Client strategies

Acquiring high-quality clients can prove difficult -- which may help explain why so many firms are willing to serve clients that don't provide much value.

Among all the decisions and actions a small business may need to take, one of the more important is deciding whether to incorporate or form an LLC.

Accounting firms need to start exploring the global opportunities that are becoming available to them.

I am asked frequently how I get ideas, and each time I give a different response.

The Accountants Confidence Index straddled the line that separates growth and contraction this month, with the mid-term showing growth and the short-term forecasting a very slight contraction.

The Accountants Confidence Index continued to rise again this month, in both the mid-term and the short-term, perhaps reflecting the respondents' move from the summer doldrums to the busier fall season.

After a few months of ups and downs, the Accountants Confidence Index rose again this month, in both the mid-term and the short-term.

After a steep drop last month, the Accountants Confidence Index levelled off this month, with both the short-term and mid-term measurements drooping slightly.