FORECASTING MARKET GROWTH TRENDS
Entrepreneurs: The Future is Yours! Forecasting Market Growth It’s a tricky business to forecast. I especially appreciate the quote from Niels Bohr, Nobel Laureate in Physics: “Prediction is difficult, especially…
Read more »THE CBD MARKET: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Cannabidiol, or CBD, has become a buzzword in the health and wellness industry in recent years. Found in cannabis and hemp plants, CBD is touted for its potential therapeutic benefits,…
Read more »NAVIGATING THE CHANGING TIDES: HOW MARKETING SHAPES THE MODERN WINE INDUSTRY
The United States wine market is a complex and competitive industry that has experienced a number of challenges in recent years. While wine consumption has been growing steadily during the…
Read more »WHEN TO HIRE A FRACTIONAL CFO
If your small business is growing (and especially if it is growing rapidly) or you are facing a financial challenge, a fractional CFO can be a valuable asset. These CFOs…
Read more »NEW TAX TREATMENT FOR R&D EXPENSES IN 2022
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 made significant changes to the income tax treatment of research and development (R&D) expenditures. Prior to the TCJA, businesses were allowed…
Read more »ARE YOUR BANK DEPOSITS SAFE?
(The roles of the CEO and CFO: a collaborative opportunity) Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was not considering providing “blanket insurance” for…
Read more »THE SAVINGS AND LOAN CRISIS AND SILICON VALLEY BANK: DEJAVÚ
The Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) crisis during the 1980s and early 1990s was one of the most significant financial crises in the United States. The crisis resulted…
Read more »THE GROWING OPPORTUNITY IN THE HEMP CBD MARKET: WHY CANNABIS COMPANIES SHOULD TAKE NOTICE
The Cannabis Industry has rapidly grown for many years, with legal sales projected to reach staggering heights of $73.6 billion by 2027. As the industry matures and becomes increasingly competitive,…
Read more »BUDGETING AND PLANNING WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS – THE “PLAN RATE”
In the 90’s, I was the head of finance for a US company’s European operations. Before the advent of the Euro, we had to deal with operations in Dutch Guilders,…
Read more »>>>ALERT! CYBER CRIME AWARENESS<<<
Recently, a few of our clients have experienced unrecoverable losses due to fraud activity: One client received an e-mail from a spoofed vendor e-mail account requesting future payments be made…
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