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Stake your claim

Article Abstract:

A new breed of small and mid-sized Canadian accounting firms are establishing themselves in an increasingly competitive market by integrating a mix of strategic alliances, specialization, new/niche services and technology into their practices. Their activities are underscoring what appears to be a growing need for accounting firms, regardless of size, to stratify along industry specialty lines to exploit a tremendous explosion of new businesses.

Canada, Services

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The urge to merge

Article Abstract:

The merger mania engulfing accounting firms is not in the best interest of the clients, according to Harley Mintz, a partner at Mintz & Partners of Toronto, Canada, a view shared by the majority. He says that his most serious concern is that consolidation will diminish competition among the major companies. The so-called Big Six have decreased to the Big Five since the Jul 1, 1998 merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand.

Evaluation, Acquisitions and mergers

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The gene counters

Article Abstract:

The opportunities which are offered to individuals by the rapid growth in the number of biotechnology business enterprises are discussed. The advantages of biotechnology and accounting qualifications are considered.

Biochemistry, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Biotechnology industry, Biotechnology industries, Vocational guidance

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