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I spent a good portion of the week in Atlanta covering Sage Summit, Sage’s customer conference. And execs there just loved the story of college student Andrew Yellis – and when you read what happened, you’ll know why.

The search for the South’s Funniest Accountant has ended and Gilbert Lawand, a former Ernst & Young manager and self-employed CPA, has taken home the title.

It may seem ghoulish, but there does seem to be a controversy brewing over the appropriate tax treatment of sales of anatomical specimens such as human eggs and blood plasma, and even black market sales of kidneys and other vital organs.

Fifth graders at Brecksville-Broadview Heights Central School are getting a special treat from local CPAs today – they’re going to play the stock market and learn the risks and rewards of real-life investing.

One great thing about attending Sage Summit as a member of the press is that you get one-on-one meetings with the company’s executives.

Five trends are shaping the software market from a customer perspective, according to Sage executives.

The Stanford Technology Ventures Program is runningits 2009 Global Innovation Tournament.

In case you were wondering, trampolines are dangerous. And teeth and feet are the two parts of the body many say in retrospect they wished they would have treated better.

Atlanta-based Indie Peace, a socially conscious fashion line, was named the winner of a small businesses contest sponsored by Sage.

Big Four PricewaterhouseCoopers is going at it again – offering more than $1 million over two years to help universities get students ready for International Financial Reporting Standards.