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This idea may seem a little off-the-wall. To my knowledge it has never been done, but the need is so great. The Adopt-a-highway has been so successful at getting companies to be responsible for a stretch of road, how big …
This idea may seem a little off-the-wall. To my knowledge it has never been done, but the need is so great. The Adopt-a-highway has been so successful at getting companies to be responsible for a stretch of road, how big …
Whether you’re an attendee or a presenter, here are some tips to help you get more out of a trade show or conference. Attendee Get it in your calendar! I don’t know how many times I’ve said, “Oh yeah, I …
Yesterday marked the end of three weeks of grueling cross examination of Gordon Eckstein, the Chief Financial Officer of Livent (short for live entertainment), a company whose founders, Myron Gottlieb and Garth Drabinsky, have been accused of a massive fraud. …
I have just come home from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants IT Solutions Conference. What a great conference! Alas, I haven’t learned how to self-virtualize, so I was unable to attend all the sessions, but here are some quotable …
Last Sunday, a fifty-seven year old woman died of cardiac arrest in a hospital in Ohio. I never met her and didn’t even know her name, Karen Gans, until I read the news of her passing, yet she had a …
“He is always goofing off.”“She never gets it right.”“He’s always late for meetings.” People get labeled: the office clown, the slacker, the flirt. My spider senses start to tingle whenever I hear the words “always” or “never” applied to someone …
Have you ever been asked to speak to a class of high school seniors about choosing an accounting career? I did it for several years. The lawyer beat me hands down every time. His room would be brimming with kids, …
Have you ever been asked to speak to a class of high school seniors about choosing an accounting career? I did it for several years. The lawyer beat me hands down every time. His room would be brimming with kids, …
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is lobbying to remove the barriers to professional accountants working in multiple states. As they point out, “Because the electronic age makes conducting business across state borders an everyday occurrence, a national …
Would you like an iron-clad, guaranteed way of annoying your clients and ensuring they think twice before calling you? A friend was venting this week about the bills he was getting from the firm supporting his accounting system. “Every time …