Practical Ideas for Building Your Business Online

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  • A Law Enacted to Restore Order: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

    Addressing scandal The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is a United States federal law passed in response to major corporate and accounting scandals including those at Enron, Tyco International, and WorldCom (now MCI). These scandals resulted in a decline of public trust in accounting and reporting practices. Named after its sponsors, Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) and…

  • Does Your Business Need a Forensic Accountant?

      Forensic accounting financial investigative specialists work with financial information for the purpose of conveying complicated issues in a manner that others can easily understand. While some forensic accountants and forensic accounting specialists are engaged in the public practice of forensic examination, others work in private industry for such entities as banks and insurance companies…

  • Ever Considered a Career in Forensic Accounting?

    Forensic accounting is the practice of utilizing accounting, auditing, and investigative skills to assist in legal matters. It encompasses 2 main areas – litigation support, investigation, and dispute resolution. Litigation support represents the factual presentation of economic issues related to existing or pending litigation. In this capacity, the forensic accounting professional quantifies damages sustained by…

  • You’ve Heard the Term Auditor-What Does it Mean?

    Accountants and auditors help to ensure that the Nation’s firms are run efficiently, its public records kept accurately, and its taxes paid properly and on time. They perform these vital functions by offering an increasingly wide array of business and accounting services, including public, management, and government accounting, as well as internal auditing, to their…

  • Today’s Entrepreneur is Yesterday’s Superstar Employee

    Think about this headline for a little bit and then ask yourself this simple question: How did I get the confidence to start my own entrepreneurship? Understanding, of course, that your entrepreneurship is an extension of yourself, it’s reasonable to conclude that you have already proven to yourself that the skills, knowledge and experience needed…

  • Are You Managing Your Business Bottom Line?

    If you don’t keep track of how much money you’re making, you have no idea whether your business is successful or not. You can’t tell how well your marketing is working. And I don’t just mean you should know the amount of your total sales or gross revenue. You need to know what your net…