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Financial Reporting & Accounting
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is undeniable. This sudden and unprecedented pandemic has profoundly touched many aspects of people’s... View Article
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May 26, 2020
Business Stabilization
As states start the arduous process of opening back up in a safe manner, businesses prepare to transact again, and... View Article
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May 21, 2020
Financial Systems
I recently had the opportunity to assist a manufacturing client with HighRadius system implementation, an integrated platform that optimizes cash... View Article
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May 20, 2020
Business Stabilization
We are living in an unprecedented era. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many companies to rethink their liquidity needs, resulting... View Article
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May 14, 2020
Business Stabilization
The impact of COVID-19 has challenged business leaders with continuing to protect the health of their employees and businesses while... View Article
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May 12, 2020
Manufacturing Operations Finance
Effects and Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Border closures, business interruptions, consumer trend changes, and social distancing have been brought on... View Article
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May 8, 2020
Business Stabilization
“COVID-19” and “Coronavirus” are now everyday talking points. Many corporations have implemented remote working arrangements and have either significantly scaled... View Article
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May 7, 2020
Business Stabilization
This has been, to put it mildly, an interesting first quarter. We are facing challenges and disruptions on a global... View Article
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May 5, 2020
Financial Planning & Analysis
In turbulent and uncertain economic times, it’s more important than ever to fully understand and forecast your company’s cash flow.... View Article
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May 1, 2020
Entertainment Finance
The COVID-19 pandemic will force studio finance professionals to make changes to their film ultimates for this year’s film slate,... View Article
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April 30, 2020
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8020 Consulting celebrates MarVista Entertainment on 15 years of business success—as featured in the October 10, 2018, edition of The… View Article
October 15, 2018Kelly Patchett
Financial Reporting & Accounting
The accounting community has been discussing the new leasing standard (ASC 842) since February of 2016. If your company hasn’t… View Article
October 11, 2018Susan Weikel
Financial Planning & Analysis
A well-structured Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team can facilitate the direction of a company, leveraging organizational strategy to guide… View Article
October 2, 2018Kristin Jue
Business Advisory
As businesses grow and business leaders look for new opportunities and markets for their product, the idea of expanding into… View Article
September 11, 2018Susan Weikel
Financial Planning & Analysis
Getting sales and finance to work together cohesively can be a challenge. Often, these two departments see each other as… View Article
September 5, 2018Justin Thompson
Manufacturing Operations Finance
Since the Trump tariffs started early this year, companies with global supply chains have been working to understand and manage… View Article
August 9, 2018June Perlovich