protect your data and yourself.
attorneys jason rosenthal and nicholas gowen warn “there are perils in the cloud. servers can be hacked, destroyed by natural disaster, or attacked by a computer virus, which can lead to data being breached, lost or otherwise compromised.”
sage group plc, a leader worldwide but long struggling in the u.s., has embarked on a huge re-branding effort that will eliminate well-known names like peachtree.
the strategy has met with decidedly mixed reviews. “rebranding as proposed adds no value,” according to stephen blythe, ceo of blytheco llc, a sage partner of the year, “and adds significant rebranding costs and significant risk in future sales.”
at cpa practice advisor’s thought leader symposium, sage execs had the chance to explain the strategy.
dennis frahmann, executive vice president, corporate marketing:
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connie certusi, executive vice president/general manager, small business accounting solutions: read more →
the secret strategies of high-performing 11-50-person firms. by rick telberg while increasing revenue and profitability are important to cpa firms sized at 11-50 persons, the paramount concern for the best, highest-achieving “ensemble” firms is gaining new and replacing lost clients. … continued
google exec backs cloud accounting start-up, while xero raises $16 million.
xero online accounting software for small businesses has secured $16.6 million in new funding from existing investors to accelerate growth in the united states. the company recently appointed former sage vice president and general manager jamie sutherland, as president of u.s. operations and doubled its u.s. team.
meanwhile, reach process outsourcing ltd. of chennai, india, has raised a fresh round of angel funding for its portal reachaccountant.com from investors including google-india managing director rajan anandan, who takes a seat on the board.
and it won’t rescue the accounting business.
by edi osborne
mentor plus
“is it a bird? a plane? no, it’s an accountant!”
we can all relate to the desire to be a superhero, to swoop down from the clouds in superman/woman-like fashion to rescue the damsel in distress. however, if the accounting profession is banking on mobile or cloud technology to make them a superhero in their client’s eyes, clients should not hold out much hope of being rescued.