Smart stops on the Web. (The Internet).BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY SITES Free Web Seminars www.bettermanagement.com Gratis membership to this Web site gains users access to online talks such as "Bridging Technology and Business Continuity Objectives" and "Ethics and Legal Mandate: Survival in the Sarbanes-Oxley Era." CPAs also can read articles on business intelligence and activity-based management Activity-based management (ABM) is a method of identifying and evaluating activities that a business performs using activity-based costing to carry out a value chain analysis or a re-engineering initiative to improve strategic and operational decisions in an organization. and receive e-mail newsletters. A No-Cost Business Magazine www.treasuryandrisk.com Accounting, corporate finance and risk management professionals will want to bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. this Web site for monthly electronic issues or register for a flee hard-copy subscription to the magazine Treasury & Risk Management. In addition, this site offers free buyer's guides on accounting software and retirement services and a "People on the Move" column, which profiles professionals. A Pretty Powerful Portal www.brint.com This Web site bills itself as the "survival network for the brave new world Brave New World Aldous Huxley’s grim picture of the future, where scientific and social developments have turned life into a tragic travesty. [Br. Lit.: Magill I, 79] See : Dystopia Brave New World of business." And with literally hundreds of free links to information on knowledge management, the new economy and technology, Brint.com aims to deliver something for everyone in business, knowledge management and information technology. Management and Marketing Articles www.users.cloud9.net/~kvivian Accountants in business and industry--as well as law and information technology professionals--looking for rips on running their firms and Web sites more effectively can find links to a large assortment of articles at marketing communications consultant Kaye Vivian's site. Titles include "A Dozen Tips for a New Marketing Director" and "E-Commerce: How to Sell Services on Your Web Site." A Study in Ethics www.iit.edu/departments/csep The Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago; coeducational; founded 1940 by a merger of Armour Institute of Technology (founded 1892) and Lewis Institute (1896). Web site links to the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (CSEP) at the Illinois Institute of Technology was established in 1976 to promote research and teaching on practical moral problems in the professions. , which offers users codes of ethics links for various industries including business, communication, computing, finance and government. Visitors can find current online issues of the center's periodical Perspectives on the Professions or have free hard copies delivered via snail mail. Ethics and the Law www.legalethics.com Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. articles on the legal aspects of ethical business practices? This Web site includes links to stories such as "The Father of Modern Spam Speaks" and "Unauthorized Practice The performance of professional services, such as the rendering of medical treatment or legal assistance, by a person who is not licensed by the state to do so. The unauthorized practice of a profession is prohibited by state laws. of Law on the Net," as well as ethics opinions and recent announcements. Links for all 50 states help shed light on the role ethics plays for elected officials with information on candidate finance data and election agencies. GENERAL INTEREST SITES A Virtual Trip Back in Time www.sechistorical.org Accounting professionals and history buffi buf·fi n. A plural of buffo. alike can listen to audio streams of SEC roundtable discussions and oral histories of past and present members' involvement in the commission at its historical society Web site. Visitors also can peruse pe·ruse tr.v. pe·rused, pe·rus·ing, pe·rus·es To read or examine, typically with great care. [Middle English perusen, to use up : Latin per-, per- historical records and papers such as SEC annual reports, older photos and a list of chairpersons and commissioners dating back to 1934. Download a Lending Library www.scc.losrios.edu/~burbagg Finance and managerial accounting Managerial Accounting The process of identifying, measuring, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating information for the pursuit of an organization's goals. Notes: students can check out loaner copies of the required texts for Sacramento City College Sacramento City College (SCC) is a two-year community college located in Sacramento, California, USA (). SCC is part of the Los Rios Community College District and had enrollment of 21,729 for the Fall 2004 semester. professor Greg Burbage's courses as well as view his "Study Notes for Financial Accounting." Users also can link to CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. certifying organizations and exam information, and federal tax forms and instructions. A Taxing Site www.tax.org Since first listed as a Smart Stop in the September 1998 issue of the JofA (page 16), this Web site has grown to include feature articles and free e-mail bulletins for tax professionals on topics such as benefits and pensions, expatriate tax issues and corporate taxation. The site, which comes to you from the nonprofit Tax Analysts, also added a Tax History Museum link that includes information on Confederate War financing, for example. For the Acrobatic Accountant www.jugglezine.com CPAs balancing work, chores, hobbies and romance can find information on all of these topics at this Web site for the free e-zine Jugglezine. Feature article rifles include "The Zen of Desktop Management" and "Work-at-Home Parents' Troubleshooting Guide." Users also can read up on technology, time management and workplace efficiency. Get Into Debt www.publicdebt.treas.gov The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Public Debt Web site offers visitors data on the national debt outstanding and its interest expense. Other points of interest include "Fun Calculators," "Just for Kids" and "What Are Your Bonds Worth?" "The Basics of Treasury Securities" answers frequently asked questions on the subject. |
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