by Leif Jensen | Jan 9, 2018 | General |
What is on your financial dashboard? What metrics are you monitoring in your business? Are you using your industries SIC or NAICS codes for comparison? Your banker should be able to supply you annually with the updated metrics for your industry. So you can see where...
by Leif Jensen | Jan 8, 2018 | General |
There is a change in the direction of jobs. We are now experiencing a “reshoring” of manufacturing jobs back into the U.S.. What is driving the new “reshoring” trend? It seems that advances in manufacturing technologies are making it more cost-effective or more...
by Leif Jensen | Dec 20, 2017 | General |
Recently Panera founder and CEO Ron Shaich announced that he is stepping down at the end of the year. Apparently Shaich is unhappy with Wall Street’s short term viewpoint and wants the ability to spend more time debating the Street’s on its obsession with...
by Leif Jensen | Dec 19, 2017 | General |
According to Sean Parker the ex-President of Facebook, the site was created to exploit vulnerabilities in the human psyche. The design was to keep you on the site longer and in essence crave it. “And that means that we need to sort of give you a little dopamine...
by Leif Jensen | Dec 18, 2017 | General |
Who would have thought that the future of digital currency would rest in the hands of China? While Bitcoin’s value is soaring to all-time highs, the digital currency has exceeded $6,000 per coin after rising about 500% this year. Now the sharp appreciation shows that...
by Leif Jensen | Dec 15, 2017 | General |
WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service today issued the 2018 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2018, the standard mileage...
