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Join our LinkedIn Group — Connect with others in your Profession

CPA2Biz, in partnership with PCPS, has created the AICPA Trusted Business AdvisorSM Solutions LinkedIn group, providing an online place to help you stay on top of the latest developments in practice management and technology that are transforming the way CPAs work and collaborate with clients.

Join our new LinkedIn group today and become part of a growing community of accounting and financial professionals who are sharing their ideas and best practices on how they’re improving their client accounting practice and delivering on their trusted business advisor status.

As a group member, you’ll…

  • Gain insight on the changing landscape of client accounting services – how firms are shifting their focus to higher-margin consultative services, such as outsourced CFO and controllership while improving efficiencies in traditional lower-value services like accounts payables
  • Find the latest news on cloud-based technologies and how it can impact the way you run your practice
  • Get access to free white papers, case studies and web seminars on how to price, package and position your client accounting services
  • Participate in hot discussion topics, share your thoughts, ask questions, read what your peers and thought leaders have to say

Join others by asking questions, adding comments, and sharing your ideas, or just read what others are posting. This LinkedIn group is for you; we encourage you to make the most of it.

What is LinkedIn?

According to the LinkedIn Corporation, LinkedIn is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries and 200 countries. You can find, be introduced to, and collaborate with qualified professionals that you need to work with to accomplish your goals.

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Registering for a LinkedIn Account

If you’re already a LinkedIn member, joining the AICPA Trusted Business AdvisorSM Solutions group is easy—simply click here to go directly to the group.

If you do not have a LinkedIn account, you must register for an account prior to joining the AICPA Trusted Business AdvisorSM Solutions group.

  1. Visit LinkedIn www.linkedin.com.
  2. Complete the "Join LinkedIn Today" box in the top, right corner.
    1. The email address (Username)—use either your personal or professional email account, which ever you will use more often to receive updates and information from group members.
    2. Password—must be more than 6 characters
  3. Complete as much of your profile information as you like. We suggest that you complete at least the basic profile information for networking opportunities. (Top 10 LinkedIn Mistakes to Avoid)

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Logging Into Your LinkedIn Account

Once you have created a LinkedIn account, you can sign into it from any computer, mobile device that allows for Web access, or remote desktop.

  1. Visit LinkedIn www.linkedin.com
  2. Enter your Username (email address) and Password
  3. Click "Sign In"

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Joining a Group

The membership of the group is determined by the specific group's manager. You must be approved by the group's manager in order to join the group; this may be done automatically in some instances.

To go directly to the AICPA Trusted Business AdvisorSM Solutions Group

  1. Login to your LinkedIn Account (www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2820791&trk=hb_side_g)
  2. If you do not go directly to the group upon login, follow the instructions below:
    1. Click on 'Groups Directory' from the 'Groups' drop-down menu (found in the top navigation bar of the home page). This should take you to the 'Groups Directory' page.
    2. Find 'Search Groups' box on left side of the page.
    3. Type AICPA Trusted Business AdvisorSM Solutions (copy and paste) into the Search box.
  3. Click on 'Search'.

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Posting Guidelines

For the sites contained within this list, it is our goal to provide information and news about AICPA Trusted Business AdvisorSM Solutions, financial services news and relevant topics, as well as an open forum of discussion about related topics.

Your opinions and feedback are welcome. Please present them in an objective and respectful way that allows for a continued information relationship.

While this Group provides an open forum, it is intended to maintain respect for those who participate (i.e., CPAs, financial professionals, information technology professionals in the accounting profession, etc.). Please keep your comments respectful and relevant.

Participants are asked to follow our posting guidelines below. Violation of the guidelines below may result in your post being removed or you being asked to leave the group.

  • We do not, under any circumstance, allow graphic, obscene, sexually explicit or racial comments or submissions; nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful, or intended to defame anyone or any organization.
  • We do not allow comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity.
  • You participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username and any information provided.
  • Please post all job-related comments on the Jobs posting tab for this group.
  • Lastly, the external links and comments, which appear on this site, do not have the official endorsement of the AICPA or CPA2Biz.

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Questions

If you have any questions about joining the AICPA Trusted Business AdvisorSM Solutions LinkedIn Group, please email the socialmedia@aicpa.org mailbox.

Note: If you received an Invitation to join a group, you may be pre-approved to join. To ensure that you are automatically approved to join the group, you should make sure that the email address you received the Invitation at is one of your confirmed email addresses on your account. Go to 'Settings' from the header of the home page, and click 'Email Addresses' to view, add, or delete an email address.

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