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National Practice Management Conference - Something for Everyone!

National Practice Management Conference - Something for Everyone!

Published April 30, 2015

The Association for Accounting Administration's National Practice Management Conference has partnered with the Practitioners Symposium TECH+ Conference and the AAM Summit to deliver unique programs within a complete learning experience for you and your firm. Featuring more than 100 sessions designed for those responsible for managing an accounting firm, the Conference will lead attendees and their firms into seasons of growth as the Roots of ...

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Ransomware Awareness

Ransomware Awareness

Published April 30, 2015

There has been a recent surge of Ransomware attacks on accountants whose workstations were not adequately protected and backed up, leading to some firms paying a ransom and others recreating the data (and wishing they would have paid the ransom instead).  For those of you not familiar with Ransomware, it is a term for malicious software that either locks you out of your computer or encrypts certain files on your hard drive and requires an ...

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Best Accounting Firms to Work for 2015

Best Accounting Firms to Work for 2015

Published March 27, 2015

Accounting Today's Best Accounting Firms to Work for 2015 is a survey and recognition program dedicated to finding and recognizing the best employers in the accounting industry.  If you think your organization has what it takes to be honored on the eighth annual "Best Accounting Firms to Work for" list, you are encouraged to visit their website.  The registration deadline is June 26, 2015. The "Best Accounting Firms to Work for"

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Roots of Success Features Bert Jacobs

Roots of Success Features Bert Jacobs

Published March 27, 2015

The Association for Accounting Administration's National Practice Management Conference, June 7-10, 2015 in Orlando, Florida, has partnered with the Practitioners Symposium TECH+ Conference and the AAM Summit to deliver unique programs within a complete learning experience for you and your firm. Featuring more than 100 sessions designed for those responsible for managing an accounting firm, the Conference will lead attendees and their firms ...

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25 Years in the Disaster Recovery Business

25 Years in the Disaster Recovery Business

Published March 24, 2015

I can’t believe it has been 25 years since I started in the disaster recovery business with Comdisco, a computer leasing and disaster recovery services provider. What a change I have seen over the years. When looking back on my career, there were three major events that stood out to me as turning points for this industry – September 11, Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy. September 11th Before September 11, disaster recovery ...

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