a game plan for business, as in life

what i learned from coach lou holtz.

jean caragher

by jean caragher

lou holtz, author, espn commentator, and legendary college football coach, was the opening speaker at last week’s winning is everything conference.

i had high expectations for his presentation and was not disappointed.

  • what are coach holtz’s five criteria for leaders?
  • what is his game plan for success?
  • and, what are the three questions everyone asks about you?

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jean caragher provides advanced marketing services to accounting firms and is a partner with bay street group llc in the seven keys to successful cpa firm management.

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zoho goes after small business accountants

intuit shouldn’t worry… yet. but cloud-based collaboration suite maker zoho is joining the likes of less accounting, outright, and freshbooks at the low-end accounting software party. here, the ceo talks to technology sage robert scoble. [youtube]kcvevea7lqu[/youtube] worried yet?

xcm joins fujitsu, speedtax alliance

strategic alliance will continue to educate and inform cpas and accounting professionals about technologies that help their firms and their clients become more efficient and productive

braintree, mass.–xcm solutions, llc, the pioneer in delivering paperless workflow solutions to the accounting profession, today announced it has joined the cpa-focused strategic alliance formed in 2010 by fujitsu, the market leader in document imaging scanners, and speedtax, a provider of software-as-a-service (saas), fully-automated sales tax solutions.

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cpa firm leverage ratios collapse as headcounts hit five-year low

recession sees big drop in accounting and bookkeeping employment.

the first decade, 2000-1010: accounting and bookkeeping services, all employees, in thousands, seasonally-adjusted

by rick telberg

as headcounts in the accounting and bookkeeping industries continue to decline, a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis suggests that partners and senior managers are taking on more of the duties once handled by staffers. read more →

more accountants looking to change jobs

job confidence rises. the mergis accounting and finance employee confidence index, a measure of overall confidence among u.s. accounting and finance workers, edged up 2.2 points to 56.1 in the fourth quarter of 2010, suggesting  an increased numbers of professionals … continued

accounting grad hiring on the mend

msu study predicts 7% increase at firms; 17% including corporate. after a sluggish 2009-2010, companies seeking business majors are poised to pick up hiring strongly throughout the year. according to the 2010-2011 recruiting trends survey by michigan state university, last … continued

tax season 2011: ready, set, go!

job 1: managing client expectations. by rick telberg accountants are bracing for delays and confusion caused by late-breaking tax rules and regs, not to mention the complications of a difficult and uncertain economy, when tax season 2011 starts with the … continued