10 ways CPAs can boost their local economies
If you’re tired of waiting for your government bailout… Here are 10 ways an accounting firm can help give a shot in the arm to local business.  (And none of it costs a dime.) 1. Mentor a new business owner. 2. Host an event at your local coffee shop. 3. Send an email to friends raving about your favorite [...]

10 questions you can never stop asking
These lessons were learned the hard way in the magazine business. But they can apply to many, especially in these turbulent times. What is our purpose for existing? Who is our target customer? Why does anyone need what we’re selling? If there is a need, is it enough to support a profitable business? What are our competitors up to? Can you reduce [...]

Today’s CPA firm needs more than mere ‘managers’
Maybe there was a time the job of a leader and a manager could be completely separated. But in today’s tax and accounting firms, where workers are no longer interchangeable cogs in a machine, people look to their managers for more than just assignments, reviews and approvals. Great firms know that their managers need to do more [...]

New Year’s resolutions already? Start bracing now.
Scott Reardon says  watch out, more change coming next year. Here are his seven steps to preparing your organization for another bumpy year: Create a commitment to change. Engage the stakeholders. Visualize the changed future. Begin the transformation. Embed the new change into your culture. Create a sense of urgency. Continuously improve. Get the details at the Six Disciplines blog.

Downturn impacts 90% of small business
New survey by the Credit Research Foundation shows business shifting focus from driving revenue to preserving cash flow. Details: 90% report that the economy has had a direct negative effect on their business, up from 77% in November 2008 44% report that they have shifted their focus on revenue and market share to cash flow and profitability, up [...]