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Payroll Fraud: What to Look for and How to Prevent it

Posted by Dave Van Damme on February 9, 2021

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Fraud is an unfortunate part of business. It can happen anywhere and to anyone, and sometimes can be at the hands of seemingly trustworthy people. Learn how we can help you survey the current environment for fraud and reinforce best practices for fraud prevention. 

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Turns on Inventory – Systems and Processes to Monitor Inventory Levels

Posted by Dave Van Damme and Jim Biehl on June 22, 2020

You’re in the wholesale or distribution space and have a huge asset, called inventory, which needs to be converted to cash, but you aren’t great at tracking or counting it and you are not really sure which items are sitting.  So what do you do? 


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Financial Analysis Video: Days Cash On Hand

Posted by Dave Van Damme on April 6, 2020

In light of COVID-19, business owners, CFOs and operations managers are spending a lot of time thinking about cash flow. Now, more than ever, cash is king and understanding how to plan over the next few months and beyond is vital. Watch the video to learn more.


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Financial Analysis – Gross Profit & Gross Margin

Posted by Dave Van Damme on March 10, 2020

This video discusses the importance of using gross profit and gross margin to determine your company's performance, analyze year-over-year changes, and understand how additional sales can impact gross margin.


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Financial Analysis – Utilization

Posted by Dave Van Damme on March 3, 2020

Senior Manager Dave Van Damme shares insights on a handful of key performance metrics to help business owners track financial performance.


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Financial Analysis – Revenue By Employee

Posted by Dave Van Damme on January 23, 2020

Senior Manager Dave Van Damme shares insights on a handful of key metrics to help business owners track financial performance. Here, he discusses revenue per employee so that business owners can better understand the relationship between revenues and costs.


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Vigilance Helps Defend Cyber Attacks

Posted by Dave Van Damme on February 5, 2019

Situations You’ll Want to Avoid You have undoubtedly heard it before:  When it comes to opening emails, clicking links, and browsing – – “Be vigilant.”  …


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Payroll Fraud: What to Look for and How to Prevent it

Posted by Dave Van Damme on February 9, 2021

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Fraud is an unfortunate part of business. It can happen anywhere and to anyone, and sometimes can be at the hands of seemingly trustworthy people. Learn how we can help you survey the current environment for fraud and reinforce best practices for fraud prevention. 

Read more

Turns on Inventory – Systems and Processes to Monitor Inventory Levels

Posted by Dave Van Damme and Jim Biehl on June 22, 2020

You’re in the wholesale or distribution space and have a huge asset, called inventory, which needs to be converted to cash, but you aren’t great at tracking or counting it and you are not really sure which items are sitting.  So what do you do? 


Read more

Financial Analysis Video: Days Cash On Hand

Posted by Dave Van Damme on April 6, 2020

In light of COVID-19, business owners, CFOs and operations managers are spending a lot of time thinking about cash flow. Now, more than ever, cash is king and understanding how to plan over the next few months and beyond is vital. Watch the video to learn more.


Read more

Financial Analysis – Gross Profit & Gross Margin

Posted by Dave Van Damme on March 10, 2020

This video discusses the importance of using gross profit and gross margin to determine your company's performance, analyze year-over-year changes, and understand how additional sales can impact gross margin.


Read more

Financial Analysis – Utilization

Posted by Dave Van Damme on March 3, 2020

Senior Manager Dave Van Damme shares insights on a handful of key performance metrics to help business owners track financial performance.


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Financial Analysis – Revenue By Employee

Posted by Dave Van Damme on January 23, 2020

Senior Manager Dave Van Damme shares insights on a handful of key metrics to help business owners track financial performance. Here, he discusses revenue per employee so that business owners can better understand the relationship between revenues and costs.


Read more

Vigilance Helps Defend Cyber Attacks

Posted by Dave Van Damme on February 5, 2019

Situations You’ll Want to Avoid You have undoubtedly heard it before:  When it comes to opening emails, clicking links, and browsing – – “Be vigilant.”  …


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