Overcoming Hidden Threats to Business Profitability
As any owner can tell you, running a business is almost always harder than you think it’s going to be. It’s not just the difference between having a business plan and operating a business under Read More
Sep 17, 2021
Don’t Run Afoul of Private Inurement Rules
Most not-for-profit executives are aware of the prohibition against private inurement. Generally, nonprofit directors and executives — and their family members — aren't allowed to personally benefit from their positions while putting their organization at Read More
Aug 04, 2021
Mid-Year Financial Business Planning for Opportunities
It’s halfway through the year, how is your business doing? Even if you are challenged with supply chain woes, hiring challenges, and tough financial decisions, there’s still time to ensure that you have a great Read More
Jul 30, 2021
What Your Numbers Are Saying: Are You Listening?
Part 2: How Attractive Is Your Balance Sheet?
Most business owners take time each month to review the balance sheet. But are you using your balance sheet to make decisions for your business? What truly makes for a strong balance sheet? (hint: it’s Read More
Jul 19, 2021
Preventing Theft of Your Business’s Trade Secrets
With millions of U.S. employees still working from home, companies' intellectual property (IP) is at greater-than-usual risk of theft, loss or compromise. IP includes trademarks, copyrights, patents and, the most common IP asset, trade secrets. Read More
Jun 24, 2021
What Your Numbers Are Saying: Are You Listening?
Part 1: Do You Know Your Profitability?
When evaluating the financial health of your business, it’s important to look at a variety of indicators – but how can you be sure you have the right numbers? Are you as profitable as you Read More
Jun 09, 2021
Labor Shortage: Unlock Solutions by Evaluating Your Employment Value Proposition
In normal market conditions, people who've been unemployed due to an economic slump are generally eager to take a job when the economy perks up. But times are far from normal in many places and Read More
Jun 09, 2021
5 Steps to Finding the Sweet Spot for Business Success
Business owners almost always have a clear idea of what success will look like but converting a vision into reality and achieving a set of goals is a lot harder than establishing them. When goals Read More
May 28, 2021
Are Your Former Employees Eligible for COBRA?
If you've had to lay off employees as far back as Nov. 1, 2019, a tiny portion of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) might go to them. That's the good news for Read More
Apr 28, 2021
Accounting Myth Busting: Switching Your Accountant Is Costly
Change is hard, even when you know it’s the right thing to do. That is just as true in business as in every other human endeavor. And so, we put it off. We find ways Read More
Apr 09, 2021