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Susan Tomilo featured in MD+DI

April 12, 2019

Susan Tomilo's article 3 Things to Know Before Selling Your Medtech Startup was published in MD+DI. Susan Tomilo is a managing director and...

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WEBINAR: The Talent War is On

April 11, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bab-IdQQ5Fc

Marketing & Communications>Branding

How Brand Guidelines Help Ensure A Strong Brand Identity

April 11, 2019

A Strong Brand is a Well-Managed Brand Your brand is more than just your products or services. It’s one of your...

Technology

Office 365: Breach Detection with Cloud App Security

April 11, 2019

I previously wrote about reviewing Office 365 accounts that you suspect being compromised using the Audit Log. This is useful...

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Have a Plan: Fraud in Local Government

April 10, 2019

Administrators and managers must overcome the inherent risks faced by local governments and implement effective controls to offset: The long-established...

Technology

How to Set up EFT Payments Within Dynamics GP

April 10, 2019

In this article I am going to show you how to set up EFT for Payables in Dynamics GP from...

Technology

Tornadoes and Hackers

April 9, 2019

Earlier in March, tornado emergency sirens went off across a couple of cities in Texas in the middle of the...

Technology

Creating and Using Key Pairs in Windows

April 8, 2019

Instead of sharing passwords for files, public-key encryption provides a great way to securely exchange files, documents, and other sensitive...

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Worksheet Download: Employment Branding & Hiring Self-assess...

April 5, 2019

Human Resources

Navigating Your Talent Landscape

April 5, 2019

How to attract candidates using proactive talent acquisition efforts  With the current state of the labor market, implementing proactive talent acquisition...

Tax

Tax Incentives with Accounting Methods for Eligible Manufacturers...

April 4, 2019

How the new accounting methods can affect your manufacturing or distribution business  Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), there...

Manufacturing

Labor Shortages in the Manufacturing Industry

April 4, 2019

How to address the shortage of available employees in the manufacturing and distribution industry now The United States economy continues to...

Technology

New Capability in Email Breach Investigations Within Office 365

April 4, 2019

Dealing with account breaches is never an enjoyable activity. It typically gets even more sour when you can only get...

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Brent Demay Announced as Chairperson for Illinois CPA SocietyR...

April 3, 2019

The Illinois CPA Society's Board of Directors announced Brent DeMay as the new Chairperson of the Employee Benefits Committee for...

Technology

Jet Product Offerings for Dynamics GP

April 3, 2019

Late last year, Jet Reports went through a rigorous rebranding process to ensure they were positioned correctly in the marketplace....

Information Technology

Two is One and One is None: The Case for Cloud Backup

April 2, 2019

Years ago, I was introduced to a saying while serving in the US Navy: “two is one and one is...

Technology

Office 365: Compromised Account Review with Audit Log

April 1, 2019

Imagine this scenario that System Administrators are more commonly being faced with: An end user forwards along an e-mail inquiring...

Technology

Common GPO Settings for all Windows 2016 RDS Server Deployments

March 29, 2019

When setting up a Windows 2016 RDS (Remote Desktop Server), there are a few GPO (Group Policy Object) settings I...

Technology

The Right Tool for the Job

March 28, 2019

If you know me, you know I like to tinker with electronics, IoT devices, Raspberry Pis, etc. A few days...

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Three Quick Tips for a Fast BI 360 Report

March 27, 2019

Are you ever frustrated by the length of time it takes for your BI 360 report to run in Excel?...

Technology

Developer Role in NetSuite 2019.1 Release

March 26, 2019

In many NetSuite environments, the administrator and developer are different people with very different jobs. While the administrator needs to...

Technology

Protecting Microsoft Teams from Malware

March 25, 2019

Are you using Teams? Seems like just about everyone is using Teams. That would seem to boost Microsoft’s statement that...

Technology

Security Considerations for the Internet of Things (IoT)

March 22, 2019

Nowadays, you can use your smart phone to lock your front door from anywhere. And that door can have a...

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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: Tax Madness – NCAA vs. TCJA

March 21, 2019

Our unique dictionary in which March Madness meets Tax Madness It’s that special time of year. As a long cold winter...

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Sikich Series on Tax Reform: Accounting Method Opportunities for ...

March 21, 2019

Small business taxpayers should explore these new accounting methods When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was enacted in December...

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Attention Grantees and State Agencies in Illinois: What is GATA a...

March 21, 2019

An overview of the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) The Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) was established with goals...

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Sikich Public Relations Team Joins JPMA

March 20, 2019

  Sikich Public Relations continues its relationship with the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) as a full member. JPMA is an organization...

Technology

NetSuite introduces Copy to Account Feature in 2019.1 Update

March 20, 2019

There are several new features rolling out with NetSuite’s 2019.1 update. One of the most exciting is the Copy to...

Technology

Vendor Bidding in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations

March 19, 2019

In D365 for Finance and Operations we now have a separate module called “Vendor Collaboration.” As you can see, it contains...

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How to Document Your Family Medical Leave Policy to Be Eligible f...

March 13, 2019