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Sponsors Fyle: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/fyle CPA Charge: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/cpacharge Dark Horse: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/darkhorse Show Notes 6:25 – Is it too hard to become a CPA? https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/is-it-too-hard-to-become-a-cpa 8:50 – Accounting profession having trouble with recruitment https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/accounting-profession-having-trouble-with-recruitment 11:00 – Most Companies Struggling to Hire Workers https://www.cfo.com/hiring/2021/08/most-companies-struggling-to-hire-workers/ 12:20 – Which College Programs Give Students the Best Bang for Their Buck? https://www.thirdway.org/report/which-college-programs-give-students-the-best-bang-for-their-buck 23:27 – “Entry-level” Jobs Require 3+ Years of Experience https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/nikastar/viz/2021W34Entry-leveljobsrequire3yearsofexperience_16297364426090/Dashboard1 29:19 – QuickBooks Live Bookkeeper Info https://www.intuit.com/careers/quickbooks-live-experts/ 31:58 – Intuit Bookkeeping Professional Certificate https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/intuit-bookkeeping 33:40 – How a Video Résumé Can Get You Hired in the Covid-19 Job Market https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-video-resume-can-get-you-hired-in-the-covid-19-job-market-11629457200 37:22 – Intuit Quarterly Results https://investors.intuit.com/financials/quarterly-results/default.aspx What’s new in QuickBooks Online: August 2021 https://quickbooks.intuit.com/blog/whats-new/whats-new-in-quickbooks-online-august-2021/ 45:44 – Why we’ve updated the bank reconciliation design https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/08/why-weve-updated-the-bank-reconciliation-design/ 50:32 – Incoming Updates! Start Using Focus Mode, Limit Screen Sharing, and Seamlessly Transfer Meetings https://blog.zoom.us/focus-mode-limit-screen-sharing-seamless-meeting-transfer/ 52:43 – Pry Financials raises $4.2M to make startup accounting more approachable https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/23/pry-financials-raises-4-2m-to-make-startup-accounting-more-approachable/ 53:43 – Ramp raises $300M at a $3.9B valuation, makes its first acquisition https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/24/ramp-raises-300m-at-a-3-9b-valuation-makes-its-first-acquisition/ 54:48 – Balance raises $25M in a Ribbit Capital-led Series A to grow its ‘consumer-like B2B checkout platform https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/balance-raises-25m-in-a-ribbit-capital-led-series-a-to-grow-its-consumer-like-b2b-checkout-platform/ 55:17 – Zeal Raises $13 Million Series A to Scale API Infrastructure Allowing Companies to Build Custom Payroll Products https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210827005003/en/Zeal-Raises-13-Million-Series-A-to-Scale-API-Infrastructure-Allowing-Companies-to-Build-Custom-Payroll-Products 55:46 – Brex Launches $150 Million Venture Debt Business https://www.theinformation.com/articles/brex-launches-150-million-venture-debt-business 56:40 – Finexio Raises $8M To Build Out AP Software Suite https://www.pymnts.com/accounts-payable/2021/finexio-accounts-payable/ 56:50 – Accounting platform Synder raises $2M https://startupworld.tech/accounting-platform-synder-raises-2m/ 57:26 – Sensibill and FreeAgent Partner to Offer Digital Receipt and Expense Management Solutions to Small Businesses https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210826005115/en/Sensibill-and-FreeAgent-Partner-to-Offer-Digital-Receipt-and-Expense-Management-Solutions-to-Small-Businesses 58:46 – Pry Versus Quickbooks https://pry.co/bookkeeping 60:34 – Short and Sweet – we got a review! Thanks, Vanessa! Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus , and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram ! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040 Need Accounting Conference Info?&nbs...