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| Author | : Nixon |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2017-03-31 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781946978042 |
After spending 23 years working with 170,000 accountants in 30 countries Rob Nixon has worked out what a Perfect Firm might look like. Nixon, who has directly coached 800 firms to success and educated tens of thousand more, is the worlds #1 authority on how accounting firms can achieve peak performance and build a great accounting business. In these pages, through plain English you'll discover: * How to combat digital disruption and build a sustainable business * How to develop a business model that produced $1M profit per partner * Strategies from the worlds most profitable firms * Which numbers are important and which are not * How to create capacity without hiring more accountants * How to grow your revenue exponentially * How to market and sell professionally * Why Value pricing must be implemented - and how to implement it * Winning new clients is easy once you know how * A process for engaging your team in new ways. The Perfect firm is your playbook for for building a perfect accounting business.
| Author | : Mike Michalowicz |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2017-02-21 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 073521414X |
Author of cult classics The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur offers a simple, counterintuitive cash management solution that will help small businesses break out of the doom spiral and achieve instant profitability. Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula: Sales - Expenses = Profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren't always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the formula: Sales - Profit = Expenses. Just as the most effective weight loss strategy is to limit portions by using smaller plates, Michalowicz shows that by taking profit first and apportioning only what remains for expenses, entrepreneurs will transform their businesses from cash-eating monsters to profitable cash cows. Using Michalowicz's Profit First system, readers will learn that: · Following 4 simple principles can simplify accounting and make it easier to manage a profitable business by looking at bank account balances. · A small, profitable business can be worth much more than a large business surviving on its top line. · Businesses that attain early and sustained profitability have a better shot at achieving long-term growth. With dozens of case studies, practical, step-by-step advice, and his signature sense of humor, Michalowicz has the game-changing roadmap for any entrepreneur to make money they always dreamed of.
| Author | : David H. Maister |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 479 |
| Release | : 2012-12-11 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1471109658 |
Professional service firms differ from other business enterprises in two distinct ways: first they provide highly customised services thus cannot apply many of the management principles developed for product-based industries. Second, professional services are highly personalised, involving the skills of individuals. Such firms must therefore compete not only for clients but also for talented professionals. Drawing on more than ten years of research and consulting to these unique and creative companies, David Maister explores issues ranging from marketing and business development to multinational strategies, human resources policies to profit improvement, strategic planning to effective leadership. While these issues can be complex, Maister simplifies them by recognising that 'every professional service firm in the world, regardless of size, specific profession, or country of operation, has the same mission statement: outstanding service to clients, satisfying careers for its people and financial success for its owners.'
| Author | : Joe Cassandra |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2017-12-12 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781521814130 |
Most accounting & bookkeeping firms stagnate because they haven't found the right way to: + Acquire the right type of client, predictably & consistently + Maintain quality service delivered through a high performance team + Develop workflows that drive client retention and firm profitability Smart firm owners know that in order to grow their firm, they'll need to adjust. Doing the "same old" will not magically create a better practice. But instead of randomly searching through the world of books, blogs, conferences and journals, this book shows you the exact steps you need to take to build a sustainable, high growth firm. In Double Your Accounting Firm, David Cristello (Founder of Jetpack Workflow) and Joe Cassandra, CPA (Principle of JC Copy) curated some of the best frameworks and principles from 100+ top practitioners, and their community of 20,000 accounting professionals. Inside you'll learn how to: + Make the transition from hourly billing to fixed (and then to value). Hint: It doesn't happen overnight + The key questions (and mistakes) that will make you rethink your workflow. For example: How often do you consider the client experience in your process creation? + How to identify your core client, and create a Unique Selling Proposition (USP) that positions your marketing material + The ideal way to run a consultation, so clients view you as the expert (and not a commodity that is traded on price!) + How to drive rapid growth through service expansion or M&A (note: you'll want to create a solid workflow and process structure before doing so!) And much more. Double Your Accounting Firm is a seminar worth of material, condense into an easy access book. At the end of each chapter are also links to interviews with the experts, which you can access for free from your computer or smartphone. If growing your firm is a priority, then this book is your springboard towards acceleration.
| Author | : Bill Novelli |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 389 |
| Release | : 2021-02-02 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1421440431 |
An inspiring and practical look inside the mind of Bill Novelli, one of the founders of social marketing, Good Business challenges all of us to change the world for the better and is a blueprint for tackling today's critical issues. From his humble beginnings selling soap in a sales training program to his rapid rise in the fast-paced New York advertising scene, Bill Novelli was well on his way to becoming a leader in the hypercompetitive business world. But it wasn't long before he became disillusioned with the drive for profits at any cost. He knew that his marketing skills made those companies successful, but what good did that success do for the world? That question sent him on a career path that involved taking the marketing and communication tactics long used by big businesses and applying them to social change. He found that this strategy was not only good for the world but also good for business. In Good Business, Novelli begins with his early career success in Mad Men–era marketing, which left him feeling unfulfilled. He describes the process of changing career trajectory: how he helped reposition the Peace Corps; built Porter Novelli, a global PR agency for social impact; fought the Tobacco Wars; and became CEO of AARP, the largest nonprofit in America. Drawing practical lessons and principles from play-by-play stories of his experiences in large and small organizations, Novelli deploys his characteristic wit to stress the importance of building and maintaining connections with people—and engaging them in the cause. Good Business, which is part behind-the-scenes look at crafting social and health policy, part inspirational guide, proves that you can do well (creating economic and financial success for yourself and your company or organization) by doing good (helping to solve the world's and society's major problems). Throughout the book, Novelli shows that you can make a positive social difference regardless of what business you are in or where you are in your career. Readers will come away with the message that anyone who wants to have a positive impact on the world can do it right now from where they are—or can be inspired by Novelli's story to make the leap to somewhere they can.
| Author | : Stanley J. Feldman |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2005-04-06 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 047148721X |
A complete explanation of the issues that determine private firm value Principles of Private Firm Valuation combines recent academic research and practical real-world experience to help readers better understand the multitude of factors that determine private firm value. For the financial professional serving private firms-who are increasingly being called upon to give advice on issues related to firm valuation and deal structure-this comprehensive guide discusses critical topics, including how firms create value and how to measure it, valuing control, determining the size of the marketability discount, creating transparency and the implications for value, the value of tax pass-through entities versus a C corporation, determining transaction value, and the valuation implications of FASB 141 (purchase price accounting) and 142 (goodwill impairment). Dr. Stanley J. Feldman (Lowell, MA) is Associate Professor of Finance at Bentley College, where he currently teaches courses in corporate finance with a focus on business valuation and business strategy at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. He is a member of the FASB Valuation Resource Group and is Chairman and cofounder of Axiom Valuation Solutions.
| Author | : C. William Pollard |
| Publisher | : Zondervan |
| Total Pages | : 184 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Business |
| ISBN | : 0310234875 |
'Bill Pollard speaks with a voice of experience. His book deals with the practice of leadership- over time, under pressure, living with reality, getting the desired results. The Soul of the Firm tells how ServiceMaster has successfully grapple with the key issues of leadership. That is why it is so worthwhile.' -Max De Pree 'Bill Pollard demonstrates in great detail ServiceMaster's value system, a system that emphasizes the importance of the dignity of the individual. Readers will benefit greatly from Bill's wisdom. This is an important book that should be widely read.' -W. Earl Sasser, James L. Heskett, and Leonard A. Schlesinger 'Rarely are we given an open and generous look inside the corporate leader who is the embodiment of the mission and values of the enterprise. . . A powerful book.' -Frances Hesselbein 'A fascinating story about servant leadership and an extraordinary culture at ServiceMaster.' -Richard L. Thomas 'A remarkable book. . . . ServiceMaster invented 'lea production' for the service sector by listening to and empowering its employees on the front line. This book is the moving story of the wellspring of that culture and philosophy, told by a reflective, modest corporate leader.' -Elmer Johnson
| Author | : Jim Collins |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2001-10-16 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0066620996 |
The Challenge Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the verybeginning. But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness? The Study For years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins. Are there companies that defy gravity and convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? And if so, what are the universal distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great? The Standards Using tough benchmarks, Collins and his research team identified a set of elite companies that made the leap to great results and sustained those results for at least fifteen years. How great? After the leap, the good-to-great companies generated cumulative stock returns that beat the general stock market by an average of seven times in fifteen years, better than twice the results delivered by a composite index of the world's greatest companies, including Coca-Cola, Intel, General Electric, and Merck. The Comparisons The research team contrasted the good-to-great companies with a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to make the leap from good to great. What was different? Why did one set of companies become truly great performers while the other set remained only good? Over five years, the team analyzed the histories of all twenty-eight companies in the study. After sifting through mountains of data and thousands of pages of interviews, Collins and his crew discovered the key determinants of greatness -- why some companies make the leap and others don't. The Findings The findings of the Good to Great study will surprise many readers and shed light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice. The findings include: Level 5 Leaders: The research team was shocked to discover the type of leadership required to achieve greatness. The Hedgehog Concept (Simplicity within the Three Circles): To go from good to great requires transcending the curse of competence. A Culture of Discipline: When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great results. Technology Accelerators: Good-to-great companies think differently about the role of technology. The Flywheel and the Doom Loop: Those who launch radical change programs and wrenching restructurings will almost certainly fail to make the leap. “Some of the key concepts discerned in the study,” comments Jim Collins, "fly in the face of our modern business culture and will, quite frankly, upset some people.” Perhaps, but who can afford to ignore these findings?
| Author | : John Roberts |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2007-09-06 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0198293755 |
Business firms around the world are experimenting with new organizational designs, changing their formal architectures, their routines and processes, and their corporate cultures as they seek to improve their current performance and their growth prospects. In the process they are changing the scope of their business operations, redrawing their organization charts, redefining the allocation of decision-making authority and responsibility, revamping the mechanisms for motivating and rewarding people, reconsidering which activities to conduct in-house and which to out-source, redesigning their information systems, and seeking to alter the shared beliefs, values and norms that their people hold. In this book, John Roberts argues that there are predictable, necessary relationships among these changes that will improve performance and growth. The organizations that are successful will establish patterns of fit among the elements of their organizational designs, their competitive strategies and the external environment in which they operate and will go about this in a holistic manner. The Modern Firm develops powerful conceptual frameworks for analyzing the interrelations between organizational design features, competitive strategy and the business environment. Written in a non-technical language, the book is nevertheless based on rigorous modeling and draws on numerous examples from eighteenth century fur trading companies to such modern firms such as BP and Nokia. Finally the book explores why these developments are happening now, pointing to the increase in global competition and changes in technology. Written by one of the world's leading economists and experts on business strategy and organization, The Modern Firm provides new insights into the changes going on in business today and will be of interest to academics, students and managers alike.
| Author | : Roger Frock |
| Publisher | : Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 259 |
| Release | : 2006-10 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 157675880X |
From one of the founding executives of FedEx comes the first full inside story of how Fed Ex came to be one of the world's most successful, innovative, and admired companies. Frock reveals the details of how the company was conceived, launched, and kept afloat despite incredible obstacles.
