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M&A Due Diligence & Transaction Support
Entering a sell-side due diligence process? Here are 3 things to consider when responding to diligence requests. #1 – Understand... View Article
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January 23, 2020
Financial Planning & Analysis
Budget season for companies can be extremely challenging if the budget process is manual, inefficient or not-scalable. An Enterprise Performance... View Article
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January 21, 2020
Financial Reporting & Accounting
After several years as Director of Finance at a major entertainment studio for domestic TV production and distribution, I was... View Article
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January 16, 2020
Financial Reporting & Accounting
In a previous role, I oversaw the global inventory management strategy and risk for a $7-billion Information Technology and Networking... View Article
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January 14, 2020
M&A Due Diligence & Transaction Support
Creating a valuation for private firms requires more analysis and consideration than their public counterparts. Many recent private startups present... View Article
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January 9, 2020
8020 Consulting in the News
As a company, we are moved by the sacrifices our servicemen, servicewomen and veterans have made. What would our lives... View Article
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December 20, 2019
M&A Due Diligence & Transaction Support
In my experience in a Fortune 500 company, the excitement around closing a “deal” and the public announcement that followed... View Article
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December 12, 2019
Financial Systems
Scrum tactics are a great fit for a complex problem like a financial system implementation. Ultimately, Scrum seeks to uncover... View Article
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December 10, 2019
Financial Systems
This blog is based upon my previous experience managing the global roll out of SAP Business Process and Consolidation (SAP... View Article
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December 5, 2019
Business Advisory
Business plans for start-up companies have become mainstays in the business world. But more and more company initiatives and projects... View Article
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December 3, 2019
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8020 Consulting in the News
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