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November 28, 2017 

Friedman LLP Launches New Cyber Security Practice

Top 50 accounting and advisory firm, Friedman LLP, is expanding its service offerings to include cyber security consulting with the launch of Friedman CyZen LLC ("CyZen"), a wholly owned company of Friedman. The goal of CyZen is to bring peace of mind ...

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November 28, 2017 

Boston Launches Program to Boost Credit Scores of Residents

The initiative is created and executed together with LISC Boston and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley. It will also offer a pilot program with the Boston Medical Center, which will include credit-building assistance as an ...

 Small Business Optimism High, But Concerns Persist

November 28, 2017 

Small Business Optimism High, But Concerns Persist

60% of small business owners (SBOs) feel current business conditions are good or excellent. Moreover, Capital One’s Small Business Confidence Score tracking overall small business sentiment on the economy, hiring plans, future financial positions ...

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November 28, 2017 

RubinBrown LLP Acquires Real Estate Accounting Practice FLS Group

RubinBrown LLP, the nation’s 46th largest accounting and business consulting firm, is joining together with Chicago-based FLS Group, LLC effective December 1, 2017. This combination will allow RubinBrown to grow its national real estate practice with ...

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November 28, 2017 

Host Analytics Adds New Modeling and Dashboard Capabilities

The solution aligns financial plans with operational plans in areas of sales, marketing, and supply chain, for accurate, big-picture financial planning and analysis across the organization to drive peak performance. New modeling capabilities ...

 2018 Employment and Wage Laws

November 25, 2017 

2018 Employment and Wage Laws

As the new year approaches, employers across the United States scramble to become compliant with local and state employment laws.These laws typically carry heavy penalties, often double the cost of damages and they often assume employer guilt without ...

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November 25, 2017 

Mobile Shopping: Thanksgiving Sales Up 15%

Same store retail sales on Thanksgiving Day sales increased by nearly 15% from 2016 to 2017 (including both in-store and online transactions), with Black Friday sales lagging behind. Cyber Monday is expected to far surpass those numbers.