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    My Name is Not Jack
    Laresa McIntyre
    • 2 min

    My Name is Not Jack

    Once there was a boy named Jack who sold his family’s cow for some magic beans. Jack had to count those beans to make sure he got a fair...
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    Keeping Score:  The Balanced Scorecard
    Laresa McIntyre
    • 3 min

    Keeping Score: The Balanced Scorecard

    Too many times there is a complete disconnect between the budget and the strategic plan of the business. A strategic plan defines the...
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    It’s OK to Let Go:  Sunk Costs
    Laresa McIntyre
    • 2 min

    It’s OK to Let Go: Sunk Costs

    I’m sure you’ve heard at some point in time someone say “but we’ve invested all this money so we have to keep going”.  For the folks that...
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    Financial Reports: Useful or Useless?
    Laresa McIntyre
    • 2 min

    Financial Reports: Useful or Useless?

    Finance & accounting departments are ultimately about reporting.  If you are a public company, there is the required reporting to the SEC...
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    Reporting Periods:  Why 13 Might Be Lucky
    Laresa McIntyre
    • 3 min

    Reporting Periods: Why 13 Might Be Lucky

    We in the finance & accounting field can be creatures of habit.  We get used to looking at things in terms of months.  This is how we are...
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    Who’s the Best?  Benchmarking to Keep Ahead
    Laresa McIntyre
    • 2 min

    Who’s the Best? Benchmarking to Keep Ahead

    “Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs” ~ Henry Ford Being better than the next guy is a driving...
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    Being Flexible:  Using a flex budget
    Laresa McIntyre
    • 3 min

    Being Flexible: Using a flex budget

    The issue with a static budget is that it is out of date before the first month-end makes its appearance. When this happens, a...
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