A few years ago, talking about Apple products in the professional tax and accounting office might not have drawn a crowd. At this year's AICPA Tech+ conference such a session drew about 125 attendees to hear Gary and Jim Boomer whose discussion included a bit of debate on the subject.

Wipfli has expanded its Business Valuation, Litigation and Transaction Services Practice with the addition of Paul Ouweneel as a financial analyst and consultant. Ouweneel, who has more than five years of experience in private wealth management and corporate finance, will be based in the firm's Milwaukee, Wis., office.

Most tax and accounting firms probably know if they have a Facebook page--you know the kind that people "Like" in order to view an organization's page and post information. But there are many pages out there that were created by Facebook for businesses and organizations. And as I quickly learned, Facebook creates pages for accounting firms - lots and lots of them.

A few weeks ago, while on a conference call with a group of practitioners engaged in the development and delivery of non-traditional services, I stumbled upon an accidental consultant. You know the scenario. You've been to a training program on "How to be a Consultant." You are inspired by the possibility of being and doing more for your clients. As you leave the training, something takes hold, you're flush in the cheeks, light headed, maybe even delirious, you start speaking a foreign language to your staff and clients.