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BDO SEIDMAN ALLIANCE

What is the BDO Seidman Alliance?
The BDO Seidman Alliance is a nationwide association of independently owned local and regional accounting, consulting and service firms with similar client service goals. The Alliance presents an opportunity for these firms, by accessing the resources of BDO Seidman, LLP and other Alliance members, to expand services to their clients without jeopardizing their existing relationships or their autonomy.

BDO Seidman, LLP is one the nation’s leading accounting, tax and consulting firms, with 35 offices and more than 1,900 partners and staff throughout the United States. As a Member Firm of BDO International, BDO Seidman, LLP serves multinational clients by leveraging a global network of resources comprised of nearly 600 member firm offices in 99 countries. BDO International is a worldwide network of public accounting firms, called BDO Member Firms, serving international clients. Each BDO Member Firm is an independent legal entity in its own country.

For a copy of BDO Seidman Alliance's Advantage brochure, click here.

For a copy of BDO Seidman Alliance's Bringing More To Clients brochure, click here.

BDO Seidman Alliance members are provided with the following benefits and discounts upon joining the Association for Accounting Administration:

A first year's membership dues savings of $100 - for on-line application, click here.
An on-going membership dues discount of $25 per year (discount will be reflected on annual dues statement)
Early-bird discount for AAA's Practice Management Conference, regardless of when registration is received
BDO Seidman Alliance representation at the AAA Practice Management Conference

Testimonials
Testimonials from BDO Seidman Alliance and AAA member firms follow. Feel free to contact the firm's administrator listed for a reference or additional information about the firm's experience with the BDO Seidman Alliance and/or AAA.

From Robert R. Simpson, Jr., President and CEO, Simpson & Osborne, A.C., Charleston, West Virginia
"I understand that the BDO Seidman Alliance is in conversations with AAA regarding a relationship for the benefit of Alliance firms. This letter is to provide a 'testimonial' regarding S&O's experience with AAA. When we employed our first professional administrator 18 years ago, he began looking for resources to assist him in learning more about the profession and its unique challenges. He attended various AICPA and other seminars in his efforts to expand his knowledge. In the early 1990's, he stumbled across AAA, and attended their National conference. He discovered that AAA offered the most focused, comprehensive educational experience and other support for administrators that he had found. They focus exclusively on areas for which he is or has been responsible, including HR, marketing, general firm management, IT, strategic planning, etc. In addition, he has used their exclusive annual Niche Benefit publication to move the firm forward in areas such as disaster planning, development of our Intranet, staff orientation, development of position descriptions and a variety of other areas. He has further developed a network of colleagues that allows him to obtain almost immediate response to any question or problem we encounter in the management and administrative areas. If BDO is contemplating development of administrative resources for Alliance firms, I urge you to formalize the relationship with AAA and use the resources and foundation they have developed over their 22 year history! Is there really a need to reinvent the wheel when a terrific resource already exists?"

Click here to contact Dixon Hughes PLLC's Administrator-WV Practice Unit , Fred Dillon.

From Steven B. Maltzman, CPA, Managing Member, MSW Group, PLC, Farmington Hills, Michigan
"I’ve been a fan of AAA since the Michigan chapter formed in 1992 and encouraged my firm administrator to regularly attend and get involved. What results when you do that is mutual benefit and value for all participants. I’m proud that Mary Bartlett is currently serving on the national AAA board of directors as well as President of the Michigan chapter. Many times we’ve tapped into AAA’s resources. Sometimes it’s something as simple as Mary e-mailing her chapter or the national membership a question or issue. Within minutes she receives enough qualified responses which enables us to go forward with a confident decision. Many AAA members have contributed to the AICPA’s practice management publications, i.e., MAP Handbook, Timesavers and more realizing the value they bring to our Practice Management world! I would have to say, without AAA as a resource for our firm (and our profession), we would be reinventing a whole lot of wheels!"

Click here to contact MSW Group's Chief Operating Officer, Mary Bartlett

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