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The Future State of Manufacturing from Industry Leaders Infograph...

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The Future State of Manufacturing from Industry Leaders Infograph...

At the end of last month, Cheryl Aschenbrener had the opportunity to gather with local leading manufacturing and distribution experts...

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Jim Brandenburg Quoted in Financial Advisor about Charitable Givi...

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Jim Brandenburg Quoted in Financial Advisor about Charitable Givi...

Jim Brandenburg was quoted in a second Financial Advisor article about donating appreciated stock to charity.  Financial Advisor is a magazine...

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Lessons from Leadership

Jump Higher

Lessons from Leadership

Jump Higher

A training mindset can turn change to your advantage When I was a boy, I wanted to jump like a cat....

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Planning for and Supporting a Remote Work Force

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Planning for and Supporting a Remote Work Force

As time and technology advance, more companies are offering remote positions for employees to work from home or on the...

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Technology

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations: Common Data Se...

Technology

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations: Common Data Se...

The October 2019 release of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations is introducing a rather impactful new feature for...

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Accounting

There’s More Time to Prepare: The New Accounting Standards for ...

Accounting

There’s More Time to Prepare: The New Accounting Standards for ...

Throughout this past year, there has been talk of the new accounting standard for leases, ASU 2016-2, Leases (Topic 842),...

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Pam Wright Interviewed in Crain’s Cleveland Business

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Pam Wright Interviewed in Crain’s Cleveland Business

Pam Wright, Sikich's partner of not-for-profit services, was the featured interviewee in a Crain's Cleveland Source Lunch. The Q&A article...

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Technology

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations: Improved Grid ...

Technology

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations: Improved Grid ...

March 2020 release of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations is scheduled to include a new grid control, which...

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Tax

The R&D Credit and Tax Reform – Better Than Ever

Tax

The R&D Credit and Tax Reform – Better Than Ever

With the first full year of tax reform behind us, practitioners and taxpayers are now evaluating the actual impact to...

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Technology

AI, Neural Networks, and Deep Fakes

Technology

AI, Neural Networks, and Deep Fakes

How do you know if the video you are watching is real? What about the news? With the improvements to...

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Technology

Data Migration Best Practices

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Data Migration Best Practices

This post will help prepare you for the migration of your data from your current systems into Salesforce. It provides...

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Technology

Easy Wins for Active Directory – Part 2

Technology

Easy Wins for Active Directory – Part 2

In part 1 of this three-part series, we discussed detection methods and recommended fixes related to NetBios Name Service (NBNS)...

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Technology

Who Should Be Part of an Implementation? And When?

Technology

Who Should Be Part of an Implementation? And When?

Before you begin your Salesforce implementation, it is important to align internally on who will be a part of the...

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Human Resources

Webinar: Payroll Year-end

Human Resources

Webinar: Payroll Year-end

https://youtu.be/ateKVu7IxKI Our expert, Neil Koplitz, shares important factors to consider when preparing for year-end: the new W4 and its effects on both...

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Technology

7 Tools to Increase Your Productivity in Salesforce

Technology

7 Tools to Increase Your Productivity in Salesforce

We asked our consultants about their favorite tools to use alongside Salesforce. Here is what they said: Duplicate Check The all-in-one solution...

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Tax

Signed into Law: Ohio Biannual Budget Revisions

Tax

Signed into Law: Ohio Biannual Budget Revisions

Changes in Ohio legislation Early in November, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 26 into law, amending items enacted by...

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Tax

The Wayfair Case: Where We Stand & How It Impacts Your Manuf...

Tax

The Wayfair Case: Where We Stand & How It Impacts Your Manuf...

The Wayfair case deals with a new law that imposes a sales tax collection responsibility solely due to reaching a...

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Technology

Let Me Interject Series: GP to FO vs BC

Technology

Let Me Interject Series: GP to FO vs BC

Sick of the same old webinar formats with slide after slide of poorly formatted information, robotic presenters, and canned Q&A...

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News Release

Sikich Investment Banking advises ORFLO Technologies in acquisiti...

News Release

Sikich Investment Banking advises ORFLO Technologies in acquisiti...

CHICAGO — Nov. 18, 2019 — Gemini Bio (“Gemini”), a cell culture solutions company, recently acquired ORFLO Technologies (“ORFLO”), a developer...

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Technology

Approach to Salesforce Data Cleansing

Technology

Approach to Salesforce Data Cleansing

Successful implementations rely heavily on the cleanliness of data migrated into your Salesforce environment. Bad data will negatively affect user...

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Technology

File Server Migrations With Robocopy Part 2 of 2 Using Task Sched...

Technology

File Server Migrations With Robocopy Part 2 of 2 Using Task Sched...

This blog is part 2 of a 2-part series. To see part 1, click here. In the previous blog, I described...

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Technology

You Convinced Your Company to Buy Salesforce. Now What?

Technology

You Convinced Your Company to Buy Salesforce. Now What?

Choosing the right CRM for your company and industry proves to be quite the task. As soon as you say...

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Article

Looking Ahead to Next Year – IRS Helps Taxpayers See “202...

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Looking Ahead to Next Year – IRS Helps Taxpayers See “202...

On November 6, 2019 the IRS issued inflation-adjusted amounts for various tax items that will apply for the 2020 year On...

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Technology

Why Should You Hire a Salesforce Consultant?

Technology

Why Should You Hire a Salesforce Consultant?

Industry Knowledge Consultants work with a variety of industries and implement Salesforce differently for each of them. A consultant will use...

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The Art of Business Succession

Uncategorized

The Art of Business Succession

The speed of change is a new reality. Business owners are retiring and transitioning their companies to new leadership. Technology...

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Technology

File Server Migrations With Robocopy Part 1 of 2

Technology

File Server Migrations With Robocopy Part 1 of 2

This blog is part 1 of a 2-part series. To see part 2, click here. With various flavors of Windows...

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Human Resources

Webinar: The State of HR Technology

Human Resources

Webinar: The State of HR Technology

https://youtu.be/pRk8bEVxALk Bill Larkin, Managing Director, reviews the current state of HR technology, including which HR/Payroll vendors to consider, the time it...

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Technology

About Dynamics 365 Product Visualize

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About Dynamics 365 Product Visualize

Product Visualize is a powerful tool of Dynamics 365 that uses augmented reality to aid the sales process where sellers...

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Manufacturing

The Future State of Manufacturing From Industry Leaders

Manufacturing

The Future State of Manufacturing From Industry Leaders

In Sikich’s 2019 M&D Report, our team gathered findings on challenges and trends in the industry and how your peers...

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Jerry Murphy and Sikich M&D Report Featured in IndustryWeek

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Jerry Murphy and Sikich M&D Report Featured in IndustryWeek

Jerry Murphy's article about how manufacturers can prepare for a potential recession, which cites the firm’s 2019 M&D Report, appeared...

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