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Customer success: How Marathon Medical pivoted its supply chain to help patients and frontline workers

December 18, 2020

Tips for inventory management in the food production industry

November 30, 2020

Master your fixed assets: 2 videos on lifecycle planning and inventory strategies

February 1, 2021

Latest articles for Strategy, Legal & Operations

Manufacturers see dollar signs in service—but only when CFOs see beyond risk

For manufacturers today, making products is becoming less important to their long-term survival than servicing those pro...

August 9, 2017

Are your subs bonded? 5 contract guidelines to follow

Five guidelines GCs should follow when it comes to construction subcontracts and bonds to reduce their project risk and ...

August 3, 2017

Construction contracts and claims: What you need to know

When dealing with construction contracts and claims, know how to limit your liability, protect your rights, and reduce y...

July 20, 2017

Q&A Interview: Donna Burbank on digital transformation

As a follow-up to our three-part data transforming business podcast series, we recently sat down with Donna Burbank to d...

July 3, 2017

When to launch a business

So, you have a dream—you want to launch a business. Great! Here's how to find the right time, develop a launch strategy,...

June 21, 2017

How your subcontract impacts the change order process

It is critical to plan for change orders in construction subcontracts. Learn three steps to help you steer clear of chan...

June 15, 2017

How business intelligence, big data and the Internet of Things can help you run your business better

What will help you run your business better and grow faster? The combination of business intelligence, big data analytic...

June 8, 2017

5 surprising ways business intelligence will help you grow

Technology has made it incredibly easy to gather data from any and every corner. As a business owner, deciding how to an...

May 24, 2017

3 little known tax tips every small business owner needs

Keep these tips in mind when talking to your accountant as the tax deadline approaches. They could save you a pretty penny.

May 24, 2017

Inventory management solutions: For small businesses, the best model might not be Toyotas

For small and medium-size businesses alike, running out or having excessive stock is bad for your bottom line. Learn the...

February 27, 2017

The Consumerization of IT

For the past decade, IT departments have struggled with the consumerization of technology. Finding solutions that will h...

February 23, 2017

Construction contracts: Pay attention to the preamble

Correctly executed contracts set the stage for a project’s success while protecting your company’s rights.

February 16, 2017

Construction, pick-up lines, and economics

I had no idea that the Baltic Dry Index could be used as a pick-up line back in the day! Who knew? Anirban Basu, chie...

February 13, 2017

How to protect your business from fraud

As you plan to start or grow your small business, protecting your business from fraud is just as important as the produc...

November 8, 2016

How to scale your construction business for good times, and bad

Being prepared to scale for the next slowdown, as well as for today’s growth, is simply good business.

October 25, 2016

Five lien release tips to preserve your rights

Learn what a lien release is in construction, as well as why it’s important to read, understand, and sometimes modify a ...

October 19, 2016

Six tips to make the most of ERP for your enterprise

As technology evolves, ERP planning requires you to manage your operations differently. ERP systems are the backbone to ...

October 13, 2016

Q&A with Joe Noll, president, RKL eSolutions

A Q&A chat with Joe Noll, Sage Partner and President of RKL eSolutions

September 15, 2016

Surviving an audit under the new FSMA

A business management solution designed for the food industry will help your company rise to the challenges brought on b...

September 9, 2016

Virtual Accountant Using Cloud Accounting Software

6 ways to use business management solutions more effectively

Trying to get the best results from your business management solution? Consider implementing these six tips to unleash e...

September 1, 2016

Write daily reports as if your company depends on it (because it does)

In a court of law, a contractor’s daily reports are critical. In many instances, they are considered to be the one of th...

July 19, 2016

Navigating the lien process: Answers to common questions

As a contractor, you have certain rights that assure you are paid for the materials, services, and labor you provide to ...

June 14, 2016

Data: the critical link in project life cycle collaboration

One definition of collaboration describes it as “the action of working with someone to produce or create something.” Tha...

March 23, 2016