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- January 17, 2020
- Manufacturing
What this Means for U.S. Manufacturers and Distributors As a new decade begins, will manufacturers and distributors see the ‘roaring twenties’ with continued growth?…
- January 16, 2020
- Not-for-Profit | Technology
Today’s cybersecurity landscape has seen security consciousness grow amongst many organizations, such that organizations have moved from reactively scrambling to respond once a cybersecurity…
- January 16, 2020
- ERP | Technology
At the time your homegrown ERP system was developed and launched, it was probably the best possible solution. But what if it has outlived…
- January 15, 2020
- Wealth Management
Financial Planning Series: Step 2 https://youtu.be/EFqUq7eKiI0 Setting goals is an important step in financial planning. Goals can vary based on a person’s situation, but your starting goal is usually to figure out…
- January 15, 2020
- Marketing
Why your company needs video ARE YOU INTERESTED IN? Having more customers REACH out to you? SELLING your products more easily? Having your customers…
- January 15, 2020
- Cloud | Salesforce | Technology
What is Salesforce Community Cloud? A community cloud is essentially a website connected to the Salesforce org that you can deploy to connect customers,…
- January 15, 2020
- Accounting | Transaction Advisory Services
Back in May of 2014, FASB issued one of the most considerably penetrating compliance changes in over a decade (Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue…
- January 14, 2020
- Dynamics GP | Security | Technology
Everyone is worried about security these days, and GP users are no exception. Clients often ask me and my team about best practices for…
- January 14, 2020
- Wealth Management
Planning for Healthcare costs in retirement While most people know that Medicare is health insurance for those ages 65+ or with certain disabilities, many…
- January 13, 2020
- Dynamics 365 | Technology
In Part 1 of this series, we made the distinction between data integration and application integration. Part 3 and Part 4 of this series…
- January 10, 2020
- Dynamics 365
In Part 3 of this series, we installed the CDS Data Integrator templates from Microsoft, established our connections, and created the “Warehouse” integration Project….
- January 10, 2020
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was passed in December 2019, encompassing nearly 30 provisions intended to encourage adoption of…
- January 9, 2020
- Dynamics 365 | Technology
In Part 2 of this series, we set up the environments involved in the integrations and the PowerApps Connections to each. Here in Part…
- January 8, 2020
Employees in the internal controls environment must be comfortable saying “No,” or they may suffer a critical reduction in the ability to prevent fraud….
- January 8, 2020
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is likely here to stay. However, in late December 2019, there were a series of ACA updates that all…
- January 8, 2020
- Dynamics 365 | Technology
In Part 1 of this series, we covered the basics of systems integrations, differentiating between data integrations versus application integrations. Before we can continue…
- January 7, 2020
- Wealth Management
How Can You Engage in a Financial Planning Process? https://youtu.be/F1uZ5QfVGp0 What are the ways that clients can work with a Certified Financial Planner (CFP)…
- January 7, 2020
- Dynamics 365 | Technology
One of the greatest challenges for an enterprise architecture is getting your data in sync and your many diverse systems to “talk” to one…
- January 7, 2020
Affect of the New Rule on Electronic Disclosures On October 23, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule that would ease…
- January 6, 2020
- CEO Blog - Lessons from Leadership
As a former law enforcement officer, I’m deeply passionate about workforce safety. I believe strongly that the CEO sets the organization-wide tone on this…
- January 3, 2020
- Security | Technology
A little more than half of the people who read this article will be reading it from an Android-based device or have an Android-based…
- January 2, 2020
- CRM | Dynamics 365 | Technology
As you’re setting up Dynamics 365, but you aren’t sure if Dynamics 365 for Sales Professional or Sales Enterprise is the best fit for your organization…
- January 2, 2020
- Not-for-Profit
Plan sponsors are expected to understand fees associated with an organization’s retirement plan, as well as to ensure costs are reasonable in relation to…
- December 24, 2019
- Case Study | HCM Case Studies | Human Resources
Client Challenge An agricultural cooperative and marketing organization was seeking a consulting firm with experience and expertise in HCM strategic planning and vendor evaluation….
- December 24, 2019
- Case Study | HCM Case Studies | Human Resources
Client Challenge Sikich was asked by a second-generation, family-owned agricultural business to help prepare the organization for the transition of a key employee, who…
- December 24, 2019
- Case Study | HCM Case Studies | Human Resources
Client Challenge Sikich was engaged by a small medical practice to assess their Human Resources function because the organization was experiencing high turnover, frequent…
- December 24, 2019
- Case Study | HCM Case Studies | Human Resources
Client Challenge Sikich was asked by a municipality to help fill the management training gap on Family and Medical Leave, Americans with Disabilities, and…
- December 24, 2019
- Case Study | HCM Case Studies | Human Resources
Client Background We were asked by a leading global Content Delivery Network (CDN), cybersecurity, and cloud service provider to assess their policies and practices…
- December 24, 2019
What you need to know about the final regulations for hardship withdrawals from 401(k) and 403(b) plans On September 19, 2019, the Internal Revenue…
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