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four ways to increase revenue. four reasons that employees should care.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

future cpa firm leaders must have an understanding of how their firm operates as a business, including how it makes money and what holds back profitability. with this knowledge, team members will make better decisions about how they spend their time and perform their work.

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all businesses have economic structures unique to their industries:

• grocery stores are high volume, low profit margin.
• real estate ventures use accelerated depreciation and other tax angles to generate cash flow and healthy rois.
• professional sports teams focus on increasing the value of the franchise so it can eventually be sold for a gigantic profit.

the typical cpa firm is a low-volume, high-priced business, with a relatively high profit margin (generally 30-45 percent of revenue).
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business development is a determining factor for some firms.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

this is one of the grayest areas in bringing in new partners. it has perplexed cpa firms for decades.

more: sixteen duties of a partner | seventeen basic expectations of partners | the four essentials for every new partner | five people to keep out of partnership | nine ways to woo a prospective partner | tell potential partners what it takes
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here is the typical scenario. the firm has had one or more managers on board for 10 to 20 years. they have made their mark primarily with their technical skills, doing great work with clients, showing tremendous loyalty and work ethic. they generally lack business development and to a lesser extent, leadership skills, but they have become indispensable to the partners, who rely on them heavily to service their clients. the partners would have heartburn if these managers left the firm.
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plus seven things that partners are entitled to … and 12 that they’re not.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

there are a number of realities that go along with being a partner in an accounting firm.

you’re an owner. as such, you get paid based on the firm’s earnings, not as an employee.

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you pay for your ownership. new owners in any business must pay money to acquire their ownership. at cpa firms, this is called a new partner buy-in. because cpa firms have a substantial street value, it’s reasonable that new partners should be required to purchase their interest in the firm.
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develop staff, develop business, develop yourself.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

the following apocryphal vignette plays out at partner retreats on a regular basis: the partners brainstorm what is expected of partners at their firm. they have a spirited, productive discussion that results in a dozen items written on a flipchart.

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all of a sudden, one of the partners yells, “oh, no!” the startled partners ask him what’s wrong. he points at the flipchart: “none of us qualify!”

there is not one firm whose policy on what a partner is reads exactly like the list below. this is a collection of what i have seen at many great firms i have had the pleasure of working with.
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you’ll resent them later.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

many firms make the mistake of admitting to the partnership someone who will not be a strong contributing member of the group. they miss the signs that this person will be a bad fit.

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the following red flags may signal a potential future challenge in the partnership. consider whether your candidate
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plus counterarguments for those who say they don’t.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

partners have it great. if a staff person really gets a proper, thorough understanding of why it’s fantastic to become a partner in a cpa firm, there are almost no reasons for not wanting to be a partner. well, there are a few, but we’ll discuss them later in the post.

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1. the money. sorry, i probably shouldn’t have led with this one. i struggled with where to put it. if i put it first, you might think i’m saying that money is everything, but i certainly don’t feel that way. if i put it last, some might think it’s the least important, but that is not the case either. if i bury it in the middle, it might not get your attention.

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