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Shake It Off

written by Collemi Consulting & Advisory Services Conquer your fear of public speaking and present like a pro Do you have glossophobia? It’s the fear of public speaking, and the chances are pretty good that you have it. Surveys indicate that few businesspeople are immune to the fear of public speaking, with between 72 to […]

It’s Time For Year-End Audits

written by Collemi Consulting & Advisory Services Are you prepared? The end of the year traditionally starts the “busy season” for external auditors. But all of the hectic activity is no reason to neglect a highly-developed, measured, and methodical year-end strategic audit plan. In addition to fulfilling the CPA firm’s own quality control policies and […]

The buzz about private equity investing in accounting firms

written by Robert Fligel   What’s all the buzz about private equity and other investor interest in public accounting firms. This all started around 3 years ago when Citrin Cooperman and Eisner did transactions with private equity. I must confess that I wasn’t a true believer at the time having seen unsuccessful iterations of CPA […]

Joanne Barry: Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting

Joanne Barry has been featured on Accounting Today’s “Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting” for the past three years. September 2014 “While the New York society may have recently relocated to a location near its century-old original headquarters, Barry is much more focused on the future, positioning her society as forward-thinking on issues ranging […]