Mary Girsch-Bock
Contributing Writer
mary.girschbock@cpapracticeadvisor.comMary grew up in Chicago, graduating from the University of Illinois-Chicago. She began her career as accountant and later made the switch to writing full time, concentrating on business and technology, with a focus on small business. A former QuickBooks beta tester, Mary’s work has appeared in The Motley Fool, The Blueprint, and Property Manager.com. She currently writes a monthly accounting and technology-related blog for PLANERGY, and ghostwrites several blogs for various software companies.
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Firm Management
2020 Review of Xero Practice Manager
Xero Practice Manager is designed to be used by accounting firms in conjunction with their clients' use of Xero Online Accounting. Xero Practice Manager is cloud-based, with users able to access the application from any device at any time.
Firm Management
2020 Review of Thomson Reuters Practice CS
Thomson Reuters Practice CS is a standalone product that is suitable for accounting firms of all sizes, however this product is part of the Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite and firms using other Thomson Reuters applications will see the ...
Firm Management
2020 Review of CCH Axcess Practice Management & ProSystem fx Suite Practice Management
CCH Axcess Practice Management and ProSystem fx Suite’s Practice Management both from CCH Group are best suited for mid-sized or larger accounting firms that use other CCH applications.
Firm Management
2020 Review of Canopy Practice Management
Designed for accounting firms of any size, Canopy offers complete project management, time and billing, document management, and client management capability. Canopy is completely cloud-based, so users can access the application from anywhere at any time.
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Firm Management
2020 Review of Empire Suite
Empire Suite is a cloud-based application that offers several solutions: Empire TIME, Empire EXPENSE, Empire CALENDAR, Empire RESOURCE, and Empire TIME OFF. All products are designed to work together to create a robust management solution.
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Firm Management
2020 Review of OfficeTools Cloud and OfficeTools WorkSpace
OfficeTools from AbacusNext offers two practice management solutions: OfficeTools Cloud and OfficeTools WorkSpace. OfficeTools Cloud combines CRM, project and due date tracking, time and billing, and document management into a single, cloud accessible ...
Firm Management
2020 Reviews of Practice Management Systems
While traditional time and billing has been the backbone of most practice management applications, today, most practice management applications also include CRM, project management, and financial management modules as well, providing firms with ...
Small Business
2020 Review of Inventory Management Programs
If you or your client is in the business of selling products, be sure that you’re managing one of your most important assets properly by investing in inventory management software today.
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Hardware
2020 Review of WASP Inventory Cloud
WASP Inventory Cloud from WASP Barcode Technologies is best suited for mid-size and larger retail businesses that are also looking for sales, purchasing, and production capability. WASP Inventory Cloud also offers an on-premise solution for those that ...
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Small Business
2020 Review fo Zoho Inventory Management
Zoho Inventory Management is part of Zoho’s suite of applications that are designed for small to mid-sized businesses. Zoho Inventory is cloud-based, and it includes an app for both iOS and Android devices.
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Small Business
2020 Review of inFlow Inventory Software
inFlow Inventory is well-suited for retailers, distributors, and online merchants of any size. inFlow is available as a cloud application, although there is a basic version that can be installed on desktop systems if desired. inFlow is scalable, with ...