In 1985 I became VP of Sales for a start-up called Applied Control Systems (ACS) that made PC based inventory and accounting software for restaurants.

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At Freshbooks.com, a Toronto-based company that makes online accounting software, teams try to do daily 10 a.m. stand-ups.

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The development of business accounting software programs has made the introduction of activity-based costing more feasible.

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At the same time the firm and its CEO launched an extraordinary attack on the Cambridge-based software firm's former management team, accusing them of misrepresenting the value of the business and of accounting irregularities.

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