bissett bullet: find common ground
today’s bissett bullet: “when it comes to meeting with a prospective client for the first time, there is only one way to approach the conversation. as a fellow business owner and human being.”
by martin bissett
by martin bissett
…and it has less to do with technical skills than firms expect.
accounting arc – student-led conversations
with arpan grewal and harshita multani
center for accounting transformation
as the accounting profession continues to grapple with talent shortages, shifting expectations, and generational change, one podcast is addressing those challenges from a rarely centered perspective: students themselves.
in an end-of-year episode of student-led conversations, hosts arpan grewal and harshita multani reflect on a year of interviews alongside donny shimamoto, cpa.citp, cgma, founder and inspiration architect of the center for accounting transformation. the episode serves as both a retrospective and a case study of what happens when students are entrusted with real platforms and real responsibility.
more accounting arc: downgraded: what the doe said about accounting | savage: using your license as a megaphone | baker: interpreting pricing psychology | don’t get fired by your own automation | what amazon doesn’t tell you | royalties, residuals, and reality checks | arc-slc | free speech is a right; respect is a responsibility | cash bags, casinos & audits: how first jobs shape us | gen z redefines careers | bootleggers, baptitsts & cpas: rethinking licensure
the idea for student-led conversations emerged after grewal appeared on an episode of accounting arc, where she interviewed seasoned professionals about their careers. what surprised her most was not the technical content, but the personal stories.
“i realized accounting isn’t just about numbers,” grewal says during the episode. “it’s about people.”
that realization became the foundation for a student-hosted series that explores career paths, mental health, failure, advocacy, and professional identity — topics often absent from traditional recruiting or classroom discussions.

how to create price packages.
by jody padar
radical pricing – by the radical cpa
packages are the first step toward productizing your services. your packages define your services as discrete offerings with defined parameters around what they include and what’s excluded.
the secret sauce to creating a fixed price package with a value add consists of combining several variables:
deliverables + client persona = well-priced packages
client-specific price point + market price point = well-priced packages

remember we’re in a service business.
by august aquila
max: maximize productivity, profitability and client retention
most new business comes about because of personal marketing efforts. there is a process that your personal marketing efforts need to follow.
in fact, the only way you will get different results is to change your current marketing process. let’s look at the four steps in the personal marketing process. read more →

strengthen your processes and your deterrence.
by ed mendlowitz
77 ways to wow!
i’ve talked about fraud in not-for-profits, but it is also a serious issue for business firms. here are some cash fraud scenarios and prevention techniques that can apply to all types of organizations.
scenario: one employee who is responsible for, or has access to, the handling, recording and mailing of cash disbursements creates a non-existing vendor who sends the company invoices, which are paid.
read more →