{"id":3530,"date":"2009-05-12t10:04:58","date_gmt":"2009-05-12t15:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=3530"},"modified":"2016-04-21t14:55:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21t18:55:17","slug":"local-cpas-stand-to-gain-from-stimulus-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2009\/05\/12\/local-cpas-stand-to-gain-from-stimulus-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"how local cpas stand to gain from the arra economic stimulus package"},"content":{"rendered":"

the arra federal recovery program\u00c2\u00a0could add 1.6 million jobs to small businesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

local and regional accounting firms — the backbone of the profession — stand to reap a small\u00c2\u00a0windfall, if not a lifeline, from the federal spending plan. as we’ve been reporting, they are already outperforming the rest of the profession and all but a few economic sectors, like healthcare and education.<\/p>\n

mark koziel at the aicpa reports\u00c2\u00a0today that smaller firms are expecting “marginal growth in the upcoming year and some are even expecting double digit growth<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

and now, a new research report underwritten by sap software suggests why: the american recovery and reinvestment act, a $787 billion initiative, is generally expected to create 3 to 4 million jobs over the next two years. one of the report’s authors, steve king at emergent research says, “a significant share of jobs created or saved will be in sectors where growing businesses play a major role.” (steve, by the way, blogs at smallbizlabs<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

emergent predicts particularly\u00c2\u00a0rapid growth in:<\/p>\n