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September 26, 2018 

Business Technology Often Opens Doors for Cyber Criminals

Using connected technologies like artificial intelligence, drones, robotics or wearable sensors can increase a business’s likelihood of being a cyber-attack victim because these technologies give cyber-criminals new access points into a company’s IT ...

 Data and Analytics Are Top Priorities for Finance Executives

September 26, 2018 

Data and Analytics Are Top Priorities for Finance Executives

Security and privacy of data in finance applications is a high priority for 71 percent of all respondents and 75 percent of CFOs/finance vice presidents, specifically. This comes as no surprise given the volume, complexity and sensitivity of data that ...

 Moving Forward: How to Plan Right for Succession

September 26, 2018 

Moving Forward: How to Plan Right for Succession

Incredibly, three in five small businesses do not have a business succession plan in place, according to a Nationwide Small Business Survey. Of those, 47% don’t have a succession plan because they don’t think it’s necessary, while 14% don’t have a ...

Nellie Akalp

 IRS Adds Two Members to Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee

September 25, 2018 

IRS Adds Two Members to Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee

The Internal Revenue Service has selected two new members for the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC). Established in 1998, the ETAAC is a public forum for the discussion of issues in electronic tax administration. Its aim is to prevent identity theft and refund fraud in support of paperless filing of tax and information returns....…

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September 24, 2018 

3 Essentials for Business Transformation

Improving technology and processes allows you to do more with fewer people. As technology advances and we implement better processes, the amount of time your people spend on certain tasks may be reduced, but each human interaction becomes even more ...

Arianna Campbell

 House Rents Unchanged Year-Over-Year for First Time Since 2012

September 24, 2018 

House Rents Unchanged Year-Over-Year for First Time Since 2012

Annual rent appreciation has slowed for six straight months, according to the August Zillow Real Estate Market Report. Rent appreciation has remained below 3 percent annual increase for the past 27 months after growing as fast as 6.6 percent in July ...

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September 24, 2018 

Flexible Work Environments Improve Job Performance

Working longer hours fewer days a week could be good for business, according to new research from staffing firm The Creative Group. Half of advertising and marketing hiring decision makers (50 percent) surveyed feel productivity would increase if ...

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September 24, 2018 

Job Killing Commutes: Many Workers Quit Over Long Routes

The drive to work may be driving some professionals to quit, suggests new research from global staffing firm Robert Half. More than one in five employees (23 percent) have left a job because of a bad commute. Among workers in the 28 U.S. cities ...