With fast rising unemployment rates in Georgia and across the country, many professionals are looking for new ideas on how to be proactive and leverage technology in the job search process. Responding to accounting jobs ads and waiting for the phone to ring is simply not proactive enough in a deepening recession. This article provides a starting point for thinking outside the box with your job search.

Accounting firm WithumSmith+Brown has introduced a new consulting service to help businesses deal with the troubled economy. The firm's Project Forward team includes WS+B's top industry experts who will provide independent counsel to enable leaders of middle-market companies to navigate through difficult times. Tom Basilo, a CPA and CEO of WS+B's global assurance division, leads the team.

Nearly 5,000 pounds of food will be donated to Christian Corner Community Center to help hungry local families, thanks to Rea and Associates employees. Employees at the accounting firm's Lima office collected 4,916 pounds of food in their fifth annual food drive.

The Illinois CPA Society has named the recipients of their fourth annual "Women to Watch" award which recognizes notable contributions to the accounting profession, their organizations, and the development of women as leaders.

Commercial lawyers already under pressure to reduce fees as the market worsens are facing a new challenge with the introduction of new accounting rules governing M&A transactions. The rules, which come into effect in June 2009, will force companies to change the way they account for the fees they pay to lawyers, bankers, accountants, recording such fees as a specific entry in their accounts.

This week AccountMate Software Corporation shipped out their latest accounting software update, AccountMate 7.5 for SQL. Per AccountMate's on-going policy, this update included a significant number of enhancements and changes suggested by its reseller channel and their clients.
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A year in and the credit crunch continues to claim more victims. The Insolvency Service recently published statistics showing that corporate insolvencies have risen 11.6% during Q2 (compared to Q1) and the number of companies in administration is up 60% on the same time last year.

Tax planning may not be the immediate concern when companies are faced with the possibility of administration or even liquidation, but there are significant tax planning opportunities that should not be overlooked.

Professor Joshua Alabi, Acting Rector of the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), said the Institute would introduce Masters in Business Administration programmes from next year if all requirements are met. He said the Masters programme would be in the areas of Auditing, Financial Accounting, Marketing and Corporate Governance to help expand access to higher education.

In some circles, the terms 'Enterprise Web 2.0' and 'Enterprise 2.0' are used interchangeably to describe the application of Web 2.0 ideas and technologies in the enterprise; however, Butler Group believes that a clear distinction exists between the use of these two terms, and that this differentiation is important to maintain, as it enables a more meaningful discussion to be had when examining the future role of IT within the business.

The 2009 Winter Global Conference on Business and Finance (GCBF) will be held at the Trump Plaza Atlantic City, New Jersey, January 6-9, 2009. The 2009 Winter GCBF provides the academic community, industry leaders and students with a true global platform for knowledge sharing and networking
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Based on the enormous success of WCBF's Six Sigma event series to date, it is expected that this will be the largest senior-level conference to focus on Six Sigma in Sales & Marketing implementation. Nowhere else will you find such an exceptional array of speakers and organizations willing to share their experience with you.
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The Accounting & Finance Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) will hold its 7th International Conference in Athens, Greece, 6-9 July 2009. The conference website is www.atiner.gr/docs/Accounting. The conference is organized in parallel with the other conferences of the Business & Law Research Division of ATINER.
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Your firm is your most profitable investment—so advance and protect it with the opportunities you'll find at this year's conference, while enjoying some true Texas hospitality at one of the Lone Star State's most awe-inspiring resorts.

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Accelerate your tax knowledge at our 2008 Corporate & Trust User Conference. Get revved up on the latest product updates, discuss new tax law changes, and mingle with your peers.

Join us for hundreds of conference sessions, fun evening social events, golfing, fine dining, and more - all at a stunning desert mountain resort.

This is an introductory lecture on accounting information systems by Dr. Nancy Bagranoff, Dean of ODU's College of Business and Public Administration. The lecture is intended for introductory accounting students, but may also be of interest to anyone with a desire to learn more about accounting information systems or how the disciplines of accounting and information systems complement each other. In the lecture, Dr. continue reading