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Going Virtual: Embrace the New Normal for PR Events
September 8, 2020
Virtual meeting tools have allowed both business and personal interactions to safely continue during the spread of COVID-19. While the shift to going virtual was swift, the Sikich PR team has gleaned some guidelines from moving various PR events and projects to virtual mode during the pandemic.
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4 Benefits of Implementing an Omni-channel System for Retailers
September 8, 2020
We already know that it's important for retail businesses to use an omni-channel management system, but what are the benefits for retailers?
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2020 Tax Developments: Candidates’ Tax Plans
September 2, 2020
With the political conventions just ended, we thought it might be helpful to offer some information on the candidates’ proposed tax plans that cover general tax changes. While these proposals do not provide specific details, they do offer insight into the candidates’ goals and platforms.
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Construction Redefined with Consolidated Management Software Tech...
September 2, 2020
Run your business on a single, cloud-based system that helps everybody manage their activities and report with Business Central for Construction.
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IRS Issues Guidance for Executive Order on Payroll Tax Deferral
August 31, 2020
President Trump issued an Executive Order that defers the payroll taxes of employees making less than $4,000 in a bi-weekly payroll. As the EO indicated the IRS would be responsible for providing guidance to implement the payroll tax deferral, taxpayers and business owners were left with several unanswered questions.
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Strengthen Your Organization with Sikich’s Employee Benefit...
August 28, 2020
A well performed audit is a vital protection not only for your employee benefit plan but to your obligation as a plan fiduciary to ensure the audit meets all applicable standards.
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Your Employee Benefit Plan Audit Brochure is Ready
August 28, 2020
Download our employee benefit plan audit brochure and learn how your organization can benefit from a thorough audit.
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Updated PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Forms: Impact on Not-for...
August 27, 2020
On June 5, 2020, the President signed H.R. 7020, “The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020” (“PPPFA”) into law, putting several tax efficient regulations into effect for not-for-profit and higher education organizations.
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Sikich ranks fifth on Accounting Today’s 2020 VAR 100 List
August 27, 2020
Sikich ranked fifth on Accounting Today’s annual ranking of the top value-added resellers in the accounting industry, up from 10th in 2019. Accounting Today ranks VARs by annual revenue.
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Ray Lampner Featured in Industry Today
August 26, 2020
Ray Lampner authored an article on succession planning, which was published in Industry Today.
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The “New Normal” Continues in the Manufacturing Industry: A R...
August 26, 2020
Workspace changes, remote work cyber risks, sanitation protocols – it’s a lot for manufacturers in 2020. Manufacturers are no stranger to the effects of the pandemic and all it’s done to change the current workplace environment. And the reality is: the industry is not likely to return to pre-COVID-19 business as usual.
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3 Things I Learned by LISTENING to RIAs Regarding Salesforce
August 25, 2020
After speaking with our client RIAs about their experience with Salesforce, they all taught me three things we can do to make their jobs more efficient.
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Integrating NetSuite and Salesforce Instead of Running Them as Tw...
August 24, 2020
Many companies use the two software together, but as separate systems instead of integrating NetSuite and Salesforce together. Here's why you should.
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The Benefits of Integrating NetSuite and Salesforce
August 24, 2020
We explore the full benefits of a NetSuite and Salesforce integration for your company as well as explain the Sikich process for integrating your systems.
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Protect Your Data, Protect Your Company
August 21, 2020
With how many passwords we have to have, they're often an annoying inconvenience. But they're here to stay, which is why password management is so important.
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Christopher Geier and Sikich Featured in the Chicago Tribune
August 20, 2020
Chris Geier, CEO, and Sikich's remote-work policy were the focus of a Chicago Tribune article.
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The importance of omni-channel management in retail
August 20, 2020
Your business already has multiple channels, but is it using separate software platforms for each? It's time for an omni-channel retail management solution.
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Diversify Your Investments with Mutual Funds & ETFs
August 19, 2020
Mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) can be an efficient and easy way to achieve diversification.
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Salesforce for Outlook Is Retiring
August 19, 2020
Salesforce for Outlook is retiring this year, but all is not lost! Here's what this means for your organization and the best replacements for the product.
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Tips to Keep Up With Salesforce Releases
August 18, 2020
Keeping up with Salesforce releases can be overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. We have a proven process to help clients manage their environments.
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Preparing for Cyber Security Threats
August 18, 2020
When it comes to cyber security threat prep, there's no such thing as being too prepared. Even Garmin's ransomware attack could have been prevented.
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Ray Lampner Featured in BizTimes
August 17, 2020
Sikich's Ray Lampner was quoted in an article by BizTimes, where he provides insight on why business owners might wait to apply for loan forgiveness.
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Putting Consolidated Construction Management Software to Work
August 17, 2020
Our HEADSTART for Construction program combines the power of D365BC with ProjectPro for a consolidated Construction Management system.
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Payroll in a Pandemic: What Our Peers are Saying
August 14, 2020
What started as a temporary adjustment to prevent the spread of infection has turned to a full-on remote-working world. As leaders and business owners quickly learned that employees can be just as efficient, if not more, working from the comfort and safety of their home, most physical offices turned their lights off for the foreseeable future—at least in the industries where remote work was possible. For payroll professionals, this was completely doable.
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Navigating the COVID-19 Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
August 14, 2020
As the entire world feels the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States federal government stepped in to enact the CARES Act, which included the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), in an effort to provide financial relief to institutions and students.
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Material Requirement Planning Is Here…Sort of
August 14, 2020
The NetSuite Supply Planning Workbench provides some Material Requirement Planning features, but not enough to do all MRP needs. Here's what it can do.
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Demystifying Due Diligence: The Q of E
August 14, 2020
Due Diligence is a key part of any transaction when buying or selling a business - but also one that can be confusing for middle market business owners. In this episode, Cheryl Aschenbrener, Co-Leader and Partner of Sikich Transaction Advisory Services, discusses the important role of the Quality of Earnings in the due diligence process and how it is impacted by the COVID-19 environment.
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President Issues Executive Orders
August 13, 2020
After failing to reach an agreement on CARES 2.0 legislation in Congress, the President issued four executive orders on August 8.
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COVID-19 and the Property Tax Appeal Process Webinar
August 12, 2020
There's no better time to manage the property tax expense. Click here to watch our webinar with Mary O'Connor.
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Sikich PR Team Wins PRSA Chicago Skyline Award
August 12, 2020
Sikich’s Public Relations Team was named an “Award of Excellence” winner as part of the PRSA Chicago Chapter’s 2020 Skyline Awards.
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