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How Outsourced Accounting Can Help your Business

Strategy Driven

For many businesses, taking advantage of local CPA & accounting services can be a great option. These services, such as Gelinas & Pratte CPA Tax And Quickbook Accounting , can offer a variety of benefits to any organization. Today, business owners will have many areas of the business to manage on any given day.

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Why it Pays to be a Contrarian

Strategy Driven

Where others saw an economic boom, I saw only the exponential risk of some $500 trillion in promises that banks and insurers didn’t have the reserves to keep. Management & Leadership Practices for Professionals Alan Fox business leadership business management contrarian devil''s advocate strategydriven'

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Raising Capital Through Angel Investors

Women on Business

Many businesses today that would have traditionally sought after bank financing are turning to other solutions. For example if you are expanding and need to purchase $300,000 in new equipment a bank would traditionally finance this type of purchase. If so this may be a cheaper and quicker option for you.

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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business Review

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. So, investors, and therefore managers, might be adjusting their approach to risk accordingly. Traditional companies therefore rely on two strategies.

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The Undeniable Value of Professional Skepticism

Terry Starbucker

I eventually figured out that this “ BS Meter &# had to be more carefully calibrated – for example, there were some things that just weren’t “material&# enough to make a difference – i.e., I didn’t have to spend a day tracking down that one or two dollar difference in my bank reconciliation.

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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

I adore my CPA and bookkeeper and we strive to be generous with what we have. No one wants to work harder for a complacent or mediocre manager, however, every employee wants to be led by an enthusiastic leader that helps them become more passionate about their work. Your leadership is like a bank account. Then, hang out!

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Can You Afford to Change Your Career?

Harvard Business Review

We worry and wonder: What would a career change do to our bank accounts? A well-respected HR manager in the public sector, leading his own recruitment team and earning a decent salary. At the end of your trial, revisit your budget or your banking statements to see how you did. Manage Expectations. Dependable. Take Steve.

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