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10 Issues Keeping Accountants Up at Night http://www.accountingtoday.com/ato_issues/28_10/10-issues-that-are-keeping-accountants-up-at-night-72195-1.html Training Women Who Want to Change the World http://www.fastcompany.com/3034353/strong-female-lead/the-hudson-valley-learning-center-thats-training-women-who-want-to-change

How Small Business Adopts Technology http://blogs.technet.com/b/firehose/archive/2014/06/05/survey-shows-that-most-small-businesses-feel-the-need-to-keep-up-with-technology-but-many-have-yet-to-adopt-the-cloud.aspx Characteristics of Successful Small Business Owners http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/news/11610401/survey-explores-successful-traits-of-small-business-owners Accounting Most Profitable Industry http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/managing-practice/accounting-tops-list-of-most-profitable-industries-71581-1.html Who Pays the Fastest? http://www.cpa2biz.com/Content/media/PRODUCER_CONTENT/Newsletters/Articles_2014/CPA/SEP/pay_thefastest.jsp Small Business Startups Need Accountants’ Help http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/more-businesses-are-closing-than-starting-can-congress-help-turn-that-around/2014/09/17/06576cb8-385a-11e4-8601-97ba88884ffd_story.html

Xero and H&R Block http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/news/11431151/xero-partners-with-hr-block-for-small-business-accounting Quickopedia – all things QuickBooks http://accountants.intuit.com/accounting/quickbooks/online-accountant/resource-center/resources/ Aging Clients http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2014/Jun/20149801.htm New Intuit Conference website http://quickbooks.intuit.com/connect/

TrustFile, Free Version from Avalara http://www.accountingtoday.com/accounting-technology/news/avalara-releases-free-version-of-trustfile70341-1.html “Reactive” CPAs Lose Clients http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/reactive-cpas-lose-clients-survey-says-70335-1.html World Congress of Accountants http://www.wcoa2014rome.com/ This is so true: 5 reasons why women do not invest in themselves http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2014/04/26/the-top-5-reasons-women-resist-investing-in-themselves-and-how-it-hurts-them/

Maximizing Social Security http://www.accountingweb.com/article/how-maximize-social-security-survivor-benefits/223161 Successful Partnering with Local Businesses http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/03/23/tax-preparers-put-new-spin-on-tax-season/ Walking for a Cause http://www.accountingweb.com/article/why-cpa-walking-2826-miles/223218?source=practice Xero Announces 83% Growth http://www.accountingtoday.com/accounting-technology/news/xero-announces-83-growth-this-fiscal-year70266-1.html April is Financial Capability Month – Who Knew? http://blog.aicpa.org/2014/04/volunteer-this-financial-capability-month.html

Snapshot of Tax Law Changes for Clients http://www.aicpa.org/Career/Marketing/DownloadableDocs/tax/Tax-Law-Snapshot-two-pager.pdf 11 Ways to Get More Referrals http://www.fa-mag.com/news/11-ways-to-get-more-client-referrals-17024.html Wacky Tax Deductions from Intuit https://turbotaxcpaselect.intuit.com/wacky-tax-deductions/

Rethinking the 4 P’s – good article on how the science of marketing has changed http://hbr.org/2013/01/rethinking-the-4-ps/ar/1 Resilience: a lesson from Sochi http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140219-can-you-learn-resilience ProAdvisor of the Year http://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/blogs/from-the-publisher/are-you-the-inaugural-proadvisor-of-the-year%3F/#.Uwv21vldV-w Forbes article first posted by Michelle Long about Xero vs. Intuit strategy http://www.forbes.com/sites/benkepes/2014/02/25/intuit-q2-results-show-just-how-hard-xeros-us-task-is/ How buyers evaluate professional services http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2014/24457/how-buyers-evaluate-professional-service-providers

Great infographic on accounting software http://www.accountingweb.com/article/heres-infographic-top-20-names-accounting-software/223041?source=technology Habits of the Wealthiest People– Infographic http://www.entrepreneur.com/dbimages/article/1389897325-habits-worlds-wealthiest-people-infographic.jpg Intuit event announced – save the date http://longforsuccess.com/2014/02/17/exciting-news-dont-miss-event-small-businesses-accountants-developers-intuit-quickbooks Women leaders bring higher GDP than men leaders http://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/2014/02/13/research-shows-women-leaders-bring-higher-gdp/ Tax professionals, how do you respond when someone asks about your fee? http://www.accountingweb.com/article/tax-professionals-how-do-you-respond-when-someone-asks-about-your-fee/223047