November, 2021

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Technology Trends in Life Science

Navigator SAP

There's no doubt that the pandemic has brought with it considerable life sciences supply chain challenges , as part of a complex web of obstacles - to which the industry has responded with innovative solutions.

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A Cold Secondary Stock Offering

Corporate Finance

You can own a sports team. The Green Bay Packers are offering 300,000 shares of stock at a price of $300 per share.There are currently a little over 5 million shares of the Packers outstanding. Of course, you will never receive a dividend and have no say in the operations of the Packers. Since you are now a part of of an NFL franchise, there are rules : You cannot own another NFL franchise, you can't act as an agent for any NFL player, you can't publicly criticize the NFL, its management, coache

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New Prepaid Business Credit Card – Reports to Dun and Bradstreet and SBFE

Business Credit Blogger

New Prepaid Business Credit Card Not all businesses can get approved for a line of credit or unsecured business credit card. Whether it’s due to limited credit or negative credit or little to no business credit, a prepaid business credit card offers an ideal solution. With a pay-as-you-go option, the prepaid business credit card puts […]. The post New Prepaid Business Credit Card – Reports to Dun and Bradstreet and SBFE appeared first on Business Credit.

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Tesla's Trillion Dollar Moment: A Valuation Revisit!

Musings on Markets

I have been writing about, and valuing, Tesla for most of its lifetime in public markets, and while it remains a company that draws strong reactions, it is also one that I truly enjoy valuing. It has been a while since my last valuation of the company, which occurred in January 2020, and given how much the landscape has changed since, partly as a result of the company's own actions and partly because of how COVID has upended its competitors in the automobile business, it is time to revisit the c

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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What the Surge in Real-Time Collections Means for Treasurers

Bank of the West

Trade publications have had plenty of coverage on real-time payments, but are just now starting to make headlines as transaction volume is expected to grow exponentially. Payment systems company ACI Worldwide called request to pay (R2P) “the global trend in payments for 2021” in a report published in March 2021. Mastercard launched a request to pay (R2P) framework in the UK in April on the heels of European payment infrastructure provider EBA Clearing’s November 2020 R2P launch

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Business and Leadership Growth: What Got You Here (Still) Won’t Get You There

ProCFO Partners

Management and leadership styles need to change as a company grows. The management style that works best at the early stages of a company, might not work when the company starts to grow. There are different management styles that suit different phases of business growth. These changes in management style happen gradually and all at once. Early on, the CEO is the primary decision-maker and team members are encouraged to contribute ideas during meetings.

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Zillow Abandons Flips

Corporate Finance

On September 13, Zillow Chief Operating Officer Jeremy Wacksman stated that ''We, over time, believe this can be a service that is offered to the majority, to over 50 percent of the housing stock." Wacksman was referring to Zillow's foray into house flipping. Given Zillow's unique data, it should have inside data for the housing market. Instead, Zillow has decided to abandon house flipping , laying off 25 percent of the workforce.

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5-step Optimization Approach Towards Sustainable S&OP Success

Jedox Finance

The last blog post from our guest authors at smartPM.solutions was about S&OP maturity and the classification of your current S&OP situation according to the 5-stage Gartner S&OP Maturity Model. A correct classification enables you to highlight potential improvements to internal company processes. If you have not yet determined your S&OP maturity stage, you can do so in our last blog post.

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The 8 Worst Mistakes in Digital Transformation

The Finance Weekly

Digital transformation has been the central development of the modern workforce for years. All organizations have had to adapt to the development of , powerful technological innovations in today’s corporate landscape in some form or another. Finance professionals in particular have had their work processes changed by digital transformation. Unfortunately, most fail to effectively do this, and lag behind the competition.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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A Finance Primer on the New Payments Ecosystem

Bank of the West

Structural changes have been spurring participants to evaluate the future of the business and their role. Payment gateway providers are becoming more sophisticated as they innovate to include value-added services to meet heightened customer expectations. Increased competition from fintech firms is also driving the development of this open and collaborative payments ecosystem.

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PodChats for FutureCFO: CFO strategies against ransomware

Future CFO

Ira Winkler , chief information security officer with Skyline Technology Solutions in the US, recommends that CFOs consider ransomware prevention as a cost of doing business. In reflecting on the topic of cybersecurity insurance as a good investment, he opined that ransomware is a key purchase driver because a successful attack is expensive even if you don’t pay the ransom.

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Tips for Strategic Workforce Planning in a Post-Pandemic World

Centage

While workforce expenses have always monopolized the largest part of a company’s budget, (and likely what keeps you up at night!) in the wake of the global pandemic and a drastic shift to remote/hybrid work, workforce planning has never been more challenging to manage. Finance professionals must now consider new office related expenses, headcount attrition and additions tied to an increasingly number of remote working opportunities, a new headcount landscape with more candidates for new roles bu

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How to Build Power BI Reports From Start to Finish

Collectiv

Every day your organization is building Power BI reports that cover the full spectrum of enterprise data needs—financial, sales, inventory, and the list goes on. Are you developing smart from the beginning? After you put a report into production, how do you support it? Do you have plans to maintain that report moving forward…or not? Power BI is our day job here at Collectiv.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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What does a CFO do with CAC and LTV?

CFO Share

Customer Acquisition Costs and Customer Lifetime Value may be marketing KPIs, But CFO’s use these metrics in their everyday work. CAC and CLV (aka LTV) are essential components of business growth analysis. CFOs use CAC and LTV for forecasting revenue and planning cash flows. CAC and CLV are even useful for evaluating business trends and developing channel strategy.

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Why are your employees working conditions important when preparing your business for sale?

One to One

The post Why are your employees working conditions important when preparing your business for sale? appeared first on ONEtoONE Corporate Finance.

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In the US, Progress on Real-Time Payments Accelerates

Bank of the West

Dozens of apps today offer real-time payments between bank accounts or digital wallets—if you’re a consumer. But the same functionality for large B2B payments has lagged in the US. Indeed, old-fashioned paper checks, wire transfers, and Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers remain the rails by which most corporate payments move. That is rapidly changing.

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Executives: AI implementations improve team culture

Future CFO

More than 75% of managers reported that their AI implementations improved their team culture, said BCG recently when releasing results of a joint study by the company and MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR). Those who reported improvements in team’s decision making and efficiency also saw improvements in collective learning (87%), team morale (79%), and collaboration (78%), the study indicates.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.

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Why Outsource Small Business Accounting

CFO Network

Did you know that almost half of small business owners name bookkeeping as their least favorite task? Are you still handling your books in-house? If so, you’re probably putting yourself through a lot of unnecessary stress and expense. Yes, you heard us right. Doing your bookkeeping in-house can cost a lot more than if you outsource small business accounting.

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Operational and Compliance Considerations for 2022

Focus CFO

Operational and Compliance Considerations for 2022. By Brian Ford. Steps to Take Now Heading Into 2022 (Article 4 of 4). Concluding our series for healthcare services companies, I highlight some operational and compliance considerations. In 2021, many companies welcomed a return to normal with patient volumes and additional stimulus funds. Currently, we’re facing a different set of challenges into 2022 with staffing concerns, supply issues and slower than normal reimbursement. .

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The Lowdown on Carve-Out Financial Statements

Embark With Us

As you might already know, US GAAP doesn't have an awful lot to say about carve-outs or carve-out financial statements. And by awful lot , we mean nothing. Not a peep. So what should you do when there's a divestiture on the horizon and you need some guidance? Well, the SEC has provided a few scant crumbs here and there but, for the most part, financial organizations are on their own.

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Are You Ready for "Carbon Accounting"  Compliance?

Bramasol

Most corporate leaders are already familiar with "environmental, social and governance reporting" often referred to as ESG. However, for the past couple of decades, ESG has typically consisted of producing an annual glossy Corporate Responsibility Report that discussed various initiatives in descriptive terms across areas such as energy usage, waste stream mitigation, labor practices, community programs, charitable giving, etc.

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Usage-Based Monetization Musts: A Roadmap for Sustainable Revenue Growth

Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O’Neill Stoll

Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng

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Anaplan on AWS: Intelligent innovation scales alongside revolutionary planning

Anaplan

Business leaders can expand their planning reach, accelerating decision making and solving business complexities.

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Developing a data strategy for business agility

Future CFO

With a surge in big data, companies face a growing challenge to make their business data-driven. Many have departments that operate in silos with little or almost no unified data strategy. Seventy per cent of companies do not have a well-articulated data strategy. Over 60% do not manage data as a business asset. While 58.8% compete on analytics, according to a 2021 NewVantage Partners Big Data and AI Executive Survey.

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Covid Impact on FP&A: How to Plan for the Long Term During Uncertainty

The Finance Weekly

Covid-19 has put an additional strain on companies’ financial planning teams, and many departments are looking to them for answers about the future of the business. In March of 2020, FP&A teams worked around the clock to try to forecast what the future would look like both in the short term and long term. Despite having a year and a half behind us and relative stability being achieved, the struggle still remains to combine short term forecasts with the long term goals of the company, especia

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The Best Power BI Visuals for Financial Reporting

Collectiv

The most valuable indicators of the financial health and position of an organization are the metrics that are tracked in financial statements—Balance Sheets, Profit and Loss Statements, Cash Flow Statements, Account Receivables, and more. Today, you’re managing the company well. But, think about how much more you could do if you added interactive and visualization technology like Power BI.

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Solve Your Firm's Automation Complexities Once and For All

Speaker: Mark Stovel

When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems. Without a clear approach, no level of automation can overcome the complexities of serving every client’s needs.