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Business Finance

How to Identify and Avoid Obsolete Inventory

Whether you are in retail, the supply chain, or are a manufacturer you have inventory. Ensuring that your inventory is “fresh” is a key to…

Roger Johnson
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Business Finance

Key Financial Processes Questions and Answers

In the early days of your business, you might have managed your books single handedly or hired an outside accountant to take a peek at…

CFO Selections Team
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Business Finance

3 Paths to Making Your Independent CPA Audit a Success

Why Audits Matter For many middle market, closely-held businesses, the annual independent financial statement audit is an important part of the financial reporting process. Lenders,…

Dave Saporta
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Business Finance

Corporate Social Responsibility Makes Good Business Sense

Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.  –  John D. Rockefeller Jr. Being recognized for Corporate Philanthropy has long been thought…

Tom Varga
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Business Finance

A Business Owner’s Perspective on Financial Statements

Don’t ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, accounting, accounting. Know your numbers.” – Tilman J. Fertitta When…

Kevin Briscoe
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Business Finance

Common Small Business Bookkeeping Problems and Solutions

It’s a tough environment for small businesses in the United States, particularly new ones. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that almost 20% fail in their first…

Eric Moore
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Business Finance

Accounting is a Team Sport

Repeat after me… Accounting is a team sport.”   This has been my mantra for the past 30 years and it’s as important and true now…

Tom Broetje
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Business Finance

How to Close a Business Successfully

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. – Thomas A. Edison For whatever reason, you’ve determined that it’s time to…

Becky Todd
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Business Finance

Top 10 Federal Tax Compliance Issues for Businesses

We recently covered the cost of tax compliance in this recent article.  The costs are a direct result of how companies face a myriad of…

CFO Selections Team
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Business Finance

Business Drivers: Monitor, Measure & Leverage for Future Performance

What senior manager hasn’t looked into the future to plan the growth of their business? The forces that drive the market acceptance and commercial success…

Kurt Maass