GPD09-Britta and Ian Alexander get my vote

Web and social media guru Gary Vaynerchuk encourages people to reach out and recognize April 3rd as Good People Day 2009. This web holiday started last year and I thought it a nice way to cap off the week. My vote this year goes out to Britta and Ian Alexander at Eat Media. They're good people, they run an exciting business and my world is better for knowing them. Thanks guys.

Relationships in professional services firms

Is your business dependent on referrals. Ours is and over the last several years I have come to view relationship selling as not only the life blood of my business, but also as the road to a happier life. Think deep, not wide and you'll get it.

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Representing Clients With Tax Delinquencies and Deficiencies

We don't specialize in tax disputes or deficiencies but we do receive inquiries. This type of work is very time intensive, and requires a lot of work not only to get clients caught up, but to also make sure they don't commit the same mistakes again. This article from the Journal of Accountancy does a great job of outlining what this side of the business looks like from a CPA's perspective. For anyone with big tax problems I think it should be required reading.

http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2009/Apr/20081290.htm

How to take advantage of “Season” in a seasonal business.

This podcast (yes, it's been forever since we did a good old-fashioned podcast) talks about the four things you ought to be doing in the middle of season to make sure your business is prepared to increase results next year.

Taking advantage of "Season" (iTunes format)

Damage Control: Fixing the Ten Financial Problems that Can Ruin Your Business

This is a webcast of a presentation I've done twice recently for local business groups. I've received several responses to post it up on the web site for people who missed the event. It's not short at about 45 minutes so know what you are getting yourself into. This presentation reviews ten basic building blocks we see in our successful client businesses. The building blocks are arranged in tiers like a pyramid and cover areas of financial housekeeping, running a proactive business, knowing your market and communicating with customers.