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QuickBooks-Likely to Stay an Accounting Quagmire
In case anyone was unsure, small and mid-size companies in America have made a clear choice when it comes to their accounting software and that choice is QuickBooks. And it’s not close. For those of us that have worked and consulted inside these organizations the past few decades, the massive ‘Intuit takeover’ of America has been impossible to miss. An…Read More -
Four Fateful Wounds We Find in Finance and Accounting
Whoever said that “time heals all wounds” must not have been in business! We find that most “wounds” in business, if not treated promptly, just get worse over time.
At Fahrenheit, we spend a lot of our time working with middle market organizations on accounting and finance matters, and we see a lot of “wounds” in those areas. Sometimes they…Read More -
Top HR Posts of 2020: Returning to the Workplace Advice for Employers
As employees begin to return to the office on the road to recovery in these challenging COVID times, we wanted to reshare a few of our top-performing and relevant articles of 2020 that we feel will be helpful to employers and employees. These three articles, written by Nathan Duet, HR expert and Fahrenheit Managing Director, were shared within the Insights…Read More -
6 New PPP Loan Forgiveness Updates
It has been awhile since we updated our clients and friends about the Payroll Protection Program (PPP). New applications were not accepted after August 8, 2020, most earlier loan recipients completed their 8-week covered period over the summer, and the pace of revisions to the program finally slowed down. As a result, there was not a lot new to talk…Read More -
Avoid These 5 Common Accounting Software Mistakes
No company can afford to operate without the right accounting software. When considering whether to buy a new product or upgrade their current solutions, however, business owners often fall prey to some common mistakes. Here are five gaffes to avoid:
Some companies rush into buying an accounting system without stopping to consider all their options. Perhaps most important, they may…Read More -
Bad Hires Are Costly – 3 Ways To Make Better Hiring Decisions
Bad hires are costly. Unforeseen expenses, lost time and lost productivity have a negative impact on employee morale. Obviously, hiring the right person the first time should always be the goal for any organization. Here are three ways to help make better hiring decisions:
This is a real miss with organizations that often result in bad hiring decisions. Take the…Read More -
4 Tips For Providing a First Class Job Candidate Experience Remotely
As businesses around the globe begin to map out their return-to-work plans, many are hitting the pause button – and some are now extending remote work polices into summer 2021.
Even as some companies return to the office, it will likely be in a staggered approach or with limited capacity requirements. Masks and social distancing will be required, and in-person…Read More -
(Video) Urgent Health Care Front Lines in COVID Times
Fahrenheit Managing Director, Jay Carpenter met with Virginia Urology CEO, Brigette Booth, to hear from a leader in the healthcare space about COVID-19 impacts. In this video, you will hear how the efforts of her leadership team helped to keep her employees and urgent care patients safe during the onset of a global pandemic. When the practice started hearing rumblings…Read More -
Are Reference Checks Worth It? Recruiting Experts Weigh In
A few days of playing phone tag and a 20-minute conversation with two or three different contacts-Is it worth your time? Our team of recruiting consultants debated this topic recently. The conclusion we came to was, yes. However, our objective in conducting these has shifted.
Typical reference check questions ask if the candidate is someone they would recommend or want…Read More -
6 Key IT Questions to Ask in the New Normal
The sudden shutdown of the economy in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to rely more heavily on technology. Some companies fared better than others. Many businesses that had been taking an informal approach to IT strategy discovered their systems weren’t as robust and scalable as they’d hoped. Some may have lost ground competitively as fires were…Read More -
13 HR Questions For Today’s COVID-19 Environment
As legislation begins to be applied and the COVID-19 guidance continues to be issued, employers are being bombarded with new information daily. Fahrenheit’s Managing Director Nathan Duet discusses current trends and answers some commonly asked questions related to Human Resource matters under the current COVID-19 environment.
Employee leave requests have not turned out to be the burden that employers feared. Not…Read More -
Resilient Business Continues to Connect Senior Clients & Caretakers Amid a Pandemic
>Paige Wilson, Founder and CEO of Naborforce to learn how they have changed and adapted their business since the onset of COVID-19. Naborforce connects older adults to a network of “Nabors” for social engagement and on-demand support for errands, transportation and help around the home. Wilson provided some background by describing how and why her company was created. “We say…Read More