Remaining an Independent Firm

There are good reasons why some accounting firms flourish into large and very profitable organizations. One significant reason is that they adapt to changes in the accounting form marketplace for both clients and staff, just as football coaches often try to change the game plan at halftime to meet the unexpected or changing conditions on the field.

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Joe Tarasco
Growth via Acquisition

Most accounting firms reach a point in their life cycles where their ability to generate growth internally falls short of their profitability goals and objectives. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have proven to be far more productive and much more successful than building growth organically, which can be a painfully slow process (especially for small firms) and requires significant investments in marketing and practice development efforts and strategies.

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Joe Tarasco
KPIs: Going Beyond the Numbers

Accounting firms of all sizes have been challenged to measure and manage partner performance using quantitative Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for partner performance. Such KPIs include revenue per partner, new business generated, chargeable hours, partner realization rates and write-offs.

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Joe Tarasco