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We are pleased to announce the expansion of the ACPEN Industry Institute webcast time offerings in order to accommodate a broader range of schedules. Several alternating weeknights and two Saturdays per month are being added to the mix to give you additional programming options! When registering for webcasts, please make note of whether the course is an AM or PM start time.

 

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ACPEN Signature Series: 2012 Not-for-Profit Accounting, Auditing and Tax Update

Featuring C. Clinton Davis, Jr., CPA, JD, J. Michael Inzina, CPA, CGFM, Lee Klumpp, CPA

Our panel of experts will provide you with what you need to know about the latest and most important developments affecting non-profit organizationsThey will provide a thorough review of the latest developments affecting tax and GAAP issues for these specialized entities More

CPE Credits: 8
Field of Study 1: Specialized Knowledge and Applications
Field of Study 2: Taxes
Field of Study 3: A&A
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Update
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Industry & Public Practice
Course Developer: Business Professionals' Network, Inc.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
October 24, 2012 10:00 AM EDT
November 14, 2012 10:00 AM EST
December 21, 2012 10:00 AM EST
January 14, 2013 10:00 AM EST

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ACPEN Signature Series: 2012 Not-for-Profit Accounting, Auditing and Tax Update

Featuring C. Clinton Davis, Jr., CPA, JD, J. Michael Inzina, CPA, CGFM, Lee Klumpp, CPA

Our panel of experts will provide you with what you need to know about the latest and most important developments affecting non-profit organizationsThey will provide a thorough review of the latest developments affecting tax and GAAP issues for these specialized entities More

CPE Credits: 8
Field of Study 1: Specialized Knowledge and Applications
Field of Study 2: Taxes
Field of Study 3: A&A
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Update
Prerequisites: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: Industry & Public Practice
Course Developer: Business Professionals' Network, Inc.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
November 14, 2012 2:00 PM EST
December 21, 2012 2:00 PM EST
January 14, 2013 2:00 PM EST

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Budget Accountability - How to Ensure Accountability Gets Embedded in Your Budget Process! - 3 of 6 of the Budgeting Series

Featuring Ron Rael

Accountability is like quality – you only notice it when it’s not thereCompanies that create a common and acceptable definition of accountability foster strong commitment and personal responsibilityBudgeting expert Ron Rael, CEO of the High Road Institute, explains ways to hold resource managers and employees accountable for their actions and decisions More

CPE Credits: 3
Learning Objective 1: Summarize the traits of the High Road budget culture and its relationship to accountability, ethics, and transparency
Learning Objective 2: Explain to others the inherent misunderstanding on what accountability means, how it gets reinforced, and how to build or enhance it
Learning Objective 3: Identify and communicate the five ingredients that together with accountability create ethical conduct and Inspect an organization’s culture to determine if it contains the three cornerstones for a culture of accountability
Learning Objective 4: Clarify for others what demonstrates leadership integrity and Immediately impact the accountability around the budget process by employing a budget responsibility statement
Learning Objective 5: Develop both rewards and incentives that reward accountability and Build a process where people are accountable to their budget and refuse to play
Field of Study 1: Business Organization & Management
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Advanced
Prerequisites: Hands-on experience in managing the entire budget and planning process for an organization.
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: CPAs, Accountants and other Financial Professionals involved with the budgeting process.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
June 4, 2012 5:00 PM EDT
July 23, 2012 5:00 PM EDT
August 16, 2012 5:00 PM EDT
September 5, 2012 8:00 PM EDT
September 22, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
December 5, 2012 5:00 PM EST
January 16, 2013 5:00 PM EST
February 12, 2013 5:00 PM EST

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Budget Basics –Myths of Budgeting and How to Overcome Them - 1of 6 of the Budgeting Series

Featuring Ron Rael

This interactive webcast will clarify six of these misunderstandings for youNo one notices how ineffective their own process is and why it leads to a bad budget—a document no one heeds and ends up being a waste of timeIn a great budget, leaders set the focus for the year and then employees use it to prioritize what they will need to fulfill their role More

CPE Credits: 3
Learning Objective 1: Describe specific ways to strengthen your planning process
Learning Objective 2: Employ an action plan tool to prioritize next year's goals
Learning Objective 3: Define the source of specific firm-wide risks that cost money
Learning Objective 4: Implement a specific a reward structure that ensures accountability and focus
Learning Objective 5: Employ the rolling forecast to ensure long-term focus and Make the budget a responsive process through continuous improvement and feedback.
Field of Study 1: Business Organization & Management
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Basic
Prerequisites: A basic understanding of organizational budgeting
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: CPAs, Accountants and other Financial Professionals involved with the budgeting process.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
June 4, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
July 23, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
August 16, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
September 5, 2012 6:00 PM EDT
September 22, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
December 5, 2012 11:00 AM EST
January 16, 2013 11:00 AM EST
February 12, 2013 11:00 AM EST

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Budget Priorities – How Reality-Based Budgeting Really Works - 2 of 6 of the Budgeting Series

Featuring Ron Rael

Your firm’s budget should be about numbers, people, and prioritiesYet most planning processes ignore theseAn honest and reality-based budget requires discipline and should serve as a control mechanism so that your firm does not spend more than it will take in More

CPE Credits: 3
Learning Objective 1: Recognize the evidence that a budget war likely exists within your organization
Learning Objective 2: Redefine the budget from a “To-Do List” item to a definition of your firm’s potential and Inventory your own budgeting process to see if the Four Components exist and are working
Learning Objective 3: Determine if your current budgeting process meets the minimum requirements and Detect the elements of planning that are missing and prescribe solutions to the inherent weaknesses
Learning Objective 4: Employ the SLOT analysis to strengthen your firm’s current and future plans
Learning Objective 5: Ways to diminish the Turf Wars™ that occur in the budgeting process and Select the right budgeting software.
Field of Study 1: Business Organization & Management
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Intermediate
Prerequisites: Hands on experience in preparing a budget for an organization
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: CPAs, Accountants and other Financial Professionals involved with the budgeting process.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
June 4, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
July 23, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
August 16, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
September 5, 2012 8:00 PM EDT
September 22, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
December 5, 2012 2:00 PM EST
January 16, 2013 2:00 PM EST
February 12, 2013 2:00 PM EST

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Capital Budgeting – How to Make Every Capital Dollar Provide Value! - 6 of 6 of the Budgeting Series

Featuring Ron Rael

Every budget manager has two capital request lists: a need list and a wish listYour budget process should isolate the first from the secondThe capital budget is not only used to allocate capital dollars to long-term assets, it also used to hold people accountable for only investing in those items that will have a long term benefit More

CPE Credits: 2
Learning Objective 1: Overcome the common misperception about the purpose of the capital budgeting process
Learning Objective 2: Design and reinforce each manager’s role in the development process
Learning Objective 3: Demonstrate to other managers the global steps of capital budget decision making
Learning Objective 4: Design specific activities in each of the four stages of capital asset portfolio management that ensures accountability.
Field of Study 1: Business Organization & Management
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Intermediate
Prerequisites: Hands-on experience in managing the capital budget for an organization.
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: CPAs, Accountants and other Financial Professionals involved with the budgeting process.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
June 5, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
July 24, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
August 17, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
November 10, 2012 2:00 PM EST
November 20, 2012 8:00 PM EST
December 6, 2012 4:00 PM EST
January 17, 2013 4:00 PM EST
February 13, 2013 4:00 PM EST

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Expense Budgeting – How to Replace Fat with Reality in Your Expense Budget! - 5 of 6 of the Budgeting Series

Featuring Ron Rael

Once your revenues are set, the second vital aspect of the operating budget is predicting expenses In this interactive webcast, you will be provided with numerous tools and tactics to ensure your cost estimates are realisticSome of these ways include variable costing, performance metrics to control costs, and applying the Rule of 80/20 to quickly monitor expense variances. More

CPE Credits: 2
Learning Objective 1: Appraise the quality of your cost budget and Design an operating budget that includes all of the key elements
Learning Objective 2: Establish a cause and effect pattern for your important operating expenses
Learning Objective 3: Replace their over-reliance on line item costing with a reality-based Rule of 80/20 analysis
Learning Objective 4: Establish departmental cost targets using performance metrics and the 10% Rule
Learning Objective 5: Reward your employees for being honest about the resources they need and Employ a mission statement as a rule of thumb for prioritizing expenses.
Field of Study 1: Business Organization & Management
Program Level (Basic, Update, Intermediate, Advanced, Overview): Intermediate
Prerequisites: Hands-on experience in managing the expense side of a budget for an organization.
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements: Online Registration
Designed For: CPAs, Accountants and other Financial Professionals involved with the budgeting process.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please contact the ACPEN help desk - 1-800-747-1719 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
Complaint Resolution Policy: Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement: Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
June 5, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
July 24, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
August 17, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
November 10, 2012 2:00 PM EST
November 20, 2012 8:00 PM EST
December 6, 2012 2:00 PM EST
January 17, 2013 2:00 PM EST
February 13, 2013 2:00 PM EST

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