I won’t be the first to say it, but it is time for this year to move on. The pandemic, the politics, the pretending to be your child’s science teacher when, in fact, you work on a finance team – we need to rip this page off the calendar, toss it...
It might be hard to imagine now, but there was a time when you didn’t have to think about how much facemasks cost, or how many disposable gloves you needed in the office. Or, for that matter, how to source HDMI cables for the home offices of every...
This post originally appeared on Philly.com The CARES Act, which was passed last March as a result of the growing coronavirus pandemic, provided substantial funds to millions of small-business owners through its loan programs, as well as payroll...
Managing your spending has never been more important or more difficult. And if your processes and policies aren’t adapting to remote-work realities, you’re probably seeing even less of your spending than you were before 2020 threw all the rules...
As Inauguration Day is about eight weeks away, you might be wondering how will a Biden presidency affect your business. Here are three things that I believe could very likely happen. Infrastructure spending Back in July, the...
You remember those multiple-choice quizzes, where A and C were both technically correct, but one of them was more correct than the other? This is like that, but picking the best answer could mean the difference between peaceful success and ongoing...
Working in the finance department of a state or local government has always meant working under pressure. But now, when many if not most of your coworkers are working from home, those pressures are greater than ever. The pandemic has driven down...
It’s almost like you don’t have enough to worry about during the pandemic – like declining funding and empty campuses aren’t enough to keep you awake at night. No, let’s keep you up all night by shining a light on your invoice, expense report, and...
You’re following all the rules. You’re social distancing; you’re requiring masks on campus; you’re keeping students, staff, and faculty as separate and safe as possible. It’s what COVID demands, and you’re doing it. You’re also dealing with the...