USEFUL LINKS

ACCOUNTING AND TAX RESEARCH

• AccountingPage -  Accounting web directory
• Allied Capital Express - Works with CPA's to provide small businesses with financing up to $3 million.
• American CPE - Continuing Education For CPAs
• BDI Tax Seminar - June 7, 2006 - Examining Corporate Tax Strategies For Multinational Corporations. Please Use Promotion Code, "taxawscpa" to receive a discounted admission of $75.
  
• CIFAR Global Directory of Accounting and Auditing Research - an analytical review of more than 1000 accounting and auditing research articles from 100+ journals published in the last 2 years.
• CPA Marketing Tips - Free information on a researched & proven system to regularly obtain new year-round business clients, divide the workload more evenly around the year and increase the profit and client satisfaction.
• CPA Online - hot topics affecting CPA's.
• CPA Visioning Project - successfully redefining the CPA's role in an era marked by intense competition and rapid-fire developments in information technology.
• Dunhill Professional Search of Houston - an executive search firm located in Houston, Texas.
• Peachtree Users.com - A free independent source of information regarding Peachtree accounting software, including software support and a bulletin board.
• Proven Resumes - Focus on teaching job seekers how to control and elevate the image they present in their resumes in order to land more interviews and higher salaries.
  
• SoftSearch - tracks over 80,000 commercial business and specialty software products such as for industry specific solutions, Accounting, HR, Sales and Marketing, Business Planning, etc. SoftSearch helps businesses find and purchase software to meet their specific needs.
• SmartPros - Online publisher of accounting news and research materials.
  
• QuickbooksUsers.com - The online community of QuickBooks and QuickBooks Pro users and experts. Free support, tips, software, other resources.
• Tax and Accounting Sites Directory - an extensive directory of tax, accounting and other related sites.
• Vengroff, Williams and Associates, Inc. - A receivables and collections management firm that manages $3.5 billion for their clients. Several links to Legal and Bankruptcy resources.
• White Birch Software - Offers business financial planning software and free downloadable demos.
• White Giordano & Associates Ltd - A business valuation, litigation support, and consulting firms that provides services throughout the U.S.
  
• Biz Naming Central - blends ancient naming traditions with modern day needs to provide you with an edge to the name that brands your business.
• DirectoryCPA.com - The Comprehensive Accounting Web Directory.
• Attorneys Incorporation Services - Attorneys Incorporation Service provides corporations with corporate kits for easy filing and LLC kits with articles of organization.
• Social Security - File W-2s online

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

• State Societies
• AAA - American Accounting Association
• AICPA - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• ASWA - American Society of Women Accountants
• CALCPA - California Society of Certified Public Accountants
• IIA - Institute of Internal Auditors
• IMA - Institute of Management Accountants
• MSCPA - Massachusetts Society of CPAs
• The Possible Woman - Click here for information on the organization's upcoming conference.
  
• Association of Women's Business Centers
• National Business Incubation Association
• SCORE
• National Women Business Owners Corporation
• Women's Business Enterprise National Council
• Leading Edge

FINANCING

• Business Finance
  
• Count Me In
  
• Independent Means
  
• Karyn Smith, CLU, ChFC, CFP, CPA - AXA Advisor
• Springboard Enterprises
  
• Technology Venture Toolbox
  
• U.S. Small Business Administration Loan Program

GOVERNMENT

• AGA - Association of Government Accountants
  
• EFTPS - Electronic Federal Tax Payment System
• FASB - Financial Accounting Standards Board
• GAO - United States General Accounting Office
• GASB - Government Accounting Standards Board
• IRS - Internal Revenue Service
• Office of Women's Business Ownership, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Online Women's Business Center
• Small Business Development Centers
• Women-21.gov
• FirstGov
• Pro-Net
• U.S. Business Advisor
• U.S. Small Business Administration's Contract Assistance for Women Business Owners
• U.S. Small Business Administration Government Contracting and Business Development
• Womenbiz.gov
• Export-Import Bank
• Overseas Private Investment Corporations
• U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Information
  www.tradeinfo.doc.gov
  www.trade.gov
  www.export.gov
  
• U.S. Small Business Administration Office of International Trade
• Social Security Administration

PUBLICATIONS

• CPA Journal
• CPA Serve - Any CPA with an existing web site can subscribe to volumes of tax accounting and general business information at a low cost.
• Journal of Accountancy
• Strafford Publications - Offers several publications including Annual Survey of Women in Public Accounting, Public Accounting Report, CPA Managing Parner Report, etc.

WOMENS' ISSUES

• Achieving Peak Performance - A website with over 20 free articles on achieving peak performance both in your personal and business life.
  
• Work/Life and Women's Initiatives Executive Committee - Women & Family Issues Executive Committee
  • Decade of Change Study
    
• Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting
• Women For Hire events are exceptional opportunities for professional women in all industries to meet with recruiters from top employers. Admission is free for job seekers. Resumes and business attire are required. No pre-registration is necessary.
  
• Twin Cities Bizwomen.com
• Women Owned Businesses - your link to women owned businesses and information on the products and services they offer.
• Women Owned Workplaces Network - directory of women owned businesses, a place to share success tips, and much more!
• Women's Business Forums - a selection of forums for you to air your opinion or listen to others opinions on a variety of subjects.
• Women's Connection Online - providing daily news and information, an events calendar, and networking opportunities.
• Women's Info - Dedicated to providing access to information geared tward women's needs, interests, and concerns.
  
• Women In Sports Careers
• EWC - 21st Annual Conference