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CONTENTS COVER STORY
6 The Art of the Quick Change By Kristy Short, Ed.D
COLUMNS
3 My Perspective: New Skills Required for Taking Your Firm Digital By M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP, Executive Editor
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From The Trenches: Accountant Programs That Can Help Your Plan By Randy Johnston
18 Successful Small Business Consulting: Awesome Add-Ons for 2012 By Doug Sleeter
21 The Change Agent: How Creative Service Begets Proper Pricing Jason Blumer, CPA. CITP
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22 The Sage Perspective: Sage Nonprofi t and Hosted Solutions for Sage Accountants Network Members By Brian Tankersley, CPA.CITP, Technical Editor
34 Technology In Practice: The ABCs of Capturing Best Practices By Roman Kepczyk, CPA.CITP
FEATURES
16 What You Need to Know About Accountant Networks & Partner Programs By John D. Anderson, CPA.CITP
32 A New Perspective on Client Service: How optimism and remote technologies paved the way to one fi rm's success By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Technology Editor
23 12 Products That Can Help Your Nonprofit Clients PRODUCT REVIEWS
8 WEB EXCLUSIVES
TIPS & TRICKS: Back to the Basics: Internet Searching 101 By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Technology Editor www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/10416071
MARKETINGWORKS: Valuable Lessons Learned from Building a New Website By Scott H. Cytron, ABC www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/10417780
The Artistic Side of Tax Compliance: Planning
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