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It’s Never Too Early to Explore Careers

Heather Bunning, AICPA

"What am I gonna do with my life?" Find the answers to your students’ toughest questions and related resources at the AICPA's StartHereGoPlaces.com presentation Friday, May 7 at 9 a.m at the 2010 National Leadership Conference.

The American Institute of CPAs and Business Professionals of America have formed a partnership to promote increased awareness of the CPA profession and to provide BPA members with the resources and information necessary to pursue accounting and obtain the CPA credential.

If you haven’t visited the AICPA’s redesigned Web site, www.StartHereGoPlaces.com, it’s definitely worth viewing. The new site makes it easier than ever for students to explore potential careers, hear from real-life CPAs, and get tips on entering the profession. Encourage your students to visit the site, create and save their FutureMe™. There’s also a “For Teachers” section, just for educators, filled with valuable information and resources from classroom curricula to keep students engaged to an Educators Forum where dialogue can be exchanged with fellow educators across the country.  Learn more about the AICPA and Start Here, Go Places. during this year’s Leadership Conference in Anaheim.

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Explore the Expo

The Expo and Career fair at the 2010 National Leadership Conference in Anaheim will feature 20 colleges, fundraisers, merchants and other exhibitors. Stop by to pick up a souvenir, to explore college options or to learn about a service that could benefit your chapter.

While you explore, pick up an exhibitor drawing card to have marked by certain exhibitors. Turn in the card for a chance at a prize!

The Expo and Career Fair will be open Wednesday through Friday during the conference in the Hilton California Ballroom A & B. Exhibitor Hall Drawing: Friday, May 7, at 11:00 am in the Hilton California Ballroom A & B. Below is a sample of 2010 exhibitors:

Beary Thoughtful Fundraising
Beary Thoughtful Fundraising offers 50% profit, free shipping, free prepack. No  tallying, choose from over 80 different bear styles in our catalogue. Something for everyone! Custom bear program, your logo and colors on a bear.

CERA Credential
The Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA) credential is the most rigorous and comprehensive enterprise risk management (ERM) credential. Professionals with the CERA credential are well equipped to handle a company’s operational, investment and strategic risks.

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Mom gains confidence, skills, recognition in BPA

Karla Russow, Northcentral Technical College

Upon my arrival to the school parking lot after attending the Business Professionals of America – Wisconsin Chapter spring leadership conference, my family greeted me with the words, “Mommy, we missed you!”  I greeted them with the words, “I brought you something.”  My sons saw the bag of chips and two liter soda bottles that our team won during the poker run and thought that was their reward for Mom being away all weekend.  I had another bag in mind, but saved the reward for a time when I could display my wares to all the family at home.

When we arrived home my two sons saw the two liter Mountain Dew bottle and were ecstatic.  I do not buy Mountain Dew for my two adolescent sons and they thought their life had changed.  However, they had no idea how their life had changed.  Their Mom had done well in the Business Professionals of America – Wisconsin Association State competition; and as my youngest son proclaimed to me the next morning after he woke up, “Mommy, you really are going to get a good job now that you have that Payroll Accounting award.  You are the best in the State of Wisconsin.”

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