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\"\"<\/a>19 basic principles to improve operations … but don’t treat them like “flavor of the month.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

by domenick j. esposito<\/i>
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we all know that improving profitability on a sustained basis generally is a long-term play that requires significant planning, discipline, accountability, implementation and patience.<\/p>\n

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unfortunately, the senior partners at many small and mid-sized cpa firms do not possess all of these attributes and therefore are unable to make significant strides in their bottom-line distributions to their partners. while it\u2019s an uncomfortable scenario, it\u2019s reality and almost understandable as many small and midsized cpa firms are thinly managed and do not have the leadership that is necessary to change the inevitable path of merging up.
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\nwhile improving long term profitability is a complex challenge, there are several basic principles that have the potential for significant operational improvements. once applied, many small and midsized firms incrementally move the needle on the bottom line. nevertheless, we have found that even these basic principles, tried and true, aren\u2019t consistently used at many small and midsized cpa firms because of a lack of organizational discipline.<\/p>\n

\u201cin reading the lives of great men, i found that the first victory they won was over themselves \u2026 self-discipline with all of them came first.\u201d \u2013 harry s. truman<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

here are the basic principles to improve operations:<\/p>\n