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When I was a young accountant, I always wondered to myself… “Why should I bother with networking?” It seemed like a waste of time and money. As I grew from an accountant into a business owner/CFO, I learned that networking is a vital function of doing business. But for some, networking can be a daunting
By publishing overly-optimistic projections, your company could be at risk for internal financial problems, misleading investors, miscalculating inventory and staff, and more. As we reach the halfway point in the year, it’s time to revisit whether your company has realistic or optimistic projections. Are your sales projections still on target? Now is a good time
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Several years ago, I was consulting with a client in the staffing industry that was having a profitability problem: We have happy customers and seem to be doing well, but we just aren’t making more money… Sound familiar? After visiting with the frustrated owner of the business, I visited various departments to understand the people and
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See Also: Financial Ratios Price Earnings Ratio Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Price Earnings Growth Ratio Analysis Definition Price earnings growth ratio (PEG ratio) expresses the relationship among current stock price, a company’s earning per share, and earnings expected future growth. Similar to the Price earnings ratio, the lower the PEG, the more undervalued the
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