One of our recent blog posts centered on the topic of attracting, engaging and retaining good people. We drew a comparison between building a firm foundationally strong in its corporate governance structure and “going the distance” by deploying an effective corporate governance structure. The timing of that blog coincidentally preceded an announcement from Major League… Continue Reading
Adding Value Beyond the Balance Sheet
Foundations of Governance: Attract, Engage, Retain
“If you build it, they will come” …and maybe they will even stay and “go the distance.” It’s summertime. The 2019 baseball season is in full throttle and the All-Star Game is already two weeks in the past. I recently watched Field of Dreams again for the umpteenth time. I watch it every summer when… Continue Reading
5 Fortunes of CPA Firm Governance: a white paper
There is no “one size fits all” answer to designing and applying an effective governance model. This whitepaper addresses five (among many) benefits of effectively deploying a governance structure in a CPA firm. We will first seek to provide a functional definition of governance that will then frame our deep dive discussion of the five… Continue Reading
McMahon to Speak at National Conference on Firm Governance
Daniel J. McMahon, founder and managing partner of Integrated Growth Advisors (IGA), will present “The Five Fortunes of CPA Governance” at the Allinial Global 2019 Executive Team Conference in Napa, CA, on May 21. Prior to founding IGA, McMahon served as an Audit Partner and the Partner-in-Charge of Sales and Marketing for a $30… Continue Reading
4 Ways to a Smoother Integration After the M&A Dust Settles
Like many of you, I’ve lived through several mergers and acquisitions throughout my career, and rarely have I seen them go smoothly. The top brass brokering the deal is very concerned with the legal contracts, billing and accounting systems, IT and technology issues, and big HR concerns. These are intensive initiatives to tackle. However, there… Continue Reading
IGA Expands with Strategic Marketing Advisory Services
Integrated Growth Advisors (IGA) announces the expansion of its business growth services with the addition of Partner and Chief Marketing Officer, Jill M. Kovalich, who will oversee the new Strategic Marketing Advisory Services for US-based clients. Kovalich brings over 25 years of strategic marketing and business development expertise to the IGA team. “Adding strategic… Continue Reading
Make America Accountable Again
Each of us at one time or another has likely wished that government would be run more like a business. But beware, for your wish may come true. Many of the nearly 28 million American businesses are poorly run. Half of all new companies don’t survive past five years. What we really yearn for is… Continue Reading
Grow or Die: Is it One or the Other for Businesses?
Recently, a friend told me how he recently became engaged in a heated debate with a client. The topic of controversy: Whether the grow or die axiom, so popular in corporate America, was a binary choice. Here’s how he related it to me. I was urging my client, a senior partner in a well-established accounting… Continue Reading
The Value of Execution
Warren Buffet once said, “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” If you own a business, the day will come when you will wish to sell. When it does, you will want to be paid the best price possible for your life’s work. To do so, you need to have built a business… Continue Reading
Pain, Gain, and Business Growth
Imagine that you experience a flash of inspiration and conceive a clever idea for a business venture. You quickly execute on your idea and make a fast profit of $10,000. How do you think you would feel? No doubt you would be happy with your success. Now imagine that instead of a fast $10,000 profit,… Continue Reading
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