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Rethink Partner Engagement With Salesforce Communities
April 17, 2020
Salesforce has created a community space for sharing information and collaborating with those essential to your business. This collaborative solution...
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Overview
April 17, 2020
Article updated on April 16, 2020 On March 18, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was put into law...
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How Sikich Differentiates as a GP Partner
April 16, 2020
One of the most common conversations we have on the Dynamics GP team at Sikich is with prospects evaluating us...
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Ad Hoc Network Infrastructure – Time to Upgrade!
April 16, 2020
The term “ad hoc” is a Latin phrase that means “for this,” “to this end,” or “when needed.” Another way...
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Margaret Jordan Featured on the Ohio Society of CPAs’ Podca...
April 16, 2020
Margaret Jordan, business development director at Sikich, was interviewed on the Ohio Society of CPAs' podcast about our firm’s response...
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Industrial Equipment News Features M&D Survey Results
April 16, 2020
Industrial Equipment News featured trade, election 2020 and coronavirus-related findings from Sikich's 2020 M&D survey in a manufacturing brief video...
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Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness
April 15, 2020
Now that borrowers are beginning to receive proceeds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, we are hearing many questions...
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Tax Day 2020 (Sort of . . .) Recent IRS Developments
April 15, 2020
For generations, April 15th has been recognized as the day set aside for everyone to remember the civic duty of...
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What to Expect in the 2020.1 New Release: Life Science Edition
April 15, 2020
The upcoming NetSuite 2020.1 update will include a collection of features for the Life Sciences/BioTech Industry. Here is what you...
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Spring Cleaning for Your Sales & Marketing
April 14, 2020
Spring is a time of renewal: new start, new plan, new energy. And this spring we find ourselves working in a new world. Spending much more...
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The Recent Release of Affiliate Rules related to the Paycheck Pro...
April 14, 2020
The clarification we’ve all been waiting for was provided by the SBA on April 2, 2020 and yes, this includes...
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Remote Access Risks During the Coronavirus Crisis
April 14, 2020
As you'd expect with the current COVID-19 quarantine, a lot of companies are implementing quick fixes to get their employees working...
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CARES Act Emergency Grants for Higher Education
April 14, 2020
As higher education institutions and your students are encountering unique challenges and unexpected costs, the Department of Education has announced...
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A Quality of Earnings Report: Where Audits Fear to Tread
April 14, 2020
Transaction Advisory Services
A Quality of Earnings Report: Where Audits Fear to Tread
April 14, 2020
You see stellar earnings for a company you’re about to acquire. These figures could be a positive sign—longtime, happy customers...
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Take Advantage of This Challenging Time to Move Your Business For...
April 14, 2020
The current pandemic may offer an opportunity to bring your entire organization together behind your mission and strategy. If you...
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Crain’s Cleveland Business Features Jerry Murphy
April 13, 2020
Crain's Cleveland Business included comments from Jerry Murphy - about reshoring and trade-related findings in Sikich's 2020 manufacturing survey -...
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Clarifications of an Institution’s Composite Score
April 13, 2020
The Department of Education’s clarification of an institution’s calculation of the composite score to confirm with changes in certain accounting...
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Sole Proprietors and the Paycheck Protection Program Loan –...
April 13, 2020
Updated April 15, 2020 to Include Latest SBA Guidance Released April 14, 2020 Sole proprietors, independent contractors and self-employed individuals (hereafter...
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Securing Donations During Difficult Times
April 10, 2020
As you work to navigate these difficult times as a leader of a not-for-profit organization, it’s important to continue thinking...
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Industry Today Features Jerry Murphy
April 10, 2020
Jerry Murphy authored an article on the steps manufacturers can take to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, which was featured in...
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Using OpenAir With Identifying Sales Opportunities
April 10, 2020
OpenAir is a Professional Services Automation Solution that is owned by NetSuite. It provides resource management, project management, project accounting,...
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CARES Act Provides Educational Relief to For-Profit Institutions
April 10, 2020
The Department of Education released on April 9, 2020 the provisions and funds authorized for schools under the economic relief...
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Dynamics 365 Transition to Unified Interface
April 9, 2020
Microsoft made an announcement last Fall 2019 that customers of the Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement will need to transition to...
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Rethink Employee Engagement with Salesforce Communities
April 9, 2020
Salesforce has created a community space for sharing information and collaborating with those essential to your business. This collaborative solution...
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Fraud Happens: Prevention Starts with a Plan and a Strong Will
April 9, 2020
External audits are essential tools to help uncover critical information about a Not-For-Profit’s financial standing and overall health. Although auditors...
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Do You Have an Emergency Fund?
April 8, 2020
Emergency funds. While they are not a fun topic of financial planning, they are crucial and essential for everyone to...
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Understanding the CARES Act Loan Provisions
April 8, 2020
The loan provisions with the CARES Act can be, like most legislation, confusing. To make matters even more complicated, some...
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Better Understand Your Client Relationships with Households in Sa...
April 8, 2020
Since releasing Financial Services Cloud (FSC) in 2016, Salesforce has broadened the focus from Wealth Management to include the many...
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Stratos Wealth Partners Salesforce Case Study
April 7, 2020
With Salesforce and Sikich, Stratos was able to streamline operations and empowers client advisors. Stratos Wealth Partners engaged with Sikich to...
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PowerToys in Windows 10 – PowerRename
April 7, 2020
In my last blog, I discussed Microsoft’s latest go at PowerToys. Full source code is available here on GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys. Microsoft...
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