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Financial Planning & Analysis
As the success of online retailers skyrockets and online shopping continues its rise in popularity, brick-and-mortar retailers have seen a... View Article
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October 3, 2019
Financial Reporting & Accounting
With the implementation of ASC 606 Revenue Recognition for public and private companies, it is more essential than ever for... View Article
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September 26, 2019
Manufacturing Operations Finance
As a wave of new US tariffs went into effect September 1st, industries that are directly and indirectly affected are... View Article
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September 19, 2019
Entertainment Finance
The past few years have seen dramatic changes in the entertainment industry. The success of streaming video on-demand (SVOD) services such... View Article
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September 17, 2019
Financial Planning & Analysis
As more companies move from single-transaction to recurring-revenue relationships with customers, estimating and tracking customer lifetime value (CLV) with care... View Article
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September 11, 2019
Financial Reporting & Accounting
During its July meetings, the Financial Accounting Standards Board voted unanimously to propose delaying the effective date of some of... View Article
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August 28, 2019
8020 Consulting in the News
On August 24th, 8020 Consulting came together and volunteered their time with Operation Gratitude. Every year, Operation Gratitude sends 300,000+ care... View Article
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August 27, 2019
Financial Planning & Analysis
An annual customer profitability analysis is a crucially important process for organizations to undertake. To put it simply, this process... View Article
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August 26, 2019
Financial Systems
This blog is based on my recent experience with a client that had implemented Microsoft Dynamics AX/Dynamics 365 for Finance... View Article
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August 22, 2019
Financial Planning & Analysis
Price increases are a fairly controllable tactic for Finance teams looking to improve profitability. Ultimately, price increase strategy can come... View Article
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August 15, 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