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4 Key Areas To Drive Profit Growth In Your Business

While many organizations prioritize increasing product and service sales to boost profit growth, focusing on sales volume alone doesn’t necessarily increase profits. In fact, pushing more sales through an inflated

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Sharing Business Expenses With Partners

It’s not unusual for a partner to have expenses related to the business. This happens more often in service partnerships such as architecture or a law firm. For instance, partners

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Overtime Rule Update: Employer Guide

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recently announced significant changes to the regulations governing overtime pay eligibility, impacting millions of American workers. Let’s dive into the key aspects of

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Valuation Challenges In Family-Owned Entities

Working together can bring out the best and worst in family dynamics. Here are some key considerations that valuation experts take into account when assessing these family-owned entities. Family Members

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Clearly Communicating Accounting Information To Everyone

Having accurate, timely financial information is important in decision making for executives, board members, investors, and other stakeholders. But not everyone who reads your financial statements will understand the numbers

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Tips To Strengthen Trust In Your HR Department

In many workplaces, the human resources (HR) department is the face of the employer. HR departments are the ones who generally communicate new employment policies and are in charge of

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If your organization operates in the business-to-business (B2B) marketplace, you’ve probably experienced a few difficulties with collections. Every organization, whether buyer or seller, is trying to manage cash flow. That
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