Consulting

I found out many years ago that I cannot spend my clients’ money.

Accounting firm management expert Gary Shamis is departing BDO USA LLP to found his own consultancy, Winding River Consulting, in Cleveland.

Nonprofit software developer Blackbaud is predicting record donations on “#GivingTuesday,” the global day of giving that takes place on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

Guess what, accountants? Americans really like you.

Acquisitions of consulting firms skyrocketed last year, particularly in North America and with many of the deals done by technology consultancies and Big Four firms, according to a new report.

Joel Curry of Validis discusses in this video the changing relationship between auditors and their clients and how it can move to consulting and business advisory services.

Maureen Schwartz, executive director of the accounting association BKR International, and some of her colleagues describe 10 ways that firms can turn even the newest accountant into a better consultant.

By my reckoning there are about 42,000 accounting firms in the United States, and 41,600 might be considered to be small.

According to recent news it appears advisory firms have started to increase their hiring efforts for seasoned restructuring professionals. This may signal a coming potential increase in bankruptcy filings. If so, fresh start reporting may once again become a critical issue.

The CPA Consultants’ Alliance has appointed Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk of bbr marketing as the group’s new Marketing Chair and Carrie Steffen of the Whetstone Group as the new Deliverables Chair.