Partnerships

Firm ownership has many rewards, but it requires some serious number-crunching.

The Top Eight Firm's partnership board chose Seth Siegel as the firm’s next CEO, succeeding Brad Preber on Aug. 1, 2022.

Many one-office firms that open up a second office in a different city are disappointed with its integration and financial performance.

Find someone who will tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.

As CEO of a midsized or small CPA firm, ask yourself this tough question: “Why would someone want to be a partner in this firm?”

Some people might have ulterior or selfish reasons for doing something, but that doesn’t negate what you can learn from them.

Take a look around your own firm to see if an uncomfortable number of senior staff are on the cusp of retirement. Who will replace them?

There are many qualities that make a partner and many times it is not one big thing but many small things.

The war for top partner talent at CPA firms has never been as hot as it is today.

Coaching and mentoring are less immediately results-oriented and more for fine-tuning, so you can be in a more pleasant place at your current stage of life while preparing for the next stage.