Topics include:

Succession planning

Developments with accounting firm associations and alliances

Updates on changes at the AICPA and State Societies

Marketing tips and techniques

Firm mergers and acquisitions

Leadership best practices

Firm profiles, including secrets of the best, fastest-growing CPA practices

Effective client development strategies

Professional development and training approaches for staff

Mentoring and leadership development tips

Recruiting and retention strategies

Ways to effectively structure your accounting firm for results

Ethics, professional responsibility and professional liability considerations

Developing profitable new services

Creating an effective and positive firm culture

Compensation and benefits strategies

Ideas that make your firm more competitive and more profitable

Results of annual surveys on accounting firm associations, women in public

accounting and accounting professors