Accounting June 28, 2025
Nominations Open for 2025 Innovation Awards
The Innovation Awards highlight technologies that are shaping the profession and small businesses through increased collaboration and productivity.
October 17, 2012
Are You a Bean Counter?
6005 The term has been around since the ’70s and refers to accountants that are so meticulous that they count every bean when doing inventory. Having worked at Price Waterhouse in the ’90s, I can appreciate the value in such thoroughness. But having worked with many accountants thru Intuit, PayCycle and now Bill.com, I know...…
October 16, 2012
Reporting & Benchmarking: Going Beyond Compliance to Help Clients Succeed
7717 characters Many accounting professionals who have made a career providing historical, GAAP-based financial statements, payroll preparation and income tax reporting are supplementing their traditional, compliance-based services with real-time performance measurement and benchmarking. Fortune 500 companies use benchmarking reports, which compare actual performance to expectations based on goals such as budgets, key performance indicators, and...…
October 16, 2012
Avalara Names Scott Peterson Director of Government Affairs
Avalara recently announced Scott Peterson was selected as Director of Government Affairs, effective Nov. 12.
October 15, 2012
Manufacturing companies unite to create veterans job program
Many of the largest manufacturing companies in the U.S. have joined togther to launch a program aimed at helping veterans receive skills and training necessary to fill some of the estimated 600,000 high-tech manufacturing jobs that employers say they can’t find qualified applicants for. The program, called www.getskillstowork.org, will initially be offered in 10 cities....…
October 15, 2012
Small biz owners dependent on their mobile devices for competitiveness.
New CDW report finds opportunity for increased use of business-related mobile apps.
October 11, 2012
BQE 2010 Who’s Who
First released 15 years ago, BillQuick was designed to maximize billable hours and minimize non-billable hours. Creating a simple solution to this common and chronic problem is what motivated BQE Software’s founder, an owner of a small professional services firm, to create BillQuick. Products & Services Products BillQuick has earned FIVE STARS from The CPA...…
October 11, 2012
What’s Your Business?
In the world of business relationships, business owners need to be able to describe their business and what they do in no more than one paragraph. Anything longer runs the risk of losing their audience's attention.
October 9, 2012
Cathy Iconis, CPA — 30
President, Iconis Group LLC Atlanta, GA Education: BS Accounting, Oglethorpe University Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA, GSCPA Civic Involvement: GSCPA Task Forces (Real Estate & College Outreach); Donates 5 percent of all revenues to help end cancer. Hobbies: Photography, Motherhood, Baking Cell phone: Droid, it’s incredible! Favorite app: Dropbox because I can access my files from anywhere....…
October 9, 2012
Jason Bainter, CPA — 34
Supervisor, Construction & A/E Team, Somerset CPAs, PC Indianapolis, IN Education: MBA with concentration in finance, Butler University; Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Indiana University Professional Associations/Memberships: Indiana CPA Society, AICPA Civic Involvement: Indiana CPA Society’s CPA Day of Service, Emerging Leaders Alliance, Emerging Leaders Alliance Government Task Force, Indiana CPA Society’s Leadership Cabinet, Case...…
October 7, 2012
Small Business Owners Want More Useful Apps and Cloud Options
Nine out of ten small business owners say they use apps, cloud-based programs and other mobile technologies, but most don't think they are useful enough.
October 5, 2012
Rethinking Social Networks
You would think, with Facebook now surpassing the 1 billion subscriber mark, that accounting firms would be happy using social networks as part of their marketing strategy. Instead, my survey indicates just the opposite.
October 5, 2012
Why Accounting Practices Should Be Encouraging a BYOD Culture
Public accounting firms are seeing how radical advancements in mobile technology have created a new way of working, and forward-thinking, savvy decision makers at accounting practices are using this to further their business by making their workforce more engaged.