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June 10, 2019

How to motivate and retain your talent

Invest in employees’ growth and development, and they’ll stay loyal to you, said ENGAGE speaker Philip Palaveev, founder of business management consulting firm The Ensemble Practice.

June 10, 2019

Finding time for new skills while working

CPAs share advice on how to juggle classes on top of already busy work and personal schedules.

June 3, 2019

Interviews that will get you the staff you want

Troy Ashby, CPA, offers helpful, concrete suggestions for improving the candidate experience and ensuring applicants form a positive emotional connection with your organization.

June 1, 2019

How to keep your talented CPAs

Companies are improving retention, MAP survey shows.

June 1, 2019

What’s ‘critical’ for CPAs to learn in an AI-powered world

The experts in our eighth annual accounting
technology roundtable focus on the development of machine-learning algorithms, along with the new skills and ways of thinking necessary to keep pace with AI.

June 1, 2019

Effective communication to help avoid litigation

Don’t let a “failure to communicate” escalate into a loss of clients or costly litigation.

June 1, 2019

Accounting firm data breaches: One state’s records

An examination of Maryland’s records of accounting firm data breaches reveals what is known about these illicit activities and how to protect your firm.

May 20, 2019

How firms can promote more women to leadership roles

Firm leaders share their thoughts on ways to ensure women have access to opportunities.

May 17, 2019

Sales tax proposals threaten to ensnare CPA firms

Accountants aren’t necessarily being singled out, but rather legislative and city leaders are trying to find ways to spread tax liabilities around a broader base or meet their budget needs.

May 13, 2019

Talking ’bout bots, AI, and the value of time

Rather than seeing technology as “taking over” the work they do, CPAs should take the opportunity to brainstorm with clients and staff about how to add value to businesses.

May 6, 2019

Why you can’t wait to prepare for disaster

Jennifer H. Elder, CPA/CFF, CGMA, co-author of the book “Faster Disaster Recovery: The Business Owner’s Guide to Developing a Business Continuity Plan,” discusses how to prepare so that an organization’s finances and reputation will be protected if a disaster occurs.

May 6, 2019