Weekly Reports

IMPORTANT TAX IMPACT TO MOST READERS: Be aware that the new tax law stops deductibility of business entertainment expenses – paid directly or indirectly!  Starting 2018, no deduction is allowed for “entertainment, amusement or recreation; or with respect to a... Continue

TIME PRESSURE IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF STRESS which, besides impacting the efficiency and effectiveness of business productivity & profitability, can lead to anxiety disorders, headaches, upset stomachs, insomnia, high blood pressure, and behaviors (like drinking & smoking) that... Continue

IN TODAY’S DIGITAL-SPEED BUSINESS WORLD, PERFORMANCE REVIEW ON AN ANNUAL BASIS is being increasingly recognized as both inefficient and ineffective. Professional and Service organizations in particular are converting to more frequent data-gathering and direct feedback programs, including ‘future-focused’ discussions which... Continue

• PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FIRM MERGER/ACQUISITION accelerated last year in size and quantity, responding to economic conditions. Principal motivation for larger firms involved recruitment of staff as well as clientele, and for expectation of increased margins through economies of scale; for... Continue

THE POST-MILLENNIAL GENERATION – KIDS BORN AFTER 2000 BEST KNOWN AS ‘GEN Z’ – have grown up during a period of mass disruption, watching parents lose jobs & retirement savings, older siblings achieve college degrees but struggle for jobs to offset... Continue