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Archive for May, 2011

Who is Your Ideal Client?

Filed under: Management
May 26, 2011

This comes in handy when I meet with companies that are starting up, relocating to Georgia, or having significant growth.  They are looking for business advisers, often from CPA firms, who can help them.  Knowing your ideal client helps me refer the best adviser for the job.

Suggestion: clearly define your ideal client so that your network of business advisors can help (such as bankers, attorneys, insurance agents, tax credit consultants and others). If it’s easy to remember, hopefully they will bring you opportunities for new business.

JimSig

Healthcare and Certified EHR Systems

Filed under: Other Incentives,Retraining Tax Credit
May 26, 2011

If your healthcare clients are interested in pursuing the new Federal Meaningful Use incentives, they have to be running on a Certified EHR System. And they have to be careful — it is a specific vendor’s application version that is certified. For example, Greenway Medical Technologies’ PrimeSuite application must be on version 2011. Some vendors have multiple applications and multiple versions (click here for a listing).

To get their first (Stage 1) $$ payment, the certified EHR software version has to be installed, workflows changed, employees trained (NOTE: retraining tax credit potential) and the software utilized by the physicians for at least 90 consecutive days. Helping your clients focus on these incentive $$ will strengths your relationships with them.

JimSig

Competitiveness Initiative Update

Filed under: Policy
May 26, 2011

The state’s new Competitiveness Initiative team wants input from you for future economic development plans and related legislation. They will be holding 12 meetings throughout the state, from June 23 in Albany to August 31 in West Point (click here for locations and dates). The format for these meetings will be a facilitated session around the 6 topical areas that the Initiative has identified: business climate, education & workforce development, innovation, infrastructure, international opportunity and growth, and government efficiency and effectiveness. It is requested that presenters utilize these areas in their presentations. If you are interested in helping with Georgia’s economic development future, attend and participate in the meeting nearest you!

DaleSig