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September 18, 2017 

Student Loan Debt Delays Homeownership for Millennials by 7 Years

The financial pressures many millennials with student debt are now experiencing appear to somewhat come from not having a complete understanding of the expenses needed to pay for college. Only one-in-five borrowers indicated in the survey that they ...

 Workers Have Confidence in their Companies’ Leaders

September 18, 2017 

Workers Have Confidence in their Companies’ Leaders

Workers in a recent Robert Half Management Resources survey cast a vote of confidence for executives leading their firms. Approximately eight in 10 professionals polled feel at least somewhat confident in the ability of senior management to grow the ...

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September 18, 2017 

Leveraging Supplier Payment Networks for ePayments

The hardest problem in B2B payments isn’t moving the money. It’s simple enough to get payment to suppliers electronically through a credit card or ACH network. What’s hard is vendor enablement—knowing which suppliers accept what payment type, and ...

Sue Ellen Hodnot

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September 18, 2017 

Hardware Matters – Think About Working With None!

With so much focus on Cloud and Mobile, can you imagine using your technology with no hardware? Hardware has become so cheap, reliable and generally good, many of us take this part of our technology experience for granted. It has been ten years since ...

Randy Johnston

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September 18, 2017 

Cognitive Technologies are Critical for Advancing Corporate Real Estate Practices

In today’s digital era there is growing pressure on financial executives to produce more analytics, reports and actionable insight across the enterprise faster than ever before. With corporate real estate representing the second-largest expense for businesses today, finance teams need up-to-date visibility into real estate offerings in order to fully support financial and business goals....…

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September 18, 2017 

How Tax Pros Can Stay Busy in the Off Season

I have stayed busy this offseason. For instance, during tax season, my editor gave me an idea to turn all of my articles into continuing professional education (CPE) classes. I hated sitting through boring CPE classes that didn’t hold my attention.

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September 18, 2017 

Palestinian Accounting Firm Joins HLB International

HLB International, a global network of accounting firms with a presence in 140 countries, continues its growth with the recent signing of a new member firm, Palestia, in the Palestinian Ruled Territories.  Palestia is based in Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the central West Bank, north of Jerusalem. Established in 2001, the firm provides services in...…

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September 18, 2017 

2017 Review of Acctivate QuickBooks Inventory

Acctivate is designed specifically for QuickBooks users, and works well with small to mid-sized distribution and online retail businesses. Seamlessly integrating with QuickBooks products, Acctivate offers comprehensive inventory tracking and ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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September 18, 2017 

2017 Review of AdvancePro Supply Chain Management

Designed for wholesale and distribution, retail, and manufacturing businesses of all sizes, AdvancePro Supply Chain Management offers a comprehensive list of product features designed to track and manage inventory, as well as warehouse and order ...

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September 18, 2017 

Videos and Marketing Toolkit Help CPA Firms Promote Their Services

Besides the two videos in this year’s campaign – “It’s a Jungle Out There” and “Small Businesses Take a Beating” – the AICPA has created a CPA marketing toolkit for small business with promotional materials that firms can personalize with their brand.