August 2014 Article Archives - Page 2
Reframing the Facts Regarding IT Security and Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery, data backup, IT infrastructure security – what do all of these items have in common? Simple, they’re generally misunderstood, undefined due to avoidance for ‘more important action items’, they manage risk, and their complexities are far from static. In fact, for the most part, organizations generally lack the manpower, time, and discipline to tackle these moving targets. However, it shouldn’t be ...
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AAA Now - President's Message
It’s an honor to have the opportunity to serve as your President for the next year. I want to thank our board members and advisers, and Norm Saale, AAAPM our Immediate Past President - thank you all for your leadership and hard work in helping to strengthen our association. Also, I want to thank you, our members, for the privilege of working with you. We have achieved great success over the years, and as I assume this role, I’m ...
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AAA and AICPA Collaboration Update
The Association for Accounting Administration and the AICPA continue to work together to bring you the information that you need to make you the best firm Practice Manager you can be. A couple of points of collaboration: The 2015 National Practice Management Conference (NPMC) will be held in conjunction with the AICPA Prac-Tech Conference in Orlando (Swan Hotel at Disney World) on June 7-10. The Association for Accounting Marketing ...
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Chapter Chatter
It is hard to believe that summer is coming to a close and the National Conference was over two months ago! The Chapter Leader's Breakfast was a huge success and we enjoyed seeing everyone there. The Board just returned from a two-day planning session for next year’s conference in Orlando and we have exciting things in store! On the Chapter front, we are committed to doing all we can to support each and every one of our members and ...
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Post 2014 Conference Review and 2014 Conference Preview
I wanted to personally thank everyone who was able to attend this year’s conference in San Diego. It was wonderful to connect with so many practice management professionals in such an awesome location! Although it has been a milder than usual summer here in Texas, the San Diego weather was a breath of fresh air for me.I also wanted to share some of the feedback received from the conference attendees. Of those attending who completed ...
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