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Xero accelerate webinar

MOVING FROM TRADITIONAL ACCOUNTING TO CLOUD-BASED CLIENT ADVISORY SERVICES

Cost Free
CPE Credits 1.5 hours
Subject Area 1.5 - Other
CE Credits 0.0 hours
Course Level Basic
Instructional Method Group Internet Based
Prerequisites None
Advanced Preparation None
Course Description

You’ve heard the success stories of firms like yours that went from traditional bookkeeping and accounting services to client advisory services - with increased profits, reduced overhead and more smiles on faces… but HOW did they actually do it? Hear from one of those success stories as Bruce Phillips (Managing Partner of HPC) shares how he did it, and more importantly, how you can too. Bruce discusses some of the product and processes that helped propel his firm to be the top partner for the fastest growing online accounting system in the world, and shows how you can take practical steps in your firm to begin your journey today.

Learning Objectives

  • Strategies to move to advisory services

  • Processes for success

  • Introduction to Xero online accounting

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Bruce is a 25 + year CPA, and Managing Member of HPC. Prior to co-founding HPC, Bruce spent 7 years at Ernst & Young, including 2 years as Audit Manager. Also a former tech start-up CFO and COO , Bruce was an early adopter of cloud technology for accounting and other business systems. A true star in the SaaS industry, Bruce has been a key beta tester for several cloud vendors, and was profiled as early as 2010 by Bill.com and SmartVault.

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Ian Vacin

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Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer
ian@karbonhq.com
(510) 517-6267

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Ian is co-founder and Chief Customer Officer of Karbon.  He has almost 20 years experience in the high tech and accounting industry with expertise in the design, development, and marketing of software solutions. Prior to Karbon, Ian was a key leader of Xero in the US (Vice President of Marketing & Product) and spent almost 10 years at Intuit (where he led the QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program and was the Offering Leader of Intuit's Mac Financial Software). He has led marketing, product management, and engineering teams in Fortune 500 companies and early stage startups. Ian received both a Master of Business Administration (Kellogg School of Management) and a Master of Engineering Management from Northwestern University.

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Xero is beautiful, easy-to-use online accounting software for practices and their clients. The company has over 700,000 subscribers in more than 180 countries. Xero seamlessly integrates with over 500 third-party tools, including solutions for CRM, point-of-sale, time tracking, eCommerce, inventory and more. Xero also provides dedicated resources to its valued Partners, such as free practice software, easy client conversion tools, free 24/7 support, ongoing educational sessions, a dedicated account manager, and marketing assistance to name a few. It’s no wonder Xero has ranked No. 1 by Forbes as the World's Most Innovative Growth Company for two years running. To get started on your Xero journey, please visit xero.com/us/partners.