Taking Your Practice Online is an in-depth session discussing how technologies are changing the whole paradigm for the accounting services business. Online applications and Web services were once considered to be a fad, but have now become integral to a number of business processes. Reliance on technology has grown at astounding rates, and the current generation of business owners demands an increasing level of mobility and access. You will learn about the various approaches to mobile computing, and why adoption of an online working model is no longer optional for most businesses.

About Your Instructor

Randy Johnston is executive vice president and partner of K2 Enterprises and Network Management Group, Inc. Randy is known as one of the 2004, 2005 Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People and one of nine technology stars in the U.S. according to Accounting Technology Magazine. Randy Johnston is a nationally recognized educator, consultant, and writer with over 30 years experience in Strategic Technology Planning, Systems and Network Integration, Accounting Software Selection, Business Development and Management, Disaster Recovery and Contingency Planning, and Process Engineering. Randy has consistently been rated the top speaker at previous Sleeter Group conferences. His unique ability to clearly and simply communicate complicated technologies across a broad range of subjects makes him a compelling speaker. This year, Randy will give us a Technology Update, covering technologies from cell phones, to laptops, to accounting software technologies that will affect how you and your clients will do business in the future.

• What online technologies are and why they matter
• Differences between ASP and SaaS
• “Renting” the application and the platform it runs on
• A shift in the software market: who is really buying the software?
• Applications facilitate the business process
• Seamless delivery of services
• The commodity of service
• Building your practice with online technologies
• Becoming an online solutions expert
• Making the right recommendations for your clients

Taking Your Practice Online is an entry-level course designed for accounting and business professionals who wish to remain competitive in the technology enabled global market. Professionals who help clients, or wish to help clients, with information technology services and solutions can learn more about the current trends in technology, and changes in the market that are driving adoption and widespread use of online application services. There are no prerequisites for this course.

This session is NOT limited to attendees of the main conference. Anyone interested can attend, but main conference attendees receive a special discounted price.