bissett bullet: ask the expert
today’s bissett bullet: partner: “we tried this before and it didn’t work.”

by martin bissett
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today’s bissett bullet: partner: “we tried this before and it didn’t work.”

by martin bissett
see more bissett bullets here
students push for networking, compensation clarity, and creativity as the path to success in a changing profession.
accounting arc – student-led conversations
with chayton farlee
center for accounting transformation
when dominic piscopo, cpa, compared his first big 4 paycheck to his weekend bartending income, he had one reaction: disbelief. “i clocked 100 hours during busy season, and the check wasn’t much different than what i made in two nights at the bar,” he recalls.
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instead of shrugging it off, piscopo started asking questions—lots of them. he gathered salary data from peers across firms and discovered his cohort was underpaid compared to the market. presenting the numbers to leadership, he helped secure a nearly 10% raise for his entire group.
“that was the moment i realized transparency could change the profession,” piscopo says.
piscopo shares the story on accounting arc: student-led conversations, hosted by accounting student chayton farlee. the two explore how networking, pay transparency, and building side projects can help students and young professionals stand out in an industry struggling to recruit and retain talent.

you should be selective. here’s how.
by august aquila
max: maximize productivity, profitability and client retention
marketing should be about mainly getting the right clients for your firm – clients who will help you achieve your financial and strategic goals.
it’s often been said, “no profits, no firm.” firms can attract the right clients through a combination of strategic marketing, networking, reputation building and providing excellent service. here are some steps and strategies that can help a cpa firm attract the right clients.
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profits don’t mean anything if they’re not backed.
by ed mendlowitz
77 ways to wow!
cash is the lifeblood of a business. cash amounts. cash flows. cash changes. no matter what anyone tells you, cash is the bottom line you must watch and accumulate.
simplistically, knowing your cash balance gives you a sense of how you are doing. if it goes up, you are making money – if it goes down, you are losing money.
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what are employees working toward? they need to know.
by jody padar
radical pricing – by the radical cpa
key performance indicators separate the signals from the noise. throwing timesheets into the trash is your opportunity to focus all your attention on what is most important to your firm’s continued success.
good kpis are quantifiable measurements agreed to beforehand. they must be important to the organization as a whole and specific. here are a few examples you might consider adopting:
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