Description
Book SynopsisThe first complete guide to taking advantage of the huge and growing market for Internet accounting services for small businesses The Internet provides accountants with exciting new opportunities for expanding their practices by affording them unprecedented access to the huge small business market.
Table of ContentsPreface.
Online Virtual E@CCOUNTING (TM).
The Small to Medium-Sized Accounting Services Market Opportunity.
Business Plan Development and Implementation.
The Online Virtual Accounting Practice.
Getting Connected and Other Logistics of Providing Online Services.
Internet Networking Operating Systems.
Accounting Software Online and Off.
Application Software Providers.
Information Technology: The Currency of Online Practice Development.
Databases, Data Warehouses, and Data Marts.
Data Mining, Document Management, and Storage.
Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management.
Assessing the Possibilities and Planning for a Successful Online Accounting Practice.
Identifying Goals: Laying the Practice Foundation.
Practice Strategies and Structure.
Marketing Foundations: Developing an Accounting Firm Brand.
Internet, Database, and Target Niches: Marketing Guide.
Partnering: Profiles in Profitability: Accounting Partnership Resources Compendium.
Team Building and Retreats.
Appendix: The Accounting Guild and E@CCOUNTING (TM): Seminars, Consortium, Training, and Consulting.
Glossary.
Index.
About the Author.
