Feb 25, 2015
Is someone at your business “cooking the books” behind your back? Don’t bet against it. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), small businesses (with fewer than 100 employees) average 28 percent more fraud losses than large businesses....
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Jun 25, 2014
I’ve spent decades investigating business fraud as a forensic accountant and expert witness, often at the state and federal levels. The lessons I’ve learned about human behavior and motivation during this time have benefitted my clients in surprising ways. According...
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May 27, 2014
When Randy Smith started his own business at 28 years old, he truly set out on his own: with no partners and no investors. What he envisioned with his point-of-sale technology company, he achieved. Now, at 53, Smith has sold his company and successfully retired. We...
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Feb 24, 2014
While it may seem like it now, you won’t be running your business for all eternity. At some point, you’ll likely retire from or sell your company. To that end, you’ll need an exit strategy. When clients come to us without clear exit strategies, we often find that the...
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Feb 11, 2014
Taxes are behind one of the oldest business-owner curses: The more you pay yourself, the more it could cost you in the long run. A huge culprit in this scenario is the Social Security tax. Most often, what you put into Social Security is nowhere near what you get out...
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