Council Post: Year-End Accounting Tips You Can Prepare To Implement Year-Round

Council Post: Year-End Accounting Tips You Can Prepare To Implement Year-Round

By Jennifer Barnes, CEO of Optima Office, a firm that provides Fractional CFOs, COOs, Controllers and HR professionals for businesses. getty Now that you’ve held your year-end company holiday party, there are additional preparations you should be making if you haven’t already in terms of year-end accounting. It is important to make sure 2022’s documents…

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Council Post: What’s The Future Of Remote Work In 2023?

Council Post: What’s The Future Of Remote Work In 2023?

By Simon Bacher, co-founder of Ling, a mobile edtech company, specializing in language learning. getty When we think of remote work, chances are we’re taken back to March 2020, when the workforce all around the world suddenly seemed to shift overnight. Emails saying that “We’ll be switching to ‘work from home’ policies until further notice”…

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Despite Warning Signs, 95% Of Manufacturing Executives Say They’re Optimistic, According To A New Poll By Forbes, Xometry And Zogby

Despite Warning Signs, 95% Of Manufacturing Executives Say They’re Optimistic, According To A New Poll By Forbes, Xometry And Zogby

Despite nagging fears of a recession, manufacturing execs are optimistic about the future, with a majority planning to increase hiring and spend on technology. IT’s been a tough year for manufacturers, with supply-chain snags, inflation and fears of a recession. Yet a shocking 95% of manufacturing executives said they were optimistic about the future, according…

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3 Reasons To Adopt Empathy In Your Customer Service Model

3 Reasons To Adopt Empathy In Your Customer Service Model

We’ve all had those calls with customer service where we hang up and go, “Well, that person didn’t care about my problem…like, at all.” And why would they? Customer service agents’ job is to answer questions on behalf of their employers. Along the way, they deal with rude people, frustrated people, upset people, and disappointed…

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Walmart Pulls ‘KKK’ Boots Off Its Website

Walmart Pulls ‘KKK’ Boots Off Its Website

Walmart Marketplace is a popular destination for third-party companies to sell their products through the retail giant’s website. But one item slipped through the cracks recently, causing quite a controversy. A pair of men’s hiking boots with a bright red “KKK” logo written on the tongue appeared on Walmart’s site. KKK is an abbreviation frequently…

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McDonald’s Ex-CEO Fined $400K By SEC

McDonald’s Ex-CEO Fined 0K By SEC

Federal regulators have charged former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook for lying to investors about why he was fired from the fast food chain. Easterbrook was let go in 2019 for violating company policy by having a relationship with a McDonald’s employee. Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSteve Easterbrook in 2018. The separation agreement said Easterbrook was let…

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