About Us

 
Principals:

Belverd E. Needles, Jr., Ph.D. CPA, CMA

Marian Powers, Ph.D.

Mission:

Making complex accounting issues simple to understand for current and future
users of accounting information.

Objectives:

 

• To develop college textbooks for first-year accounting market

 

The Needles Powers accounting textbooks are one of the leading series of accounting textbooks. Currently there are six textbooks and two software programs in this series. Two textbooks are under development. All our textbooks are published and marketed throughout the world by Houghton Mifflin Company (Boston).

 

To develop and offer executive education in financial reporting and analysis

 

Needles Powers develops courses to assist non-financial mid-level and top-level managers, directors, and investment professionals in becoming knowledgeable readers of financial reports who ask the right questions about the numbers and understand how business decisions affect value creation in businesses. The courses are offered through educational institutions and professional organizations. In addition, customized programs are developed for Fortune 1000 corporate clients, consulting firms, and investment companies.  In any given year, 800 to 1,000 executives will participate in one or more of the programs. Further, in the past fifteen years, more than 1,000 individual consultations have been conducted with managers and executives.

 

First-Year Accounting Textbooks

 

Needles Powers Financial Accounting
 
Needles Powers Crosson Principles of Accounting
 
Needles Powers Crosson Financial & Managerial Accounting
 
Needles Powers Principles of Financial Accounting
 
Crosson Needles Managerial Accounting

Gray Needles Financial Accounting: A Global Approach

 

Forthcoming – Aceves Needles Powers Financial Reporting and Analysis 

 

Educational Software

 

Needles Powers Introduction to Financial Accounting CD
 
Bridge Tutorial CD: Mastering The Accounting Cycle

 

Professional Education For Accounting Educators

 

Conferences on Accounting Education

 

Workshops on Accounting Education

 

Professional Education For Business Executives

On-Going Programs (Financial Reporting Portion) at the Allen Center at Northwestern University

Executive Development Program (EDP-Three times per year) Finance for Executives (FE-two times per year) Technology Management Development Program (IRI-one or two times per year) Kellogg Management Institute (KMI) Brazilian Managers Program (STC) Financial Leadership Program (Aix de Province, France) Media Management Program-Broadcasters Media Management Program-Newspapers

On-Going Programs for the Center for Corporate Financial Leadership (CCFL)

Using Financial Statements to Drive Better Business Decisions
Value Creation or Value Destruction: What Does the Statement of Cash Flows Reveal?
Working Capital Efficiently
 
Recent Corporate Clients of Customized Programs
 
Accenture, Inc.; Allstate Corporation; Ameritech Corporation (now AT&T Corporation); AON Financial Services; Baxter International; Beam Spirits Division of Fortune Brands; CDW Corporation; Chubb Insurance; Citadel Investments; Edwards Life Sciences; GE Railcar, Inc.; Hearst Corporation; Illinois CPA Society; IMC Global; Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Knight-Ridder Corporation; Material Sciences Corporation (MSC); Maynard Institute; McKinsey & Company; Menttium Corporation; National Association of Broadcasters; Nike Corporation; Opera America; P.H. Glatfelder, Inc.; Quebecor World Corporation; Rabobank; Societal Generale; Zurich Insurance