve discovered that most new clients are disorganized and not using QuickBooks properly. To help this situation, you have developed tools that provide clients with best practices for using QuickBooks—the most popular tool being a QuickBooks "How To" manual.
Internet ROI: What Plus What Equals What?
- Thursday, 05 November 2009
- Running a Firm
- Written by Bob Scott
Many have discussed return on investment for Web sites. Joe Rotella, chief technology officer of Delphia Consulting, put together a series of measurements designed to make financial sense out of Web performance. However, ”Is Your Web presence Working 10 Ways to Measure Your Web ROI,” presented at last month's CCH User Conference, he cautioned repeatedly that “your mileage may vary.”
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Making Sure Data Storage Helps Meet Security Requirements
- Thursday, 22 October 2009
- Running a Firm
- Written by William C. Fleenor CPA.CITP, PhD
Forty-five states now have security breach notification laws. Numerous federal laws and regulations require breach notifications and some, such as HIPAA and Gramm-Leach-Bliley, require the use of encryption technology to protect confidential information. Failing to comply with these mandates can result in anything from a serious financial disaster to business failure. For example, businesses with customers or clients in Florida are subject to the Florida security breach notification laws which impose fines of up to $500,000 for failure to properly report breaches of customer of client confidential information. On top of this, add the adverse effects of having business plans and trade secrets compromised.
The Economic Logic of SaaS
- Thursday, 29 October 2009
- Running a Firm
- Written by Edi Osborne
These days, everyone is asking the ROI question on Software as a Service. What they are not asking is what is the lost opportunity cost off our current model. I am not, in any way, a technology guru, but I am completely dependent on technology to run my business. And maybe it's my business owner bias that drives me to the conclusion that SaaS is a no-brainer.
CCH Aims to Improve Firms' Software Productivity
- Saturday, 17 October 2009
- Running a Firm
- Written by Bob Scott
RUVERWOODS, Ill. - CCH is offering productivity consulting for ProSystem fx Suite and research products that is designed to assess how firms can use their CCH products more effectively. A five-day service that includes three days on site by a two-person CCH team, the service is available at a discounted price of $10,000 for engagements that are contracted by the end of the year and performed by the middle of 2010. Consulting is designed for firms that have at least three CCH products.
Taking a Targeted Approach to Social Networking
- Wednesday, 14 October 2009
- Running a Firm
- Written by Scott Cytron
On a personal level, social media offers an easy-to-use platform to share information and connect with friends. In business, we are just now beginning to understand and grasp the value of using such networking sites, especially in the accounting profession and business marketplace.
Most of the time, accountants want to know what kind of ROI they can expect; time spent on non-billable functions must relate back to growth. Still in its infancy, social media offers a practical means to build business and turn prospects into clients or customers, while building knowledge and holding discussions that directly relate back to our work.
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Accountants Need to Speak Technology
- Sunday, 04 October 2009
- Running a Firm
- Written by
As accountants, we are our clients’ most trusted business advisors. What may surprise us is how many of them also turn to us for technology advice. But it makes sense, since they are used to asking us which bookkeeping and other programs to use, they’ll also turn to us for advice on how to use it, and how to implement the infrastructure and business processes that surround bookkeeping software.
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- Business
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- Intuit
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- bookkeeping
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Web Site Strategy Development - A Key Decision
- Thursday, 24 September 2009
- Running a Firm
- Written by Barry Friedman CPA
When an accounting firm is ready to build its first Web site or upgrade an existing site, 
the first analysis should be the site's strategic purpose. Without developing the core strategy, the process will be very difficult and probably not benefit the firm in the long run.The primary strategic question is "What's the purpose(s) of having a Web site?" This will drive many other features of your site. Let's examine some choices:
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- Cloud computing
- United States
- Hofstra University
- Software as a service
- Technical support
- IT service management
- Cloud computing
- United States
- Hofstra University
- Software as a service
- Technical support
- IT service management
- accounting firm
- Client Portal
- accountant
- Traffic
- Google Adwords
- Search Engine Optimization
- Affiliate Programs
Thomson Reuters Marketing Blog Opens
- Monday, 21 September 2009
- Running a Firm
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
DEXTER, Mich. - A blog featuring advice about marketing for tax and accounting firms has been launched by the Tax and Accounting business of Thomson Reuters. Called "Marketing Mondays," the blog is designed to provide information on a wide variety of marketing issues and is being written by Jack LaRue, SVP of myPay Solutions, a Thomson Reuters payroll service.
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Pay Attention to Identity and Access Management
- Monday, 21 September 2009
- Running a Firm
- Written by Jim Bourke CPA.CITP
Each year the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants releases the results of its Top Technologies Initiative survey. When it comes to Identity and Access Management, the message is loud and clear, those in the know about technology and our profession once again ranked Identity and Access Management among those in the Top Ten.Read more...
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