m&a trend: from ‘manic’ to ‘panic’

…half. so his firm keeps a swat team in constant motion handling the issues of consolidation, like payroll conversion, human resources, public relations and even new business cards. “it’s important…

payroll isn’t for amateurs [video]

surepayroll launches really cool video ads. surepayroll has launched “extreme payroll stories,” a contest that awards participants with free payroll services for sharing their stories about how they’ve processed payroll

why accounting alone isn’t enough

how to seize bigger opportunities by understanding and addressing a client’s real business issues and life goals.

by rick telberg

in a market filled with accountants competing for clients and for work, how can you stand out?

technical expertise will only take you so far. and sometimes it can even steer you wrong. at least that’s the contention of leslie shiner of mill valley, calif-based the shiner group, a leading small business accounting software consultancy.

with technical expertise, she warns, “if the only thing you have is a hammer, then everything looks like a nail.”

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intuit, surepayroll see weak economy

…by employees increased at a much faster pace, according to intuit’s online payroll index. the monthly report finds small business employment grew by 0.2 percent in july, equating to a…

the cost of staff turnover: $32,500

…have been a short-term savings in payroll, you can see that the long-term costs of turnover directly affect profits. **turnover costs are based on a one-year operating assumption. note: the…

how to overcome the fear of tech [video]

…the launch of the mypay solutions payroll service. here, larue explains thomson reuters’ drive to develop a payroll service for accountants. catch his blog posts every monday at marketing mondays….

chandra bhansali explains “the cloud” [video]

…they call power practice, including accounting relief, cybercabinet. practice relief, payroll relief, website relief, after-the-fact payroll, pfp relief and directory listing. at $195 per month for an unlimited number of…