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Sikich Awards Three Accounting Students with James A. Sikich Visi...
June 29, 2022
CHICAGO — June 29, 2022 — Sikich is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2022 James A. Sikich Visionary Scholarship: Jack...
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Matthew Doherty Featured on “What Can We Learn When the Unt...
June 28, 2022
Matthew Doherty presented on preventing violence in the workplace for manufacturers in conjunction with Molson Coors and Manufacturing Works. Matt is nationally...
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Sales Tax Revisions for Indiana & Wisconsin Not-for-Profit O...
June 28, 2022
Starting July 1 for Indiana and just recently started on June 1 in Wisconsin, new sales tax changes were passed...
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Infographic: The Impact of ERP With Pharmaceutical Companies
June 28, 2022
Streamlined processes across multiple business units, efficient and centralized data management, and excellent informatics to support fast and informed decision...
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Data Insight Is Always Critical: Understanding the Technology Pri...
June 24, 2022
As life sciences companies go from the funding stage to clinical trials, commercialization, and on to an IPO or another...
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Sikich named one of the Best Workplaces in Chicago™; Cotton, A ...
June 24, 2022
CHICAGO – June 24, 2022 – Sikich was named one of the Best Workplaces in Chicago in 2022 by Great...
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Get Ready for Manufacturing Transformations With Cloud ERP
June 24, 2022
Transitioning from on-premises ERP systems to the cloud can make it possible for manufacturing companies to run their operations more...
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Cut Your ERP Implementation Time in Half with Supply Chain Pre-Co...
June 21, 2022
When companies decide to deploy a modern, cloud ERP or CRM solution like Microsoft Dynamics 365, they want to reap...
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Enterprise Bank Powers Services to Foster Prosperous Communities ...
June 21, 2022
Enterprise Bank Powers financial Services to Foster Prosperous Communities with Microsoft D365 CRM and Sikich Enterprise Bank decided it was...
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Tax Credit Opportunities for Increased Research Activities
June 17, 2022
Many businesses focus their efforts on developing new products. To accomplish this, companies must keep up with their competitors by...
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Illinois Tax Relief Coming Soon
June 17, 2022
As part of the 2023 budget (S.B. 157) that Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law on April 19, more...
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Best Security Practices With Managed Security Services Providers
June 17, 2022
For business owners, business growth is the name of the game. It’s important to establish protocols that can easily grow...
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7 Transformations Powered by ERP Software Built for CROs
June 16, 2022
The Sikich CRO consulting team finds that too many CROs hobble themselves with technology that doesn’t fully serve their purpose...
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Sikich Financial Ranks on Accounting Today’s 2022 Billion-D...
June 15, 2022
The Sikich Financial team, led by Andrew Paoni, ranked among the top financial planning firms by assets under management (AUM)...
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What Kind of Technology Do Life Sciences Companies Rely Upon Most...
June 14, 2022
In many life sciences companies, the strategic value and use of technology changes with the milestones of the business lifecycle....
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Sikich Recognized on CRN’S 2022 Solution Provider 500 List
June 14, 2022
CHICAGO — June 14, 2022 — Sikich announced today that it was named to CRN’s Solution Provider 500 list for...
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A Day in the Life of a Microsoft Teams Office
June 10, 2022
Most businesses have probably heard by now the changes that Microsoft made at the start of the year in regards...
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How to Reduce Risk of Tech Project Failure
June 8, 2022
In previous Sikich blog posts, I have given my thoughts about how addressing some key readiness best practices at the...
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Economic Development Incentives for Remote Employees
June 8, 2022
While first imposed nationwide because of the pandemic, remote work has become an integral part of the economic landscape. It...
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Jim Brandenburg Featured in the Independent Business Association ...
June 7, 2022
Jim Brandenburg's article, "Inflation: Is Now the Time to Consider LIFO?" was published in the Independent Business Association of Wisconsin's...
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Talent, Growth, and Transformation: Life Sciences Companies Discu...
June 7, 2022
Sikich recently collaborated with Pharmaceutical Executive Magazine on a survey of life sciences companies to better understand how these organizations...
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 in Distribution: Master Planning
June 6, 2022
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain (D365FSC) is Microsoft's premium business application suite, and is purpose built for modern...
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M&A and the Looming Potential for a Recession
May 31, 2022
Where does M&A go from here? When the economy shut down in March of 2020 as a reaction to the pandemic,...
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NetSuite Tailored Just for Clinical Diagnostic Labs
May 31, 2022
Diagnostic services play a critical role in identifying health problems and inform medical treatment decisions. According to the American Clinical...
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How Did 2021 Change Valuations in M&A?
May 27, 2022
According to Reuters, global M&A activity reached new highs at the end of 2021 – building on the record-breaking dealmaking...
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Top 9 Concerns Moving From Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Cloud ERP
May 27, 2022
Microsoft has made an extensive investment in its Dynamics 365 platform, and the company has made it abundantly clear that...
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Phifer Gains Visibility and Control Over Manufacturing Operations...
May 26, 2022
In 1952, J. Reese Phifer established Phifer Incorporated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a weaver of aluminum insect screening with two...
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Matthew Doherty Speaks to Recent Tragedy on WGN-TV & Others
May 26, 2022
Matthew Doherty was interviewed about the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. He speaks to the importance of threat assessments...
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Social Security 101: Back to the Basics
May 25, 2022
More than 20% of the U.S. population will be over the age of 65 by 2050. Currently, one in five...
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What to Expect for the Agriculture Industry with Potential Tax Ch...
May 23, 2022
At the end of March, the Biden Administration released its 2023 fiscal year budget, known as the “Green Book.” While...
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