How to manage a financial windfall
People come into money in various ways, from happy winnings to uncomfortable settlements. Regardless, whether your windfall comes from a legal settlement, insurance claim, inheritance, or lottery priz Read More
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The Wealth of Nations is Their Freedom
In 1776, Adam Smith in, “The Wealth of Nations,” theorized that “When institutions protect the liberty of individuals, greater prosperity results for all.” Institutions are significant national practi Read More
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What Do Your Marketing Tools Say About You?
Reading a question and answer article about proper distribution of business cards made me pause to think about my own. Are my business cards good representatives of me and what I do? This led me to ex Read More
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Deciphering the emerging health-care acronyms
“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” – Oprah Winfrey It’s important to speak in a language that your audience understands. As many of you know, accountants are not ne Read More
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Central New York is a great test market
Several years ago, Coca-Cola introduced a product called C2 which contained half the calories and carbohydrates of regular Coke. It created C2 specifically for men who did not like the image or flavor Read More
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The Rewards of Employing Individuals With Disabilities
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. — Theodore Roosevelt “You do realize that each of us has some form of disability or flaw? No one is Read More
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One of the most vexing topics in financial-statement work is defining materiality. I often liken it to “what is important,” “what do the owners or lenders focus on,” “what matters to the board,” and s Read More
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Communicating Through Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions: they aren’t just multi-billion dollar transactions for the top Fortune 100 companies. Many mid- and smaller-sized businesses are pursuing strategic opportunities to join forc Read More
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SBA awards SU $3M grant to fund entrepreneurship training for veterans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced that it has awarded a $3 million grant to Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF). The SBA grant funds o Read More
Opinion
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Time to Get Back to Business The National Small Business Association (NSBA) congratulates all of the winners of the 2020 elections and looks forward to a productive nonpartisan working relationship that can address the many issue Read More -
America Needs to Step Up to the Challenges Having won the election for U.S. President, Joe Biden now has an opportunity to take stock of America, to assess where we have been and where we are going. With voting now behind us, I see several tre Read More
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Election Numbers Encouraging Sign for Democracy, Assembly Minority Conference [November 3rd’s] historic election was the culmination of a truly remarkable effort from representatives at every level of government. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, an enormous number Read More
Business Mentors
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5 Signs that it’s Time to Sell the Family Business Owning and operating a family business is a big part of the American dream. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 90 percent of all North American business enterprises are family-owned. But along with Read More -
SBA’s troubling new requirements for PPP borrowers of more than $2 million The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has circulated Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan-necessity questionnaire forms that it intends to require borrowers with PPP loans in excess of $2 mil Read More
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Support Small and Locally Owned Businesses this Holiday Season Across our region, small and locally owned businesses have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 economic crisis. These businesses are critical economic drivers that support livelihoods and create a unique Read More
People on the Move
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People news: Bergeron joins Center for Wound Healing at Oswego Health OSWEGO, N.Y. — Tyanna W. Bergeron, a state-licensed nurse practitioner and registered nurse, has joined the Center for Wound Healing at Oswego Health, the health-care system announced. Read More -
Pinckney Hugo Group Pinckney Hugo Group has promoted MAGGIE GOTCH to account director. She was previously a senior account manager and has been with the agency for more than nine years. Gotch has a bachelor’s degree in c Read More
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VIP Structures SCOTT FOLTS has joined VIP Structures’ architecture department as BIM (building-information modeling) manager. He has been a registered architect for more than 20 years, specializing in 3D visualizati Read More