Sat.Feb 04, 2023 - Fri.Feb 10, 2023

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In the face of disruption, the advisory industry is stronger than ever

Xero

Over recent years, the world of advisory has experienced a seismic shift. In the face of immense obstacles and equally great learnings, the profession is evolving. Why? Because, more than ever, accountants and bookkeepers are embracing change – and it’s propelling the industry forward. So what led us here? The past few years have seen small businesses lean heavily on their advisors to survive the pandemic’s ripple effects.

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Reasons Why 2023 is the Year for Client Accounting Services

Accounting Department

It’s common for business owners to feel stretched to the limit with the services they have. A common misconception is that implementing anything else will drain resources and strain current practices. Yet this isn’t necessarily the case — particularly regarding client accounting services (CAS). But why are these services so important? And why is 2023 the year businesses should consider implementing CAS into their strategy?

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6 ways to use GCP for free

FinOps in Practice

The use of cloud services opens up enormous opportunities for IT companies. It significantly lowers the barrier to entry for those organizations that would otherwise never enter the market should they use the traditional approach to building infrastructure. However, it is important to use the capabilities of cloud services correctly because, over time, costs can increase and grow to significant sizes if not properly managed.

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Live Streaming with Fidesic Coming Soon

Fidesic blog

We are pretty pumped to be starting a streaming series on LinkedIn in the next few weeks. We are lining up guests from the Microsoft Dynamics Community to discuss “The Road to Directions”.

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Elevating Accounting Practices: The Power of Outsourcing and Automation in the Digital Age

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Join us for an enlightening webinar as we delve into the transformative realm of modern accounting practices. In today's digital age, the convergence of outsourcing and automation has revolutionized how businesses manage their financial operations. In this webinar we will explore the synergistic potential of these two strategies to streamline processes, enhance accuracy, save cost and drive strategic decision-making.

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Amazing Apprenticeships unlocks the power of apprenticeships for small businesses

Xero

In honour of National Apprenticeship Week , we spoke with Anna Morrison, the founder of Amazing Apprenticeships , a leading organisation in the education sector, working with schools, colleges and businesses of all sizes to tackle misconceptions and promote the benefits of apprenticeships. Starting out Bucking a family tradition of attending university, Anna leapt into the world of work with a temp job as a college receptionist, before rising through the ranks to take charge of employer-facing

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Accounts Payable Automation Does More Than Just Issue Payments

Accounting Department

While accounting software has been around for decades, many businesses still rely on manual processes within their accounts payable (AP) operations. Using a high-level software system like NetSuite for business operations, like accounts payables, provides small to medium-sized businesses opportunities to save money, reduce risk, and increase efficiency throughout the full AP process.

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4 Tips on How to Increase Productivity Using Your Microsoft 365 Subscription

Fidesic blog

Originally Published by Joseph Markovich at JCMAinc.

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How CommBank and Waddle, from Xero, are unlocking cash in unpaid invoices to help small business grow

Xero

Amid stubborn global inflation, tightening monetary policy and ongoing energy and supply chain impacts, it’s important for small businesses to look at how they’re managing their cash flow. Cash flow is king again and freeing up cash could be the difference for many in the year ahead. It’s likely many small businesses have a lot of capital tied up in receivables and inventory that they could turn into cash, something Waddle , a Xero company, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) are sol

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Xero and Stripe Help Small Businesses Get Paid Faster

Insightful Accountant

Stripe and Xero are expanding their partnership to help small businesses globally get paid faster. Murph provides the details.

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How to Build a SaaS Tech Stack That Produces Accurate Metrics

Sage Intacct

Knowing your cash and metrics can be the difference between winning your market versus having to do layoffs. CFOs who build the most flexible and robust SaaS tech stacks and adopt new tech sooner are more likely to thrive, even in a market downturn.

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Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.

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4 Trends in Healthcare Payments for 2023

MineralTree

State of Healthcare AP The last few years have presented a perfect storm of challenges for finance teams working in healthcare. Those in the industry have been forced to deal with the combined business effects of economic uncertainty, the COVID-19 pandemic, hiring challenges , and supply chain disruptions. These circumstances have left the majority of healthcare organizations facing the same AP challenges.

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5 Real-Life Examples Of Companies Measuring Cloud Cost Per Customer

CloudZero

At CloudZero, we advocate measuring every cloud cost metric that makes the most sense for your business.

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QB Talks — Inside QB Desktop Enterprise 2023 Cash Flow Tools

Insightful Accountant

In this webinar recap, internationally renowned ProAdvisor Esther Friedberg Karp (with an assist from Murph) drills down into the cash flow tool feature and how it can benefit you.

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Important Financial Statements to Keep Your Business Running Smoothly

Enterprise Recovery

Financial statements are as important to business leaders as they are to investors. Working capital provides a financial snapshot of your business on the balance sheet - the difference between the company's current assets and its current liabilities. A cash flow statement offers insight into the expected cash generated over a certain period of time.

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The Definitive Guide to Spend Management

The status quo for AP in small and mid-market companies is broken. It consists of messy tech stacks of siloed solutions that give rise to manual work, a lack of control, wasted spend, and unnecessary risks. The benefits of shifting to spend management are tangible, measurable, and are felt across the whole organization. Spend management is a different way of thinking and an innovation whose time has come.

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Best practices for Kubernetes cost management

finout

Kubernetes has become the go-to solution for container management thanks to its easy management of complex microservice-based architectures.

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What Is ERP Integration and How Does it Work With Business Process Automation?

NextProcess

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software like Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or NetSuite provides vital services to companies. With a good ERP system, your company can manage a variety of high-level business processes in one centralized software. Typically, an ERP gathers data from a variety of business activities all in one spot. For example, they can manage employees, distribution, inventory, financial processes, customers, and more from one software platform.

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See the '2023 State of Accounting Marketing Report'

Insightful Accountant

CPA Site Solutions' latest report provides essential insights into the current state of accounting firm marketing and where firms are headed in 2023.

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Understanding a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)

Bookkeeping Express

Buying a franchise is an appealing first step toward financial success for many entrepreneurs. That result is not guaranteed, however; too many franchisees have found themselves unhappy or bankrupt because they didn’t fully understand the situation in which they invested. If you want to avoid that fate – and we’re sure you do – one of the key steps will be to obtain and analyze the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) for any franchise you are considering.

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Navigating Financial Storms: Strategies for Building Resilient Balance Sheets

Speaker: Carolina Aponte - Owner and CEO, Caja Holdings LLC

In today's rapidly changing business environment, building a resilient balance sheet is crucial to the survival of any business. A resilient balance sheet allows a company to withstand financial shocks and adapt to changing market conditions. To achieve this, companies need to focus on key strategies such as maintaining adequate liquidity, managing debt levels, diversifying revenue streams, and prioritizing profitability over growth.

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Accounts Receivable and Business Collections Trends for 2023

Outsourced Bookeeping

Accounts receivable and business collections are essential components of any business. As the year 2023 approaches, new accounts receivable trends and collection strategies will become increasingly important to ensure a healthy cash flow and financial stability. This blog will provide an overview of accounts receivable trends in 2023 and discuss ways businesses can take advantage of outsourced bookkeeping services to ensure efficient accounts receivable management.

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What You Should Know About Digital File Management

LedgerDocs

If your employees and associates are haphazardly uploading or filing documents without taking special care about where they are placed, then you need a file management system. Without one, every business and financial process results in extra time spent double-checking that everything has been filed correctly and that subsequent reports and records are accurate.

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FASB Votes to Draft New Standard to Measure Crypto Assets

Insightful Accountant

According to the vote, companies measuring the assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum would be required to use fair value accounting.

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How Intuit is Going to Save Accounting

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Guest: Intuit Accountants leader Ted Callahan; The latest on QuickBooks Connect 2023; How to defend against ChatGPT stealing your job; Crypto lender Celsius used QuickBooks, too! Sponsors Relay - [link] LiveFlow - [link] Client Hub- [link] Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: [link] Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: [link] (00:00) - Thank you to our sponsor, Relay (00:26) - Intuit's "Prosperity Ladder" (01:04) - Introduction: Welcome Ted Callahan to the show

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Your New & Improved Month-End Close Process Is Not So Far Out of Reach!

All accounting teams know what it is like to dread the inevitable month-end scaries. If there was a way to feel less burdened and maybe even a little enthusiastic to work on your month-end close and reconciliation process, would you do it? No, don't answer that, of course you would! Automate your month-end close process by up to 40% with SkyStem's ART and see how much more alive you feel!

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Accounts Receivable and Business Collections Trends for 2023

Outsourced Bookeeping

Accounts receivable and business collections are essential components of any business. As the year 2023 approaches, new accounts receivable trends and collection strategies will become increasingly important to ensure a healthy cash flow and financial stability. Accounts Receivable and Business Collections Trends for 2023 This blog will provide an overview of accounts receivable trends in 2023 and discuss ways businesses can take advantage of outsourced bookkeeping services to ensure efficient a

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50+ DevOps Interview Questions To Ask In 2023

CloudZero

Building quality software is tough. Even automation requires skilled developers to make it work. Yet, good developers are in short supply. You could offer attractive packages, too. Think: hybrid working, breakfast burritos, and organic chicken wings every Wednesday.

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3 Ways to Guide the Swell of Entrepreneurs in 2023

Insightful Accountant

Intuit QuickBooks Partners Segment's Jeremy Sulzmann offers advice you can pass along to help guide today's entrepreneurs.

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How Has the Role of a Company Secretary Evolved Over Time?

Counto

How Has the Role of a Company Secretary Evolved Over Time? The role of a company secretary has been around for a long time and is a key component of any business. Over the years, the role has evolved from being a passive participant in a company’s governance to a much more active and important position. Today, a company secretary is essential to successfully running a business, helping ensure that everything runs smoothly and that all legal requirements are met.

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Putting the ‘Tech’ in Spend Management Techniques

Speaker: Wayne Spivak, President and CFO of SBA * Consulting Ltd., Industry Writer, Public Speaker

If you’re lost in the world of spend management needs and your GAP analysis is lacking perspective on the future state of your business performance, listen up! With the advancement of technology, the implementation of spend management best practices and concrete GAP analyses is more streamlined and accessible than ever before. And while this may sound like great news for you and your clients, it won’t be worthwhile unless you have the latest techniques to back up your ambitions!

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How to Build a SaaS Tech Stack That Produces Accurate Metrics

Sage Intacct

Knowing your cash and metrics can be the difference between winning your market versus having to do layoffs. CFOs who build the most flexible and robust SaaS tech stacks and adopt new tech sooner are more likely to thrive, even in a market downturn.

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What Experts say about Offshoring Accounting & Bookkeeping

CapActix

Accountants are facing multiple challenges when it comes to Accounting and Bookkeeping. And the work has all the more increased year after year. It is nerve-racking for them to cope with all the demands and requirements posed by clients from various industries. With the rise of cloud accounting, accountants are expected to be more and more technical.

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A Guide to Entrepreneurship

Insightful Accountant

If your clients are ready to pursue their dream by starting a business, here are some helpful tips you can offer to point them in the right direction.

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How Has the Role of a Company Secretary Evolved Over Time?

Counto

How Has the Role of a Company Secretary Evolved Over Time? The role of a company secretary has been around for a long time and is a key component of any business. Over the years, the role has evolved from being a passive participant in a company’s governance to a much more active and important position. Today, a company secretary is essential to successfully running a business, helping ensure that everything runs smoothly and that all legal requirements are met.

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Global Accounting Principles and Commission Capitalization

Speaker: Ryan Dillard, Chief of Staff Director at CBIZ ARC Consulting LLC; Kelly Hicks, Global Controller at Airbase

ASC 606 is the revenue recognition standard that sets global accounting principles for all private or public companies that enter sales agreements or contracts with customers. Along with ASC 606, ASC 340-40 was added to address accounting costs to obtain a contact and costs to fulfill a contract. Join us for this webinar when Airbase Controller Kelly Hicks and Ryan Dillard, a Director at CBIZ ARC Consulting explore how to approach capitalizing sales commissions under ASC 340-40.