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join rick telberg at the new york accounting show may 1

telberg to speak on cloud computing.

rick telberg, publisher of 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间, will speak at the 5th annual 2013 accounting technology new york, may 1-2, penn plaza pavilion and pennsylvania hotel across from penn station, covering “cloud computing for accounting.” rick’s session will be on wednesday, may 1 from 4-5 pm in the pennsylvania ballroom.

register for the free show that will also admit you to rick’s cpe accredited session by going online at: www.flaggmgmt.com/ny

marketing & sales

keeping score in the accounting business [pro member exclusive]

learn how to read the scorecard.

by nick keseric

i have a good friend tucker who over the years has collected over 10,000 golf scorecards from all over the world.

people, even strangers, know of his quest and send stacks of scorecards to his mailbox each year from their travels.

and like a proud father, he’ll pull out his latest batch of cards to show with great pride.

more nick: six ways to stay positive in 2013 • seven steps to leverage the power of positivity in your firm, your career and your life • nine bridges to cross in business development for accounting firms • if business development is a circus at your firm… • my attitude??? what’s wrong with my @#$%! attitude? • curious minds want to know: are you helping or selling? • the six-step roadmap for cpa change agents • 20 biz dev ideas for your career and your firm •

however, if you show too much interest in his cards, he will kick it up a gear (lucky you) and start showing you a hole and begin to tell you what clubs he would hit on each hole according to the yardage of the hole. i always said tucker has too much time on his hands!

you know, a golf scorecard and an accounting marketing plan are very similar.

management

the 9 biggest billing mistakes that cost accountants their hard-earned profits

. . . and what you can do about it.

by sandi smith, cpa
accountant’s accelerator

a critical measure for accountants – whether they bill either by the hour or a fixed price – is the amount they bill clients each month. as anxious as many accountants are to raise their revenues, their daily activity often sabotages that goal with the same common billing mistakes.

more for soloists and small firms: seven checklist secrets for turning tax season into opportunity season • how to stay energized, upbeat, and thinking bigger through busy season • seven ways to wow your prospect • rev up your revenue with these two daily rituals • 10 tips for creating more energy this tax season • take a cue from venture capitalists: your firm needs a brain trust trinity •

in this article, i present you with a checklist so you can compare your behavior with the list. i’ll give some tips on how to break the bad habit, and the rest will be up to you. read more →

management

all great strategy starts with “why” [pro member exclusive]

internal communication: strategy and process

by bruce w. marcus
professional services marketing 3.0

what do we want people to know, think, or feel as a result of our internal communications efforts, and why?

the answers to these questions are the foundation for any communications activity, internal or external. they define the dynamic of the program, its focus, and its program goals. they make possible a foundation for defining and shaping the strategy.

more for 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 pro members: managing knowledge as a growth and management tool • the secret formula for getting new clients • what we’ve learned since accounting marketing was legalized • do accounting firms really want an ‘image’? • what accounting firms need to learn from personal financial planning specialists •

there are three crucial concerns… read more →

charts & graphs

finance and accounting professionals forecast improving job prospects through 2013 [pro member exclusive]

rebound in confidence after two quarters of decline.

next question: what’s your best career advice? join the survey; get the answers.

a leading measure of overall confidence among u.s. finance and accounting workers, rose 5.4 points to 55.8 in 4q 2012 — ending a two-quarter decline, according to new data reported by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

the new survey finds growing confidence in job availability and in workers’ personal employment situations, despite continued tepid sentiment in the strength of the economy.

leadership

no partner vote needed: 17 decisions best left to the managing partner alone

a lesson in leadership from the front lines.

by marc rosenberg, cpa
author of “cpa firm management and governance.”

tony kendall is the ceo of mitchell & titus, a firm of over 170 professionals, 19 partners and locations in new york city, chicago, philadelphia, newark, baltimore, and washington, d.c.

shortly after taking over the reins from the firm’s founder, he orchestrated changes in the firm’s management structure, saying this: “i can’t manage this firm if i have to take a vote every time i want to make a decision.”

more on cpa firm leadership and management: what a managing partner is… and is not • when is it time to shift your firm from partnership-style to corporate-style governance? • de-bunking the myth about niche marketing for tax and accounting firms • practice development is no longer an optional activity • 10 good ways the achieve partner accountability • pick your partners right to begin with • not every firm needs a general patton • overcoming the three biggest obstacles in succession planning at cpa firms • cpa firm merger “non-negotiables” • the “aha moment” in cpa firm leadership • leadership is overrated: it’s good management that makes successful firms • 40 great ways to improve firm profitability • four management metrics that fool even the best-run firms • 19 ways to improve accounting firm profitability•

all partners usually vote on major decisions, such as:

admitting or dismissing a partner.
mergers and lateral partner hires.
changes to the partnership agreement.
expenditures in excess of a dollar amount.
annual budget approval.

beyond that, most well-managed firms with a strong managing partner allow him or her to make at least 17 types of decisions without any approval process: read more →

busy season management

seven checklist secrets for turning tax season into opportunity season [pro member exclusive]

use your time with the client to ask about more than just this year’s tax return.

by sandi smith, cpa
accountant’s accelerator

here are some fast tips to help you make the most out of busy season, which is when you have the highest amount of your clients’ attention all year long.

more for soloists and small firms: how to stay energized, upbeat, and thinking bigger through busy season • seven ways to wow your prospect • rev up your revenue with these two daily rituals • 10 tips for creating more energy this tax season • take a cue from venture capitalists: your firm needs a brain trust trinity • accountants, do you know your opportunity number? • five ideas to overcome client price-sensitivity • 5 mistakes to avoid when seeking new clients • 3 steps to start running on millionaire time • the missing ingredient in your marketing that will make all the difference • on the road to a stress-free life: identify your character strengths •

1. make a checklist to go through with your prospects during the initial meeting (a/k/a “the sales call.”).

this is the time to find out what your prospects need and why they might be switching accounting service providers. you can get your hands around the scope of a clients’ needs best when you use a checklist.

some example entries could be: read more →

mergers & acquisitions

why solo cpas won’t sell out

and what to do about it if you want to buy their practice. what is it about the sole practitioner that prevents them from doing something that seems to make so much sense? they need to do something soon about … continued

busy season management

how many irs agents does it take to screw in a light bulb?

… and more tax season humor.

every tax season for the last umpteen years, robert e. mckenzie, a tax lawyer at arnstein & lehr in chicago, has made a tradition of sharing his carefully curated collection of tax jokes. here are a few of his latest. enjoy!

q: how many irs agents does it take to screw in a light bulb?
a: only one, but the light bulb really gets screwed.
— from garrison keillor’s ‘pretty good joke book’

irs motto: “we’re not happy until you’re not happy!”

management

can you hear me now?

eight reasons why accounting firms need to work on internal communications first.

by bruce w. marcus
professional services marketing 3.0

a terrific definition of chaos is when a client asks two different people in your firm the same question — and gets two different and conflicting answers.

another form of it is when there’s a crisis, and the press calls and gets somebody on the phone who hasn’t been briefed — but who answers the questions anyway. there’s real horror for you. read more →

leadership

new rules: 13 items that should be in your managing partner’s job description

and 25 best practices to make a merely good managing partner into a great managing partner.

by marc rosenberg, cpa
author of “cpa firm management and governance.”

an increasing number of firms are asking: do we want the firm managed by a leader, which for a cpa firm is the managing partner, or managed by one or more committees of partners? the fact is, most firms are choosing a strong leader – the managing partner.

but too many firms still lack a clear understanding of what a managing partner is. based on years of research, we have compiled a comprehensive managing partner job description. and we’re including the 25 best practices that make today’s best managing partners great.

managing partner job description read more →

busy season management

putting the “no jerks” rule to work in tax season

and a couple more ideas for high performing firms.

by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

if you have staff, have happy, cheerful, helpful people. don’t surround yourself with downers and nay-sayers. make sure they are team players.

part of this is your firm’s culture. it takes work to get people to work together and to focus on doing what it takes to service the client fully, properly and timely. everyone working together gets it done. you need to create that atmosphere.

here are three things that might help:

busy season management

how to stay energized, upbeat, and thinking bigger through busy season

five motivation tips from the masters.

by sandi smith, cpa
accountant’s accelerator

here are a few of the best lessons i’ve received from the masters. although tried and true, their stories and hardships keep me energized, upbeat, and thinking bigger.

1. don’t give up

thomas edison performed 10,000 experiments before he discovered the light bulb. friends asked him what he would carry on after getting no results. edison said, “i got lots of results. i haven’t failed. i’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work.”

more for soloists and small firms: seven ways to wow your prospect • rev up your revenue with these two daily rituals • 10 tips for creating more energy this tax season • take a cue from venture capitalists: your firm needs a brain trust trinity • accountants, do you know your opportunity number? • five ideas to overcome client price-sensitivity • 5 mistakes to avoid when seeking new clients • 3 steps to start running on millionaire time • the missing ingredient in your marketing that will make all the difference • on the road to a stress-free life: identify your character strengths •

beethoven had his share of critics during his time and was in constant conflict with the royalty that hired him to write his works. his response: “a few fly bites cannot stop a spirited horse.” read more →