GBD160. Do other firms face YOUR firm's challenges? Tell us.

"You can compare what you're facing against what OTHER firms are
facing."



AICPA & CIMA have just launched their 'Top Issues'
surveys, one for the USA, and another focused
on UK CIMA Members in Practice (MIPS). Brad Barbour, Manager
for Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) outlines how
finance professionals can contribute, why that's important, and
how sharing their opinions will end up helping small firms
everywhere.


Talking Points. These are some of the
topics we discussed in this episode.





New understandings of what previous research has told us
about the issues facing small CPA firms BEFORE the pandemic




Hear about how those have been changed by the disruption in
2020-21




Talk through why – even though this type of
information-gathering is not a huge time-suck -  it can
still reveal huge insights once it’s all put together.




How practitioners can get started with sharing their top
issues wherever they are.




Our Guest. Brad Barbour is Manager - PCPS/Firm
Services at the main AICPA and CIMA office in Durham, North
Carolina. He also hosts the “Small Firm Philosophy” podcast for
the Association’s PCPS community.


Resources. Use these links to find out more
about this topic or access free and paid-for resources to
implement in your own team or organisation.


Explore and complete the US CPA 'Top Issues' survey (by June
18 2021)

Today, May 28, the CIMA MIPS survey version launched here.



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About Our Podcast. These conversations with
expert guests are recorded by different AICPA & CIMA team
members from our offices around the world. While the sound
quality may vary, we hope that the insights will be consistently
useful.


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