Over the last year and a half, accounting firms and businesses around the world – as well as nearly everyone else – were faced with unprecedented challenges. But although the pandemic certainly wreaked havoc on..
TOPICS: Professional Services, Best Practices, Accounting
In late August, BQE Software Australia teamed up with Steve Burns FAIA, Chief Creative Officer at BQE Software, and Michael Lewarne, Architect + Coach at unmeasured to discuss how architects can be both great at..
While it’s easy to get motivated for accounts receivable, because that’s where the incoming revenue is, it’s not as fun to wrangle with the accounts payable process. However, AP is just as critical to the business,..
TOPICS: Time & Expense
Payday is the happiest day for employees. For business owners, the equivalent is when they get paid by clients. For retail, foodservice and most other industries, the customer pays when they get the product or..
TOPICS: Money Management, Money
It's well understood that clients need to be selective when searching for a firm that matches their goals and values. However, it is every bit as important for you as a business owner to be at least a little..
TOPICS: Professional Services, Client Relationship Management, Client Relationships, Client Management
Air travel is back. Vacations are back. Even cruises are back. And that means that business travel is ramping up, as well. After about 16 months of little, if any, business travel, a recent survey from the AICPA..
TOPICS: Travel For Business, Time & Expense
It's well understood that clients need to be selective when searching for a firm that matches their goals and values. However, it is every bit as important for you as a business owner to be at least a little..
TOPICS: Professional Services, Client Relationship Management, Client Relationships, Client Management
Air travel is back. Vacations are back. Even cruises are back. And that means that business travel is ramping up, as well. After about 16 months of little, if any, business travel, a recent survey from the AICPA..
TOPICS: Travel For Business, Time & Expense
Do your clients like you? Do they think your firm provides good service? Do they trust the work you do to be accurate? Do you provide timely service? Do they perceive your services as a good value? Are you at risk of..
TOPICS: Tips and Tricks, Firm Management
While most were attracted to architecture by the desire to be creative, act on big ideas, and make an impact on the world; processes, financial elements, and business models are an essential part when bringing these..
Many articles have addressed the impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had (and will continue to have) on professional firms and businesses. Most dramatically, the impacts were on workflow, the adoption of remote..
TOPICS: Work Environment, Trends
There are two ways to read the title of this article. “COVID changed some things for good,” could mean that some of the pandemic’s effects will be permanent. Or, it could mean that some of the changes that businesses..
TOPICS: Small Business, Cloud Computing, Strategic Planning
Americans often get stressed out when tax time rolls around, and small business owners feel that crunch even more. If you’re like many people, you probably don’t think you have the required tax law knowledge to..
TOPICS: Small Business, Taxes
Regardless of your firm’s size, there’s a brand - and a reputation - associated with it. While often used interchangeably, there are some stark differences between the two, and it is important to understand them when..
TOPICS: Firm Management
It’s human nature that you remember more details of something that actually happened the same day. The best way to ensure that your time tracking reports are accurate is for your employees to enter time every day.
