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I needed extra storage with a relative small footprint to store my mountains of fabric. For this purpose, this item is perfect and I love it for that. I wanted something covered and quite frankly, this was the only freestanding corner unit I found online. I guess for the money, it isn't bad. Assembly took about an hour and you really need two people to align screw holes and hold in place while the other person screws in the screws. What disappointed me the most is the faux wood cardboard backing. This piece comes folded and trying to lay this piece out flat and square it up with the back of the closet, was quite frustrating, to say the least. It took two of us a few tries of removing nails and re-aligning to get it on somewhat straight (we never got it on completely square). Just being off a smidgeon at the top will put this piece completely askew at the bottom with gaps of air. Most of the problem lies with the creases where the cardboard was folded - the piece doesn't want to lie flat against the closet back. The closet is fairly sturdy and I am satified with the final product.
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Actual closet color appears to be a just tad lighter then depicted
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. Quality is average - nothing great
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? Adequate
I purchased this item, plus the tower with doors and tower with 3 drawers. Only the tower with doors went together perfectly - everything else we had to fool around with in order to make it work. We're experienced "*** assemblers" and the quality and instructions for the items were a little sketchy. The packaging was really the worst part though. Instead of putting the box inside of a packing box, styrofoam was glued onto the box, and shrink-wrapped in plastic. I swear it took us longer to open the box than put the entire thing together.
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Perfect match
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. OK
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"Lovely house with well appointed lounge areas to enjoy. Our room was very small but clean and well appointed. would opt for one with a spa or bath next time as overall the rooms are much bigger. My husband is 6' 7" so room was a tight squeeze. A very comfortable stay we will certainly be back ..."
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"We stayed one night in The Rose Room. The room was a great size and so was the bathroom. The round bed was comfy but even though it was described as king size it didn't feel like a large bed. The hotel is on the main street with cafes underneath so it was quite noisy particularly early in the mor..."
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"Neat and tidy, clean and well appointed, this place ticks the boxes for someone after a weekend away or a longer stay. The unit we stayed in was quiet and comfortable with most of what you need for a short stay."
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"Just a quick overnight stay. Looked after very well by management. Only complaint being the bed was too hard for me but is probably ok for others who like harder beds."
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"Fantastic little B&B, Tim was a wonderful host. Great breakfast, comfortable room and it's just a short 12-15 min walk to the town centre if you feel like indulging with your dinner out. We'll gladly return in the future! "
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See Soundgarden rocking Segways in Dave Grohl-directed music video
Soundgarden is about as serious as rock bands get these days, so its fun to see the Chris Cornell-fronted group loosen up a little bit in the music video for its latest single "By Crooked Steps."
The Dave Grohl-directed video opens with the guys finishing up a poker game and slipping on Crooked Steps biker jackets as they head out into the night. But just when you expect to see them revving their Harleys, a medium shot reveals the guys doing their best tough guy expressions while cruising along on some Segways. »Read Full Blog Post
Musicians stage tribute to America's first professional composer
Even if you haven't heard of Stephen Foster, you've heard his music. "Oh! Susanna" and "Camptown Races" are among the first songs a child hears and learns. Unforgettable melodies, and their place in the public domain, ensure that they have endured, in schools, in toys, in movies and commercials, 160-plus years after Foster wrote them.
Foster is thought to have been the country's first professional composer, and his songs were immensely popular during his lifetime. But the music publishing market soured during the Civil War, and Foster died Jan. 13, 1864, at 37, struggling with a fever and a head injury in his final days, with just 38 cents in his pocket. »Read Full Article
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The night after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Liv Mueller couldn't sleep.
"I started thinking about the reality of what that scene must have looked like before and after innocent kids were shot and killed. And here I am in the comfort of my own home, and families are dealing with tragedy," the Milwaukee musician said. "A melody popped into my head, and I went downstairs and recorded a song and posted it on Facebook." »Read Full Article
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The 24-year-old midfielder joined the Tayside club from Falkirk last summer but admits a struggle for fitness has held him back.
He did not make his first start until a home match against Aberdeen in October and was mostly on the fringes thereafter, but has been given the nod by manager Peter Houston for the last three games against St Mirren, Kilmarnock and Celtic.
The former Parkhead youth player, capped at Scotland under-19 and under-21 level, is hoping to be handed a starting berth against Ross County in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League encounter at Tannadice.
"Obviously it has been a tough time this season," he told Press Association Sport.
"I haven't had as much game time as I would like and I am no different from anyone else, I want to play as much as I can.
"I think it (struggle to get regular starts) has been about both my fitness and the boys doing so well.
"I only have myself to blame for the fitness side and obviously you can't really complain when the boys are playing well and you can't get in the team.
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World TB Day marked by conferences in Gaza City and Ramallah
Jerusalem -Today is World TB Day, a day which commemorates the discovery of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis and serves as a reminder that 1.6 million people die every year from the disease. TB remains to be the number one opportunistic infection affecting people living with HIV and AIDS.
The day will be marked in the occupied Palestinian territory by conferences for health professionals in Gaza City today and in Ramallah tomorrow with support from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The day also coincides with the launch of the Palestinian TB programme of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The 2.12 million euro, five year programme aims to modernize the detection and treatment of tuberculosis in the Palestinian territory.
Veronique Maeva Fages, the manager of the Global Fund programme in the occupied Palestinian territory said that the new grant would help reduce the burden on families affected by TB.
"The Palestinian health system is quite efficient at dealing with TB but it has suffered because of political and economic difficulties in the last ten years and this grant will help it improve its response," she said.
The World TB Day conferences are designed to remind doctors, health workers and the general public of the risk of TB and new developments in the spread of the disease and responses to it.
Every year there are 8.6 million new cases of TB but there has been an increasing number of cases which are resistant to treatment, particularly in the former Soviet Union and Asia where in some places up to one quarter of new cases reported were resistant to drugs. Treatment of patients with the new form of tuberculosis takes much longer and costs much more than standard treatment.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the occupied Palestinian territory currently has 788 TB patients, 491 in the West Bank and 297 in the Gaza Strip. Of these 36 are drug-resistant cases. TB thrives in overcrowded communities that receive inadequate nutrition and hygiene such as refugee camps or even Bedouin communities. Transmission of TB is reduced if patients are detected and treated rapidly.
The Global Fund's grant, which is administered by the United Nations Development Programme and shared with the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the Near East, is designed to raise the detection rate of cases of TB from 5 per cent to 70 per cent and improve the treatment of patients. Through the programme, GFTAM, UNDP will be also be contributing to the achievement of MDG goal number 6 addressing HIV and AIDS, Malaria and other associated diseases.
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Complaint Review: Alegiance Services Ltd
Alegiance Services LtdArch . Makariou 95 III, Charitini Building,2nd flo Internet United States of America
Alegiance Services Ltd offered a free sample of Colon Cleanse for $6.95 and ended charging that amount plus $99.95 witch they charge in the same time, I even dint have time to contact them and cancel order, even contact the Internet
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I saw online the offer of a coloncleanse product (Colon-Lipo)for only $6.95which i wanted to try, and It's just trial.
on myreceipt appears only the $6.95 charges and the product ordered; no other product ordered or charged, and when I reed terms&conditions and tray to contact them It was inpossible at all, when I contact my bank they sad it's nothing what they can do. :(
I just want cancel the order and get my money back. But it's no possible to get in touch with them.
please helpI cannot afford to give away money and I wont it get back
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Valentine's Day brought Carmen to the San Jose International Airport. Nine Random Acts of Culture™ performances featured Symphony Silicon Valley's concertmaster on violin and two singers from Opera San Jose bringing to life Bizet's most familiar music. The performances at various gates while passengers waited for their flights and at the baggage claim area had people cheering, singing along and a few following the singers from gate to gate (but quietly so as not to spoil the surprise). One flight even cheered us as a good-luck talisman since their long-delayed plane finally arrived, right on cue, at the end of the performance. Watch the video and see the fun for yourself!


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Here at One on One we are passionate about Group Fitness. We believe that the group environment creates an energy that motivates and makes exercise fun, not a chore. Whether you're a beginner or someone who wants a more challenging workout, our classes and instructors will help you achieve the results you are looking for!
We are one of the only clubs in the Ann Arbor area to offer internationally known Les Mills group fitness classes. We strive to stay current on the latest group fitness trends so that we can provide cutting edge programs and choreography for our members.
We offer a full group fitness schedule, with classes ranging from 30-60 minutes. All of our classes are led by nationally certified instructors who provide safe, dynamic workouts designed to help you reach your fitness goals!
Barre Intensity: A total body workout using dance, Pilates and personal training. This class is designed to tone and strengthen the abs, arms, seat and legs while focusing on body alignment, balance and improved flexibility. No dance background required. Socks with "no slip" grip required.
Bodycombat™: This fiercely energetic cardiovascular workout is totally non-contact. The program is inspired by martial arts and draws from a wide array of disciplines, such as Karate, boxing, Taekwondo, Tai Chi and Muay Thai. Punch and kick your way to fitness and burn up to 740 calories*. Release stress, have a blast and feel like a fighter.
Bodypump™: One of the world's fastest ways to get in shape as it challenges all of your muscle groups while you squat, press, lift and curl. Use moderate to heavy weights with lots of repetition gives you a total body workout. Instructors will coach you through scientifically proven moves and techniques pumping to great music. You will leave the class feeling challenged and motivated, ready to come back for more.
Boot Camp: An adrenaline-powered program geared for anyone who wants to change their body. Our instructor will push you past your limits with strength and cardio-conditioning drills designed to increase your overall fitness.
cxworx™: A 30-minute workout dedicated to muscles around the core. A stronger core makes you better at all things you do, from everyday life to your favorite sports. You will work with resistance tubes and weight plates, as well as body weight exercises like crunches and hovers. You will also get into some hip, butt and lower back exercises.
Gentle yoga: A therapeutic and mindful approach to building a strong foundation for your practice. Connecting with the breath we will find ease and balance in each posture with emphasis on both external and internal alignment principles. Modifications are offered to suit all levels. This class is great for beginners and seasoned yogis alike! Join us as we get back to basics, cultivate awareness and ease stress and anxiety.
Kettlebell: A total body workout using two things: a kettlebell and your body. This class will increase your muscular strength and endurance while scorching major calories!
Meditation: Experience a guided meditation session that fosters inner peace and clarity of the mind. Meditation is a simple practice that is scientifically proven to significantly decrease stress and enhance our brain and immune system.
Spinning®: Pedal your way to a fantastic workout indoors! With the use of stationary cycles, each class is complete with a variety of exercises. This class will give you an energizing, calorie-burning, fun workout and it is great for all fitness levels. Each instructor has a different teaching style so try them all!
Sally: A full-body, choreographed ride focusing on endurance. We use moves in and out of the saddle to work all your core muscles and keep you sweating from beginning to end!
Zumba®: Join the party! Zumba is a combination of Latin and Hip Hop dance set to a variety of music. You can burn hundreds of calories with HOT moves. Be ready to sweat in this class!


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suburban propanepo box f whippany, New Jersey United States of America
suburban propane repeatedly lied to us just to get more money. whippany, New Jersey
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So they made me pay for a systems check and line check because I did not know there equiptment was bad I needed to keep our baby warm and fed . we still had 20 percent feul in the tanks but they still would not help us without money first .
I am disabled I take seizures i'm on disability so I offered to make payments to them , On a bill I didn't feel I was responsible for but i paid it anyway to be the better person ,well i paid it off in march 2013 in order to recieve my last delivery from the grant and now their stating I owe more my last bill was 47.00 in march,2013 april 2013 the woman at the office informs me i owe 38 dollars more .
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It meant that golden oldies Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones had to settle for silver and bronze.
After cracking America and headlining Children in Need, the 1D boys continued on the up-and-up, as their newly released ballad Little Things beat Bruno Mars tune Locked Out Of Heaven to the top of the singles list. It becomes their second chart-topping single after debut release What Makes You Beautiful reached number one in September last year.
Also flying the X Factor flag high, last year's winners Little Mix went straight to number three with their new song DNA.
Little Things writer Ed Sheeran also had plenty to be happy about, as the singer-songwriter's Give Me Love leapt from number 139 to 18 to make him the week's fastest climber.
Other new entries in the singles chart included McFly's Love Is Easy at number 10, taken from their upcoming Best Of collection, Memory Lane. The track became the pop rockers' 20th Top 40 hit.
One Direction's double whammy was the second in so many weeks after Robbie Williams pulled off the same feat with single Candy and album Take The Crown last week.


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I am not yet a resident but plan to visit this community in the next week for early 2016 residency. I cared for my wife at home for years as she fought Alzheimer's disease. I now must downsize dramatically from my 4000 sq. ft. home in Arlington Heights where I have been president of our Homeowners Association for 18-years. First of all the first reviewer should return to school, second he should learn how to properly evaluate a home, and thirdly he should learn proper respect for his elders and understand the true indifference of age.
Barry Craig
I have been a resident since 2006. I LOVE this community! The clubhouse is beautiful, and the community is quiet and peaceful. There is always something to do if you choose to join in, or enjoy the beauty and peacefulness of your own back yard!
Chuck and I have lived at Lago Vista for a few years now and we love it! The first review on here prompted me to speak up for our friendly community and I'm not sure what the person means by we shouldn't be so "OLD"! We've made a lot of good friends here. We do a rotating monthly dinner party with a great group of people, we always have someone to meet up for coffee or just go for a walk, play some cards or go to the pool. We're happy and content here!
Very friendly community! Fun activities if you want to participate. My mom loves going to the clubhouse. Very quiet and peaceful. Large models. Lawn care is great and snow removed very quickly.
I was visiting for a few weeks to help my Mom, I am 51 years old. Some of the residents are very nice and some look at you like what are you doing here? Kind of a mix feeling on this community. In 4 years I could move here, but don't think I would because of that feeling. I feel my Mom's house is not build very good. When the winds hit you feel it in the house, and the windows that come with the home, not strong enough for these winds here. For what she paid for this house and the association fees, people need to be not so OLD and be more welcome like. All in all I have visited nicer communities.


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After our investigation, the Department of Justice decided to end its contracts with private prisons.
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The Economist asked people, "Which decade would you like to go back to?" and Matt Yglesias chides respondents for preferring the 40s (big war! carpet bombing! nukes!) to the 90s (great economy! jobs for all!). But there's no surprise about this. Why would you want to go back to a decade that you've not only already experienced, but experienced recently? There's not even nostalgia to draw you back.
What's more interesting, I think, is looking at the poll by age. The most popular choice of seniors by far was the 1950s. In fact, if you discount the '20s, which probably just seem like an interesting, faraway decade, the most popular choice of nearly every age group is a decade of their youth. millennials like the '90s, when they were growing up. My generation likes the '80s, when we were just out of college. Only the thirtysomethings seem not to care, showing no particular preference for any decade between the '50s and '90s.
But it's the nostalgia of seniors for the '50s that intrigues me the most. I'd love to see a demographic breakdown of that. I assume that nonwhites aren't pining away for that era, which means that white seniors must really be in love with it to produce such a high overall number. Likewise, I'd guess that women might not be too thrilled with it. If that's true, it means that white male seniors must be nostalgic for the '50s in fantastic numbers. In one sense that's easy to understand, but in another it's not. If it's just nostalgia for their youth, that's one thing. But what about older seniors? Are they really that eager to go back to the era of Joe McCarthy, suburban lawns, and duck-and-cover drills? Apparently so.


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Complaint Review: Twisted Motorsports
Twisted Motorsports51 Lakewood Dr, Marietta, GA Marietta, Georgia United States of America
Twisted Motorsports former loyal customer Marietta, Georgia
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repaired. James had fed me story after story as to why it was taking so long. I trusted him because he is supposed to be the professoinal. Finally I called another repair shop in Atlanta that I found online. They informed me that they had fixed repair work done by Twisted Motorsports in the past. In order to take back possession of my scooter I had to pay Twisted Motorsports an additional $300.00 for a non-working scooter. As a matter of fact it was worse than when I dropped it off. It no longer would start at all. It would not make a sound. I took my scooter to Atlanta Motorcycle Repair on Ponce De Leon in Atlanta. My scooter was repaired in 2 days. Twisted Motorsports had installed 2 stroke parts on a 4 stroke engine. James refused to refund my money even though I offered to return the faulty parts. Our next communication will be in Small Claims Court. What a Guy, huh?
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Have you ever approached a crossroads in your career and weren't sure which path to take next? Or maybe you were struggling—with no luck—to gain more confidence and visibility in your job. If you were fortunate enough to have a mentor at these critical junctures, there's a good chance you gained valuable insights into the best solutions and smartest next steps. In fact, 75% of executives in a poll by the Association for Talent Development said that a mentor had been critical in helping them ascend to their current position.
Mentoring includes imparting wisdom that the mentor has gained through a lifetime of business and personal experience. We reached out to members on LinkedIn and asked them to share some of the best advice they'd received from mentors throughout their careers. Here's what they had to say:
If you don't have one yet, you'll find that a mentor has similar insights to offer, as well as specific ideas that suit your unique needs. The AICPA is piloting an Online Mentoring Program, a simple-to-use tool available for free to AICPA members. The program connects mentors and mentees with similar interests and fosters relationships entirely online. The initial questionnaire to match mentees and mentors takes less than five minutes to complete. The program also offers a wealth of resources including the Share. Learn. Grow. Mentor guide and the Firm inMotion A PCPS Toolkit: Mentoring Guide. The ultimate goal is to enable participants to fully benefit from the mentoring experience. Find out what mentoring, and this valuable new resource, can do for you. First-time users should use the passcode aicpa2016 to sign up.
What was the best advice a mentor has given you?
Yasmine ElRamly, Senior Technical Manager- Firm Services & Global Alliances, American Institute of CPAs.
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Running a CPA firm offers many satisfactions and more than a few challenges. It also involves asking yourself a lot of difficult questions - Are we on the right path to meet our short- and long-term goals? Are we competitive in our marketplace? Are we positioned to find the staff we need? When it comes to decision making—whether on day-to-day issues or long-term strategic planning—it's a lot easier to find answers for those questions when you know how firms like your own are handling similar concerns. The PCPS/CPA.com National Management of an Accounting Practice (MAP) Survey offers the solutions you need, and its benefits are available to US and Canadian Public Accounting firms of all sizes. I encourage you to participate today. The CPA profession's premier benchmarking study, it provides key metrics broken down by firm size and region that will help you understand where you stand in relation to your peers. Here are five ways your firm will benefit from the survey's benchmarking data.
Find out how other firms are performing. You may know you're doing well, but there's no way of estimating, for example, how your growth in overall revenues compares with those of other firms of the same size. Similarly, you may have improved your utilization and realization rates over time—or be trying to—but would you do anything differently if you could see how your rates stack up against those of other practices? Once you see the comparison side-by-side, you may decide to set new goals for any number of key performance indicators. On the other hand, the data may confirm that you're on the right course, which can give you confidence in the way your firm is operating.
Compare your firm's profitability to peer firm averages. The MAP survey breaks down net client fees per owner for firms of all sizes, and offers details on net remaining per owner and owner compensation. The 2014 survey results indicated that firms were focusing on sustainability by setting aside cash for the future rather than taking it out of the practice. The 2016 results will offer new insights into what direction the data has been heading, and give you a big-picture view of what compensation trends may indicate about firms' current practice management decisions.
Understand your realization and productivity compared to other firms. What are the average billing rates for firms in your region providing similar services? The 2014 survey found little change in billing rates from the previous study, in 2012. In a strengthening economy, that could mean there are opportunities to remind clients about the value that your firm provides and perhaps increase your fees. The survey also examines changes in hourly vs. value billing, so you can monitor trends and consider which options are best for you.
Understand what staffing needs are to take the firm to the next level. Talent is a precious commodity in a CPA firm. Use the survey to compare your compensation rates against those at every position level and by firm size. You can also find out which benefits are the most popular and how other firms are handling the millennial generation's desire for greater flexibility. If you're concerned about turnover, the survey will tell you whether you're facing a higher or lower rate than other firms like yours.
Get up to speed on technology trends. Ever wonder if you're behind the curve in embracing new technologies? Whether you're considering a client portal, using Skype to communicate with clients or staff, or offering remote online access, the survey can tell you if you're on the cutting edge or at the back of the pack.
Whether you want to drive your firm to the next level or identify new approaches and efficiencies that can improve current profitability, the benchmarking data in the MAP Survey can help you achieve your goals. If you've never participated in the survey, you have until July 15 to sign-up. All users have until July 31 to complete data entry. Depending on firm size, it can take one to three hours to complete, but the information and benchmarking will provide benefits long after you click "Submit". Find out what insights it can offer to your firm.
Mark Koziel, Vice President- Firm Services & Global Alliances, American Institute of CPAs.
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What if the concept of employee turnover was foreign to your firm? What if the Monday morning faces of each of your staff shone like those of children lined up for entrance to Disneyland? What if your firm had so many clients eager for your help that your biggest problem was managing new business?
The best firms have already figured out that motivated and passionate employees equals success. The real challenge lies in retaining those employees and keeping them engaged and inspired so they aren't tempted to look for work elsewhere. Here are three initiatives to help your firm enhance employee engagement and inspire long-lasting dedication.
An engaged employee is one who has a strong connection with their firm. That connection can be developed when the firm's vision, mission, and core values are created and lived out through the involvement of all employees – not just trickled down from higher-ups. To help increase employee involvement, establish an engagement system that will benefit everyone in the firm, such as:
How does your firm currently stack up on engagement? Your employees probably have an idea. AICPA Private Companies Practice Section member firms can use this Engagement Scorecard to see how their firm ranks among their staff in each of the areas of engagement.
The concept of being grateful is highly undervalued in today's business world, and yet it is such a familiar part of our individual daily lives. Simply adopting a grateful outlook in your firm can increase employee motivation; bolster team work and collaboration among the firm; improve individual confidence; provide employees a sense of empowerment; and encourage healthy lifestyle habits among employees by reducing stress, building immunity, and just making people feel appreciated.
Begin to incorporate gratitude into your firm's culture by saying "please" and "thank you." You can take it a step farther, and implement a reward system to motivate your staff to do their best. For example, the AICPA has created a program that enables every staff member within the organization to acknowledge a job well done for any colleague, at any level, through a point award system called "You Earned It!" The points can be awarded in varying increments, and these points can be accumulated and traded in for tangible awards. A lot of little "Thank Yous" can add up, and it doesn't take much time to show your appreciation. You'll be surprised how much these small signs of gratitude will positively affect your firm's culture over time. Be specific in your praise, and don't be shy about sharing your gratitude with others in your firm.
Creating an environment of engaged learning can be the key to attracting and retaining quality staff members. Now more than ever, learning opportunities are a prime concern for individuals in the workforce. Employees who feel their firms are supportive of their continued career development are more likely to stay with that firm.
On-demand education has transformed the way people learn, making it easier to access quality materials and hear from sought-after subject matter experts. Now, training courses don't have to take up an entire day of staff time. Through initiatives such as The Future of Learning, professional development is being delivered in bite-size pieces, allowing individuals to learn something new in periods as small as just a few minutes. Continued professional education is now being delivered in new and innovative ways that make learning a passionate and personal experience. That excitement for learning can translate into an employee who is passionate about your firm and its mission.
Bottom line: make learning an ongoing initiative in your firm –it's essential to creating deeper engagement with your firm.
More information on these initiatives and others can be found in The Engaged Employee: 10 Initiatives for Successful Firms by human resources industry expert Sandra Wiley. Visit the PCPS Human Capital Center and their Firm in Motion e-toolkit for Staff Development and Culture for more resources in developing your firm's employee engagement strategy.
Sandra Wiley, COO and Shareholder, Boomer Consulting. Sandra Wiley is ranked by Accounting Today as one of the 100 most influential people in accounting as a result of her prominent role as an industry expert in human resources and training as well as her influence as a management and planning consultant. She is the director of The P3 Leadership AcademyTM as well as the CEO AdvantageTM. Sandra consults and speaks around the globe on management- and technology-related topics, including strategic and technology planning, compensation, change management, and developing a training and learning culture.
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It's flu season -- conveniently coinciding with busy season. It's time to stock up on cough syrup and analgesics to ward off the aches and discomfort of the flu. A visit to your family doctor might also be in order, if you can get an appointment. But what do you do if that ringing in your stuffy ear is a sign of hearing loss and not some flu-induced infection? What if those sniffles just won't clear up on account of that broken nose you suffered last spring? Well, that's when you visit the ENT-- the Ear, Nose and Throat specialist. She sees patients who need more focused care. She's managing a niche practice.
For many CPAs, setting themselves apart in a competitive market is a critical goal. The popularity of practice areas such as personal financial planning, IT specialization, fraud and forensic accounting, business valuation, tax and assurance services demonstrates the value that finding the right niche can offer. Here are a few of the many benefits that help explain why more CPAs are choosing to specialize.
1) Keep clients in the fold. Clients are impressed when a firm is ready to provide services they might never have anticipated needing. "When clients need business valuation for estate planning or a buy-sell agreement, we have that expertise on staff and they don't have to look elsewhere," notes Richard L. Craig, CPA/ABV/CFF, CITP, of 415 Group in Canton, Ohio. His 50-professional firm's valuation and litigation niche grew from a small subspecialty to the market leader in northeast Ohio. When he got started, the competition "was mostly economists doing business valuation and litigation, not CPAs. We were in demand because we were better able to communicate in plain language with judges and juries. We found ourselves getting assignments even from attorneys we had previously gone against in court."
2) Hold on to top professionals. At Martin & Associates in Cincinnati, the roughly 20-person firm has taught business skills to all its technologists. According to Kevin Martin, CPA.CITP, 100% of the practice is built around the customer relationship management (CRM) solutions leveraging the team's accounting knowledge. "Clients might come to us when they need to implement a new inventory or sales order accounting system, or other business process," for example, he says. "We understand the business and accounting side as well as the technology behind the solutions."
The practice's structure offers a strong staffing advantage. "Having the professionalism and ethics of a CPA firm with the fun of being a tech firm has made it easier to retain great people," says Martin. Craig agrees that his specialty is also an asset in retention. "Having this niche gives staff members another area for growth," he says.
3) Seize growth opportunities. The market for service organization control (SOC) reports is exploding. It can include providing services to industries ranging from investment fund administrators to health care billers to data centers or trust fund administrators. "It's a service that is touching a lot of industries and organizations," says Torpey White, CPA.CITP, of Wipfli LLP, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In fact, all the CPAs interviewed reported rapid growth for their niches. At 415 Group, for example, business valuation and litigation is a growing practice area, with higher realization of billable rates than traditional accounting services. "We're also always paid up front," Craig says. "We receive retainers on all work, and there's no problem getting paid."
4) Balance the workload. Many niches, including business valuation and technology, make it possible to spread work throughout the year and enhance retention opportunities. The same is true for White's SOC practice, although the last four months of the year can be a busy time if clients request reports to be issued near year end.
What's involved in launching a niche practice? A commitment to initial and ongoing education, and training for all professionals involved is one requisite. In Martin's niche, "you need to spend about 300 hours a year getting smarter and keeping up with new software, upgrades or technologies," he says. "The training requirement never goes away. If you stop, another firm and staff are going to pass you by." Narrowing your focus can make it easier to stay current. "You have to define what you're going to do," Craig advises.
It's also important to pick a niche that you love so that prospective clients are inspired by your enthusiasm. "Make certain that you follow your passion," Martin says. "When you're introducing something new that might represent a big change for clients, you need passion in order to demonstrate your excitement."
If you're considering niche practice options, the AIPCA can help get you started. The Private Companies Practice Section YOU Are the Value Workshop prepares you to articulate what you have to offer and can be used in conjunction with your strategic planning efforts to spotlight the strengths you can build into a successful niche.
In addition, you might want to showcase your expertise by earning a CPA specialization. The AICPA's Personal Financial Specialist (PFS), Certified in Financial Forensics, Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) and Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) credentials and the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation can each help you stand out in the marketplace.
Mark Koziel, CPA, CGMA, Vice President, Firm Services & Global Alliances, American Institute of CPAs.
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Are you ready for the McWhopper? Recently, fast food behemoths Burger King and McDonald's announced they would partner up to create a pop-up venture featuring the hybrid mega sandwich for a charitable cause. With such heated competition in the quick-eats restaurant industry, the two companies have struggled to maintain marketshare. While a merger is nowhere on the horizon, a short-term partnership, which has already garnered the two some much-needed positive PR, seems like a win-win.Coopetition, where competition meets cooperation, is not new, but may be more pervasive as businesses seek innovative ways to capture customers' attention. The dynamics of business, risk and competition have evolved, creating opportunities for businesses to consider unlikely partnerships, complementary resources or diverse skill sets to supplement their offerings. Coopetition could mean developing complex relationships, or combinging forces with simple tactics for maximum gain. A recent Forbes article cited how unofficial coopetition occurs in mundane ways, for instance at networking events.
Your firm can benefit from more deliberate partnership with peers, from cost sharing to talent sharing. My team of CPAs supporting the AICPA's Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS), most of whom come from the small firm space, have these ideas on how you can use coopetition to better foster and attract talent, share ideas, staff or expenses, serve the community and position your practice in the marketplace. The benefits are limitless: from creating efficiencies and saving money, to developing a more agile team and gaining recognition as an employer of choice in your community. Consider these ideas:
Foster and attract talent:
1) Co-mentor a high school student
2) Combine resources to fund a college scholarship for a local student interested in pursuing accounting
3) Jointly train and share an intern
4) Co-sponsor a booth at a recruiting event at your local university
5) Co-sponsor a job posting on an online site:
5a) Work together to identify strong candidates
5b) Pool resources to fly the best candidates to a central location where you can both interview them.
6) Co-host a staff training session
Share ideas, staff or expenses:
7) Collectively brainstorm ideas about technology platforms
8) Cooperate and help neighboring firms' up-and-coming practitioners gain much-needed audit hours to pursue the CPA by assigning them some of your audit work
9) Share office space or equipment to help one another economize
10) Leverage PCPS Networking Groups to idea-share in person or virtually with same-sized firms all over the U.S.
Serve the community:
11) Compete against one another in a local charity race or fundraising drive
12) Serve on an NFP board together
13) Start a cooperative one-day, pop-up tax service for those in need in your community
Position yourself in the marketplace:
14) Develop a strategic alliance of firms that performs supplemental or complementary services to those that your firms provides
15) Lean on your alliance firms when you have staff out on maternity or sick leave, or tied up with other projects
16) Co-host a small business summit for local business owners
17) Co-develop and deliver a small business training course
The AICPA has a number of tools and resources to help you achieve your coopetition goals.
Mark Koziel, CPA, CGMA, Vice President, Firm Services & Global Alliances, American Institute of CPAs.
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Odds are that if you manage a business unit or a large team of employees, you're part of the group of 74.9 million Baby Boomers. This year, for the first time in your life, your generation will no longer be the largest demographic group in the United States.
Millennials now number 75.3 million, according to the Census Bureau, and due to immigration are projected to increase to 81.1 million by 2036. Although demographers differ on the birth range of Millennials (also known as Generation Y), most fall between 1981 and 2000, which means that the oldest are 34 and the majority are in their 20s.
Millennials have a profoundly different approach to the way they find, use and share information—both socially and at work. They don't read newspapers, watch TV news shows or use the yellow pages. They read—a lot—but it's not likely to be on printed paper. They're great networkers, but the majority of their conversations take place electronically rather than face-to-face or by phone. Many find the constraints of working regular office hours—from the office—burdensome and old fashioned. But that doesn't mean they're unwilling to work long hours.Between the buzz about retiring Baby Boomers and the emerging influence of Millennials, Generation X seems all but forgotten in contemporary media coverage. Though smaller in numbers (the Census Bureau projects that the Gen X population will peak at 65.8 million in 2018), 40-something-year-old Gen Xers are currently transitioning into senior leadership roles throughout the workforce. Over the next decade Gen Xers will also become the largest client demographic for most CPA firms.
In many cases, Gen Xers may be the key to helping organizations connect with and lead Millennial staff. Here are three reasons why:
1) They're skilled at using the Internet and social media to research and connect, but are equally adept at networking face-to-face to obtain critical info and meet others. Unlike Millennials, Gen Xers remember life before the Internet and social media. They grew up in a pre-Internet era and transitioned to the information age in early adulthood. They saw the dot-com bubble swell and burst in 2001. They're avid social media users, but they also understand the value of a face-to-face meeting, a business card, a handwritten card or note and a phone call. Although the rapidly changing landscape of social media poses challenges for anyone, Gen Xers are well positioned to navigate its nuances and also realize its limitations for reaching Baby Boomers, who will continue to represent a large percentage of CPA clients for the next 20 years.
2) They're capable of managing across geographical locations, both virtually and in-person. As managers, most Gen Xers are comfortable supervising employees who have alternative work arrangements such as flexible work hours and telecommuting. They've seen both the advantages and disadvantages of having employees offsite and know that certain positions and people are better suited to such arrangements than others.
3) They demonstrate independence and self-assurance to lead with confidence. In the 1980s, as Gen Xers navigated elementary and middle school, many saw their mothers enter and stake a claim in the workforce -- either as sole breadwinners in a single-parent home, or as contributors to the family's income. According to the Pew Research Center, Gen Xers are savvy, skeptical and self-reliant. Additionally, Gen Xers represent the last of America's latchkey children, who came home from school to an empty house. They learned self-reliance and self-discipline at an early age, often taking responsibility for preparing meals and getting homework done without adult supervision. Gen Xers understand how individual action is critical to running an operation smoothly and can help others maximize their own individual contributions for the greater good.
Whether you're a Baby Boomer, Gen Xer or Millennial, there's no denying the demographic challenges facing the accounting profession.
To help CPA firms navigate the changing business environment, AICPA's Private Company Practice Section (PCPS) developed the PCPS Firm inMotion e-Toolkit. The toolkit is broken down into five trend areas including firm structure and strategy, staff development and culture, clients and relationship building, and use of technology. Each area is carefully designed to help you and your colleagues explore what's on the horizon and how to prepare your firm for a successful journey.
The Staff Development & Culture section's Why Transition Guide contains information on the differences between generations and solutions for bridging the gaps.
In addition, CGMA designation holders might find the CGMA® fast track to leadership report or the how to develop a strong and interdependent team tool useful.
Donna W. Salter, Senior Manager-Young Member Initiatives, American Institute of CPAs.
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This blog post is the second part of a two-part series on intentional sponsorship, or dedicated efforts at a firm to ensure that everyone with leadership potential has access to a sponsor.
At HORNE, we launched a formal sponsorship program at our 525-person firm because we recognized first and foremost from a business case perspective, for us to be relevant in the future, we must develop a diverse leadership team. Collaboration, connecting and creativity require diverse leadership and we cannot win with less than half the leadership talent. Failure to develop a diverse leadership team will limit our ability to grow, to attract great talent or to have a sustainable succession plan. We also estimated our tangible cost of our turnover at $3 million a year which includes recruiting, onboarding and training. We excluded the additional costs of lost knowledge and lost client relationships.Beyond the business case, it really hit home to me personally and to our partners, when an internal survey in 2013 opened our eyes. It clearly showed that women and minorities were less likely to feel a strong sense of belonging or to have adequate access or information to increase their contribution to the firm or to reach their full potential. This lack of an equitable playing field was limiting our ability to sustain a diverse leadership team.
1. Focus on inclusion. To respond to these challenges, we launched our sponsorship and advocacy program in 2014. We've now have a total of three pilot groups ongoing. When introducing the program, we emphasized that it was a part of our effort to create an equitable playing field for all team members and foster a firm wide sense of belonging.
About 45 team members have been involved in the program, including people of both genders, of diverse backgrounds and all ages, although the primary focus is women and minorities. In the first two pilots, partners nominated high-potential team members, but in the third pilot we allowed people to self-nominate and attracted a wide range of applicants. In our selection process, we consider applicants' interest in a deeper exploration of their long-term career opportunities. Have they shown interest in developing into a well-rounded business person? Do their developmental needs match what the program has to offer? Do they understand HORNE business goals and the marketplace? Are they willing to invest the necessary time and energy? Do they have a real or immediate need to raise their visibility? Some of these issues may not be pressing in their first or second year, but when they have supervisory or client responsibilities this may become more relevant.
2. Build a plan that meets your needs. Our program begins with a training session that covers everything the sponsor or team member needs to know, including why we've undertaken the program and our expectations for each role. The sponsor and team member create a two-year plan that includes working on goals they form together based on the team member's development or advancement needs. We recommend regular face-to-face meetings to discuss progress.
3. Understand the obstacles. Intentional sponsorship is challenging because it removes people from their comfort zones and takes time out of busy schedules. In addition, the profession has traditionally evaluated certain success factors, such as chargeable time and utilization, and sponsorship doesn't follow that established path. The solution is building a strong business case so that you can return to it if problems arise or the program drifts off course. We recognized unintentional bias as a big obstacle and with this program we began to intentionally limit its affect on our firm.
4. Consider results. After just a few months of the program, the first two pilot groups' participants nearly unanimously reported having a much stronger sense of belonging and the ability to achieve their dreams. Our turnover is down 25% (and will decline more this year) due to a number of factors and our sponsorship program is playing a significant role. While we may not be able to point to the results on our balance sheet or income statement, when you consider the importance of diverse leadership and access to the full talent pool, the return on investment is obvious.
5. Make it a way of life. Our ultimate plan is to make sponsorship a natural effort that is just a part of how we define ourselves. Every single team member should have a sense of belonging and the opportunity to reach his or her full potential. Sponsorship is one of many ways we are working to ensure that happens. At HORNE we stress that it is each team member's role to help others develop a strong sense of belonging.
Sponsorship is one of the many interesting topics that will be covered this year at the AICPA Women's Global Leadership Summit, taking place in San Francisco, California on November 12 and 13. Online attendance is also available. A new AICPA mentoring tool, accessible by all members, will be launched at the summit.
Joey Havens, Executive Partner, HORNE LLP
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Promising professionals ascend through the ranks based on their knowledge and abilities, but many also benefit from the support and advocacy of other influential members of the organization—often referred to as sponsorship. It is important to note the difference between a mentor and a sponsor. A mentor talks with you about your career development while a sponsor talks about you. Sponsorship may be formal and methodical or informal, but by its nature is intentional and it can have a significant impact on assignments, visibility and advancement.
In an effort to develop and retain staff, professional services firms across the U.S. are engaging in formal sponsorship, or dedicated efforts to ensure that everyone with leadership potential has access to a sponsor.
This blog post is the first part of a two-part series featuring one firm's experience with intentional sponsorship.
We've had a women's initiative at Deloitte for over 20 years. When we began, our efforts focused on the retention and development of women. Along the way, we realized that we should expand our efforts to focus on the advancement of women into senior leadership positions, which we define as partner, principal or director. Promotion to any of these positions involves an extensive process, and the bar is set quite high. To be considered for partner, principal or director, a candidate must be ready to lead in technical areas, client service relationships, marketplace activities and talent development.
As we looked at the process in our part of the business, Deloitte Tax LLP, we recognized that our existing leaders would need to be actively engaged to identify and advocate on behalf of promising potential partners, principals or directors. Our anecdotal evidence suggested that it was organically happening with white males. But, we realized there was not enough informal sponsorship of women, most likely because people tend to informally sponsor professionals with whom they share common bonds or attributes. This meant that we had to be creative in a predominantly white and male partnership to assure sponsorship of women.
We decided to undertake a formal sponsorship program in Deloitte Tax for high talent women who would likely go through the partner, principal or director candidate process in the future. Based on our program and my personal experiences with sponsorship, here are four key learnings to initiating an effective sponsorship program:
1) Determine clear program objectives. What does the success of your sponsorship program look like? One of our objectives at Deloitte Tax is to ensure that every person who goes through the partner, principal or director candidate process has the opportunity to be sponsored, formally through a program or informally.
2) Plan ahead and create an infrastructure that allows for flexibility. Once you've identified the focus, build a program that meets your needs. We began by selecting women to be sponsored – those we believed could be considered for partner, principal or director within two years. We also selected sponsors - those we believed would be good at assessing, developing and sponsoring leadership potential.
3) Establish the relationship structure and provide appropriate support. Our sponsorship program lasts one year, and we encourage the sponsor and sponsoree to spend time together at the outset so that the sponsor can learn about the candidate and understand their strengths to determine where to take the relationship from there. We created materials to support sponsors in their role and to help sponsorees make the most of the opportunity. Both the sponsor and the sponsoree carve out time to dedicate to the program. Leaders of the organization dedicated time to advocating sponsorship and the program. We also realistically understand that not all attempts at formal sponsorship will be successful. A sponsor will often put their own credibility on the line for a sponsoree; no program can force a person to sponsor another unwillingly.
4) Measure results. Deloitte Tax's intentional sponsorship programs have been under way for approximately three years, with an increasing number of participants each year. It's important to note that the program's goal is not to create a quota of women partners. Instead, it aims to ensure that qualified candidates have the opportunity to be sponsored as part of creating an environment in which they can succeed. We don't grade sponsors, but sponsorees fill out a questionnaire about their experiences at the end of the formal sponsorship period.
This Deloitte Tax sponsorship program has improved the development and advancement of qualified women. Perhaps even more importantly, formalizing sponsorship has brought the topic of effective sponsorship to a conscious level, and we see it rippling in informal ways throughout the organization. Leaders are now aware of the impact they can have on a professional's development and advancement through intentional sponsorship, whether formalized through a program or informal. Leaders have learned the value of getting to know and intentionally sponsoring professionals who may be different from themselves. As a result, sponsorship at Deloitte Tax has taken on a life of its own; sponsorship has become an aspect of how we execute stewardship. People who have been sponsored are eager to give back and help another promising professional gain experiences that enable them to lead in the future. Through these programs and others we have eliminated or reduced the gender gaps at various levels.
We like to say that Deloitte Tax is a place where leaders thrive. Part of thriving is developing, advancing and having new experiences. From my own involvement as a sponsor, and from being sponsored myself by others, I've developed a deep appreciation for diversity and that success does not materialize in a one size fits all way. Success takes many types of forms and intentional sponsorship allows you to witness that.
If you want to learn more about starting a sponsorship program at your firm or organization, consider attending the AICPA's Women's Global Leadership Summit, November 12-13 in San Francisco, California. You can also attend the conference online.
Katy Hollister, chief strategy officer, Deloitte Tax LLP. Katy is a tax partner with over 30 years of experience. She leads Deloitte's US Business Tax practice. Katy is a member of the Deloitte LLP board and the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited global board.
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Throughout the year, I talk with practitioners from around the country to understand their pain points. They're often relieved to hear that other firms are grappling with similar issues and the challenges they face are among the top concerns for the profession as a whole. These discussions help inspire the solutions my team -- the AICPA Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) -- creates for our firm members. Another important source of information for practitioners and the AICPA is the PCPS 2015 CPA Firm Top Issues Survey, which gathers information from practitioners nationwide to identify the concerns at the top of firm leaders' agendas.
The results of this year's survey were released on June 9 at the AICPA Practitioners Symposium & TECH+ & Association for Accounting Marketing (AAM) Summit in Orlando, Fla. The survey responses are organized by practice size, with top five lists for each of the following sized firms:
The 2015 findings indicate that staffing has become a key concern again for firms now that they are benefitting from the economic recovery and enjoying sufficient demand for services. A focus on issues such as succession and the future of their practices also shows they're considering how best to ensure their firms' continued success. Those are both positive signs for the profession.
For many years, firms of virtually all sizes cited staffing concerns as their most pressing issue. That changed during the recession, when getting and keeping clients dominated top issues lists. While firms of each size have a unique perspective, in 2015, a significant number of the problems cited by firms of all sizes revolve around one core issue: finding and keeping talented people who can perform high-quality services and carry the firms' success into the future. Given this is a perennial problem, this year's survey can inspire practitioners to try new approaches and begin to reinvent the way they practice. Another concern that might provoke firms of all sizes to rethink how they handle their practice is workload compression. Historically a concern for firms of smaller sizes, compression rose to the top five list for firms of every size this year. After seeing shortened busy seasons year-over-year, firms may be feeling increased pressure to evaluate creative ways of juggling a large volume of work in a tighter timeframe.
What are your firm's first steps to solving your key issues? Below are six ideas and the appropriate PCPS tools and resources to help you get started.
1. Get a big picture view. To map out your firm's future, create a strategic plan. As part of your brainstorming, consider creative new ways to work with clients, including potential new service offerings that can be performed throughout the year. To navigate trends and new developments, use the PCPS Firm inMotion e-Toolkit, which highlights innovative best practices regarding firm culture and strategy, staff development, use of technology and serving clients.
2. Streamline your client roster to avoid workload compression. This will allow you to devote valuable time only to the clients who best suit your firm—and lower your stress significantly. Among the PCPS team's strategy and planning resources is a client evaluation tool that allows firms to use criteria such as profitability, referral source, additional potential services and payment timeliness to assess their most valuable clients and identify ones that may be adding more distractions -- and eating up staff time -- without offering commensurate benefits.
3. Develop new ways to recruit. Use an interactive online career fair) to find experienced talent without leaving the office. Or you can build a free profile on Accountingfly's online job board, designed for interns and recent college grads. PCPS firms even get additional concierge support to build a dynamic profile and job postings.
4. Define owner expectations. The Human Capital Center houses a number of resources for PCPS members to use to help clarify roles and responsibilities across the firm and create a definitive career path that will reassure the most promising professionals about their future prospects. Use the PCPS Partner Accountability Guide to help set realistic goals for each owner, encourage a team (rather than a silo) approach and identify rewards and consequences. The Firm Competency Model might also help you set expectations for staff members.
5. Create or update a succession plan. Are you or your partners nearing the transition into retirement? For tools you can use, turn to the PCPS Succession Planning Resource Center which includes a practice continuation agreement template and two newly added tools – a succession readiness assessment and a succession timing calculator, just to name a few
6. Concentrate on growth. Even though many of the top issues relate to staffing, bringing in new clients is a constant agenda item for firms. CPAs can turn to the PCPS Practice Growth and Client Service Center for tools to help ignite their practice development efforts.
Is it time for your firm to find innovative answers to nagging questions? Check out the survey and the related resources and get inspired to find new solutions. The AICPA Private Companies Practice Section webpage is a great place to get started.
Natasha V. Schamberger, CPA, Associate Director - Firm Services, American Institute of CPAs.
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We all know that staying current and embracing the latest trends in business are key to running a successful CPA firm. Years ago, accountants relied on columnar pads and general ledger books, while working from 8-5 in the office. Today at most firms, those tools and practices are replaced by accounting and cloud computing software, with flexible schedules and virtual offices. CPAs continue to implement new tools and strategies to optimize the changing professional environment to best meet client and staff needs. Interested in learning more, I sat down with two trailblazers to hear firsthand about their experiences.
Alan Long, CPA, CITP, CGMA, is the managing member of Baldwin CPAs, based in Richmond, Ky. Alan explained that his firm has been an early adopter of technology. For example, the firm has been paperless since 2002, in the cloud since 2004 and has supported a multiple monitor environment for nearly a decade. Baldwin CPAs uses electronic signatures for all engagement letters and consent forms, saving the firm both time and money. Additionally, all professional staff are given iPads, allowing them to be accessible while offsite.
Alan's technology-forward strategy helps the firm tremendously in their recruiting efforts, as many young graduates are drawn to a firm that uses the latest technology and is looking to the future. Alan noted that implementing emerging technologies ahead of the curve does not always work out as planned, as products sometimes do not seamlessly integrate. But overall, he finds the effort well worth it.
Carolyn Sechler, CPA, is the owner of Sechler CPA, PC, a virtual firm which she runs out of her home in Phoenix. Carolyn abandoned the brick-and-mortar office model 18 years ago and has no plans of turning back. All of her firm's processes are based in the cloud, allowing her 23 staff members to work when and where they want. By allowing her team to work during the hours they are most productive, she finds that they are more efficient and are better able to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
She did note that running a successful virtual firm requires a certain personality and the willingness to take some risks. "You have to be an excellent multitasker, you have to have a good sense of character and you have to be an excellent listener. There is a tremendous amount of trust required in this model. You have to believe that people can be trusted and work with people that you can trust."
In order to help firms evolve into high performing firms of the future, the AICPA's Private Companies Practice Section developed the Firm inMotion e-toolkit, available exclusively to Private Companies Practice Section member firms. Items in the toolkit can be customized by firms to best suit their needs. The first released section of the toolkit contains resources dedicated to technological advancements including:
Other sections and tools related to firm structure and strategy, staff development and culture, clients and relationship building, and globalization will be released in the coming months.
Lindsey Ferguson, CPA, CGMA, Technical Manager, Firm Services, American Institute of CPAs.
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Want to create your own icon fonts? Check out James' companion course, Creating Icon Fonts for the Web.
- Finding icon fonts
- Ensuring consistent styling
- Exploring class-based solutions for deployment
- Deploying with the data-icon attribute
- Aligning icons
- Animating icons
- Styling multicolored glyphs
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By now, I think we've seen some patterns emerge in terms of best practices when deploying icon fonts. There's one thing we need to really take care of though before we move onto the individual styling properties that we can do with the icon fonts, and that is talking about how to improve the accessibility of the icons on our page. So there are a couple of problems that can crop up in terms of accessibility. The first is if you have generated content that is injected into your HTML, screen readers will read that.
And so if it's a letter, that's really a problem but a lot of it times it can cause a screen reader to read something that the user really doesn't understand what's going on with that. The other use case where accessibility comes into play is if you're thinking about positioning an icon all by itself, obviously that's going to mean something to people looking at the layout, but it's not really going to be visible at all to folks on accessibility devices and screen readers and things like that. So, we need to address both of those. The first thing that we can do, is we can hide content from screen readers that we don't want to be read.
There's a couple of ways that we can do that. One is to use the aria hidden attribute. That's an attribute that can be applied to any HTML element. And it's either, it supports values with true and false, so what you can do is if you want to hide something from a screen reader, for example you can take that element and give it an attribute of aria hidden equals true and that's going to make the content of that element invisible to screen readers. Well, that's great and it works well and that's a perfect solution for what we're doing, but it does apply a little bit of a constraint on us.
Let's say you have a paragraph with some text and you wanted an icon to appear in front of that text. Well you can't put the aria-hidden attribute on the paragraph itself, because if you do that, it's going to hide all the content from screen readers including the icon, which isn't what you want in that instance. So that means that we have to move our icons into individual elements, which we've been doing actually by placing them in span tags. And what that does is it isolates the icon. It allows us to apply that attribute to the span tags themselves.
Of course, in doing that, we have to add a little bit of additional mark up. It's not that big of a deal. There's also a CSS property called speak, which in CSS, you can apply to any selector, and that tells screen readers not to read it as well. It's really not that widely supported, so you're putting that in there more to be future friendly than anything else. Now, the other thing, if you have a stand alone icon and you want to hide it, the best way to do that is to just surround the text, write some descriptive text next to the icon, surround it with a span tag and then just use positioning to move it off the page.
Screen readers will still read it, but people looking at the layout won't see it. So here's an example of using the Speak attribute in your CSS, right here, speak none. Notice it's just right there on the global style that we're applying for our data icons. And then, we're using a span to display the icon and then then we're using aria-hidden=true to hide it as well. Alright so what are we going to be doing for our exercise? We're going to add the user profile icon to this paragraph right here and here's the encoding for that.
And then we're going to add the user profile icon and then we're going to hide the generated content from screen readers. Below that, we want to add a stand alone icon for user profiles. That includes descriptive text that'll be read by screen readers but won't be visible on our layout. So I'm switching back to my HTML file. This is accessibility.htm. You can find this in the 03_05 directory. First thing I want to do is just go over to the CSS really quickly. I'm going to scroll down to the very bottom of this.
Here's the selector that's controlling our icon fronts, which is fine, there's nothing wrong with it. But right after content I'm going to add the speak property, and I'm just going to do speak: none. Again, this is not widely supported yet, but hopefully it will be in the future, and there's nothing wrong with going ahead and putting it in here, because we don't want this generated content to be read by screen readers. So the majority of what we're going to be doing is actually going to be done in the HTML file, so I'm going to go back to the HTML, scroll down to the paragraph down there at the bottom of it. And so here we have a paragraph with the text to User Profile, okay? So inside that I'm going to go ahead and do a span tag, and for the span tag I'm going to do a data-icon attribute.
And I'm going to make that value equal to the encoding that I can see just above that. So I'm going to do ampersand, octothorpe, X, E046, and a semicolon. So after a while it just becomes second nature to you. And of course I'm also going to use the aria hidden attribute. And I want that value to be equal to true. Then I'm going to close that and close the span tag. So, in one fell swoop, i've applied the icon, and i've also hidden the generated content from screen readers.
So that's one. I'm going to save that. So the next thing I need to do is go down into the paragraph below this, and I need to apply a user profile icon to this paragraph that's going to be visible, but I also want text that's going to be read by a screen reader. So we know how to do that. I'm going to go ahead and copy this span tag just to make life easier for myself. I'm going to copy and paste it. Here we go. Even though we want descriptive text for this icon, I'm still going to have the aria-hidden=true for the span tag. That's to prevent a screen reader reading some funky character or something if substitution occurs for that particular encoding.
Alright the next thing I'm going to do is I'm going to add another span tag directly after this one, alright? So I'm going to go ahead and throw in another span tag, and inside the span tag I'm going to type in the text that I want the screen reader to read. In this case the text's is just going to say User Profile. And you might be wondering why I'm actually adding another span tag. Well Im going to this a class, and I'm going to call this class alt-text. So it's pretty descriptive, it's alternate text and then I'm going to save that. Now you might be wondering why I don't use this existing class that we have here called profile.
Well in order to make sure that the text can't be seen on the layout but can be read by the screen reader, it needs to remain in our HTML code but it needs to not be visible. Meaning off to the the side. If I take the entire paragraph and move it off to the side, the icon goes with it. So I only need the text to go off to the side. So I've got this class all text, I'm going to go back into my base CSS. I'm going to scroll down here, and we're just going to go ahead and create a class for alt, text, and we're just going to do some really easy stuff here.
I'm just going to position this with absolute positioning and I'm going to take the left position and I'm just going to push that thing all the way over into the next room. Negative 9,999 ems. A lot of people do it to the top and the left. I figure that's just being cruel. I'm sending it far enough away as it is. So I'm going to save that, go down to my accesibility.htm and check that in the browser. And as I scroll down, indeed, there we have User Profile with the icon beside it. And then, we have the icon standing alone. The good news is, the text User Profile will be read in both instances by screen readers, but in the top version, it won't read whatever the generated content for the icon is, and in the bottom icon, the text, User Profile is not visible in the layout.
Awesome. So there's not a lot of extra work here that's required to make sure the icon fonts are accessible. It's something that you should do every single time you're using icons within your pages. It's just a better overall practice and you're creating a better experience for a large segment of users.


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After rushing for 151 yards, scoring two touchdowns, and grabbing one interception against Surry High School last week, the U.S. Army Baltimore Recruiting Station announced Colonial Beach running back Travis Cundiff as the "Army Iron Man of the Week," and the best two-way high school football player in the battalion's northern Virginia recruiting territory. Cundiff is the sixth player this season to receive this prodigious honor.
The criterion for receiving the iron man award is tough. The player must demonstrate excellence on both ends of the gridiron — offense and defense — as well as strength in character. The Army Iron Man exemplifies the quality of Army strength in every aspect of his performance.
Whether you're a fan, coach, athletic director or a member of the media, you have until noon each Monday during the regular season to nominate a player for the Army Iron Man of the Week presented by Jostens. High school football fans voted on the winner of the Iron Man award online at www.TheSportsFlash.com.
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The Drifters pushed their record to 3-3 after defeating Northern Neck Division rival Rappahannock 26-14. Travis Cundiff led the way with 14 carries for 75 yards, including two touchdown receptions. The Drifters amassed 360 totals while the Raiders managed to record 238 yards.
For the season, Cundiff's current stats rival the top ball carriers in the area. He has 758 yards on 73 carries and 10 touchdowns.
Other Drifters who contributed to the win were: Timmy Jackson (16-yard run) and Dylan Farinet (6-yard run). Farinet completed nine out of 16 passes for 182 yards, including two touchdowns.
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