join me at nysscpa’s one-day practice management conference

wed., oct. 28, in midtown manhattan.

i’ll be delivering the luncheon speech, “seven keys to success in cpa firm management.”

but the best reason is to go is probably the first panel of the day:

practice continuity: a moderated panel session
moderator: robert s. fligel, cpa, managing member, rf resources llc

fact: more than 75% of current cpas will be eligible for retirement in the next 12 years. what will happen to their firms?

panelists:

• domenick j. esposito, cpa partner, coo, jh cohn llp
• ted felix, cpa/cff, dabfa, principal, new york metro area, parente randolph llc
• glenn l. friedman, managing partner, metis group llc,
• douglas a. phillips, cpa, managing partner, weiser llp
• john r. repetti, cpa, partner, coo, president, graf repetti & co.

details:

wednesday, october 28, 2009
fae conference center
3 park avenue, at 34th street (19th floor)
new york, ny 10016
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m

sign up here: cpe online registration – practice management conference | nysscpa.org.

also on the agenda:

• strategies for improving profitability with steve erickson, cpa, — most firms are facing the challenges of downward client fee pressures, while at the same time trying to control the ever-increasing costs of staffing and running a practice. mr. erickson will address the reasons for the current price/cost squeeze and explain how you can immediately improve profitability in your firm.
• how to create the firm of the future…today! with stephen barrett, cpa, citp, mcp, director of information technology, held, kranzler, mccosker & pulice, llp — learn how systems can work together to improve your firm’s processes, and how to work the way you want to work when it comes to structuring technology in your firm. you will walk away with helpful information and important considerations that can guide you to make better decisions on technology investments.

more:

• everything you ever wanted to know about social media but were afraid to ask
• what’s new in employment law? with joel greenwald, esq., managing partner, greenwald doherty, llp
• nine keys to successful coaching programs in public accounting firms with nancy fox, president, fox coaching associates

congratulations and thanks to philip j. whitman, cpa, for making this happen. phil is founder and president of whitman business advisors llc, a practice continuity consulting firm specializing in cpa firm practice growth, mergers and acquisitions, and partner search. he is a member of the nysscpa and the chair of its management of the profession oversight committee, a member of the large and medium firm practice management and chief financial officers committees and is the immediate past chair of the human resource committee.