Avoid These 6 Mistakes When Valuing Your Marketing Agency
No basic template exists to value a business, including a creative agency. Whether you’re considering the sale of…
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May 28, 2024
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April 30, 2024
Beware of Rules of Thumb for Your Business Valuation
When determining a business’s value, it may be tempting to turn to an industry valuation “rule of thumb”…
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February 20, 2024
How Much is Creativity Worth? 5 Reasons to Have Your Agency Valued
The process of determining the value of an agency is a crucial step for any current owner, potential…
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January 16, 2024
Transfer Minority Business Interests to Take Advantage of the Expanded Lifetime Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions Before 2026
The looming sunset of the expanded lifetime estate and gift tax exemption will arrive on January 1, 2026.…
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May 30, 2023
Rising Interest Rates and Inflation May be Lowering Your Company’s Value – Here’s How to Take Action
Everyone is feeling the effects of rising interest rates and inflation, whether it’s visiting the grocery store, eating…
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January 31, 2023
Recessions Drive an Increase in Fraud – How your Company Can Proactively Prevent Fraud
From financial executives issuing warnings to massive layoffs in the tech sector, virtually everywhere you look in the…
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December 6, 2022
Financial Due Diligence During the M&A Process Can Reveal Hidden Tax Liabilities
During a merger or acquisition, determining the cost of acquiring assets or equity requires a thorough understanding of…
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September 20, 2022
Three Biggest Mistakes Business Owners Make that Lower Company Value
It’s not uncommon for business owners to have the majority of their net worth tied up in their…
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September 13, 2022
Selling Your Business? FAQs on How to Maximize Value
Most business owners have some idea as to what their business is worth but may not have reliable…
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But Who’s Counting? Episode 10: Identifying and Preventing Fraud to Keep Your Profits Out of the Wrong Pockets
It’s estimated that companies will lose about 5% of annual revenue to fraud or $4.7 trillion globally. While…
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July 12, 2022
What to Expect During a Fraud Examination
Suspicions of fraudulent activity can be alarming and unsettling for any business owner. Whether there’s an inkling because…
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July 6, 2022
How to Simplify Your Accounting in a Business Acquisition
Acquiring a company can come with many twists and turns to navigate. One of those being the accounting…
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But Who’s Counting? Episode 5: How Supply Chain Shortages are Creating Opportunities for Fraud
Fraud may not be something your business worries about from day to day, but the pandemic has created…
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March 22, 2022
What is a Forensic Accountant?
In the accounting profession, there are many paths you can take to make your career your own. Forensic…
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June 15, 2021
You Suspect Fraud in Your Business, Now What?
There are many warning signs of fraud in an organization. Maybe something is not adding up, the books…
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May 25, 2021
The Basics of Business Valuations: 5 Steps to Begin the Process
For many business owners, obtaining a business valuation could be a new endeavor. Once you have made the…
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May 19, 2021
Anders Named a Top Forensic Accounting Provider in Missouri Lawyers Media 2021 Reader Rankings
Anders was recognized on Missouri Lawyers Media’s 2021 Reader Rankings list for Forensic Accounting Providers. As one of…
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April 20, 2021
Buying or Selling a Company: Stock or Asset Deal?
Whether you’re looking to sell your business, or buy an existing company, there are many factors that go…
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March 18, 2021
Why Does Your Startup Need a Valuation?
As a startup owner, you are most likely aware of the crucial financial indicators and balances nestled within…
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September 28, 2020
Why PPP Loan Fraud is on the Rise
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the US Congress moved extremely quickly to enact the largest economic…
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August 6, 2020
The Fraud Triangle: Three Conditions That Increase the Risk of Fraud
In order to deter, detect and investigate fraud, one must understand how and why people commit fraud. Knowing…
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March 16, 2017
How Blockchain Could Impact the Market
Contracts, transactions, and the records of them are among the defining structures of our economic, legal, and political…
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March 16, 2017
Blockchain: A Quiet Revolution? A Disruptor? Both?
Think about many of the technologies we now take for granted, like the smartphone. Think about how significantly…
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March 16, 2017
Blockchain…What is It?
If you have attended a financial or business seminar in the past six months, I’ll bet you heard…
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May 19, 2015
Ten Ways a Startup Can Enhance Its Value
Business owners, whether they are owners of startup businesses or mature businesses, are always thinking about how to…
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April 14, 2015
Top 10 Post-Divorce Actions to Consider
You’ve taken all the right steps to finalize your divorce, so now you can breathe a sigh of relief…
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March 3, 2015
If You’re Pitching Your Startup to “Sharks”, Having a Valuation is a Good Idea
If you’ve ever watched an episode of Shark Tank on ABC, you would be familiar with the pitches…
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February 4, 2015
A Framework To Analyze Industry Competition
In 1979, Professor Michael E. Porter published “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy” in the Harvard Business Review. Thirty-five…
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February 3, 2015
Occupational Fraud Continues to Plague Businesses
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) recently released the 2014 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud…
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January 21, 2015
Proactive Measures Can Reduce Some Risks of Owning a Small Business
The food safety scandal that touched McDonalds in China is an event that all business owners and operators…
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January 14, 2015
Discounting Future Lost Profits Damages
In calculating lost profit damages, one of the final steps is to discount the future lost profits damages…
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May 13, 2014
Common Schemes for Paying Employees’ Personal Expenses with Business Funds
Many companies have policies in place for times when an employee makes a business-related purchase for the benefit…
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January 17, 2014
Anders Promotes Berger to Principal; Piglia to Senior Financial Analyst
Anders has named Robert L. Berger, CPA/CGMA, a principal and promoted Marcelle H. Piglia, CPA/CFF to Senior Financial…
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December 23, 2013
Breaking Bad: A Case Study in Accounting Fraud
If you are familiar with AMC’s hit series Breaking Bad, you may think the show could be a…
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