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(SSMG415/26) Surgent’s Lessons Learned from Successful Companies
Why do some companies fail while others grow and succeed for generations? Common perceptions often attribute organizational success to great leadership, timing, or unique ideas. Although these traits certainly play a role in helping companies grow, research shows that corporate success often hinges on whether a company is value driven. Such companies have core ideologies...
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(SSMG418/26) Surgent’s Max the Tax: Client Retention
This course is designed to equip practitioners with the essential strategies and tools needed to build and maintain long-term client relationships. Participants will learn about effective client retention plans and enhancing client satisfaction through personalized service. This engaging course will teach the importance of fostering client loyalty, reducing churn, and driving sustainable business growth.
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(SSMG411/26) Surgent’s Gaining a Competitive Advantage: Critical Skills for CFOs and Controllers
All organizations are looking for ways to gain an advantage over the competition. This practical and interactive session will present a toolkit of ideas to help CFOs, controllers and finance professionals better position their organizations for the future. We know change is occurring at an exponential rate, and that has proven to be the case...
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(SSMG404/26) Surgent’s Mastering Client Management for Accounting and Finance Professionals
Do you want to build stronger relationships with your clients, improve client retention, and drive growth in your practice? This course delves into the essential strategies for effective client management in today's competitive landscape.Client relationships, like any relationship, can be challenging to manage. Miscommunication, differing work styles, and unrealistic expectations are some of the challenges...
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(SSAA474/26) Surgent’s Controllership Skills Update – Budgeting, Forecasting, and Big Data
Budgets are the vehicle for allocating resources, measuring activities, and identifying needed changes and improvements. An organization's strategy is the primary driver of costs. To be effective, the budget must be linked to strategy and long-term plans. Numerous organizations have achieved a series of short-term targets (budgets) but failed longer term, demonstrating the lack of...
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(SSMG410/26) Surgent’s Gaining a Competitive Advantage: Critical Skills for CFOs and Controllers
All organizations are looking for ways to gain an advantage over the competition. This practical and interactive session will present a toolkit of ideas to help CFOs, controllers and finance professionals better position their organizations for the future. We know change is occurring at an exponential rate, and that has proven to be the case...
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(SSMG417/26) Surgent’s Engaging and Managing Young Professionals
Younger professionals comprise a significant part of the accounting and finance workforce. Whether you are an owner of a small accounting practice or a manager in a multinational accounting firm, it is important to understand the characteristics and expectations of this large segment of the workforce. Research reveals that many of the common stereotypes surrounding...
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(SSMG406/26) Surgent’s Engagement and Client Retention Best Practices
Positive client relationships require work. Miscommunication, unrealistic expectations, and differing personality styles may strain a client's relationship with professional advisors. Fortunately, there are tested strategies that foster and strengthen client relationships. Creating appropriate boundaries early on is one of many effective strategies that can help.This course explores actions accounting and finance professionals can take to...
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(SSMG427/26) Surgent’s Implementing Subscription Pricing to Your Practice
This course is designed to provide accountants with a comprehensive understanding of the subscription pricing model. As the business world increasingly shifts toward subscription-based models, it's crucial for accountants to understand the financial implications and strategies associated with this pricing approach. This course will cover the basics of subscription pricing, how to set prices, and...
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(SSMG428/26) Surgent’s Starting a Small Business: What Every Trusted Advisor and Entrepreneur Needs to Know
Starting and owning a small business has often been referred to as the "Third Pillar of Wealth," right behind investments and owning real estate. Essentially, all businesses start off as "small businesses." Small businesses, however, require a large amount of preparation in order to successfully launch and grow. Starting a business requires the owners and...
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