Category: Newsletter

1st February, 2012

Imagine There’s No Excel Even the people selling business analytics (BA), business intelligence (BI), and financial planning and analysis (FP&A) software — jobs traditionally performed through Excel — sing Excel’s praises. And why not? In a 2011 study, accounting and tax [...]

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18 January, 2012

The Top 10 Business Plan Mistakes It’s been nearly seven years since I posted Top 10 Business Plan Mistakes on this site. Looking back and reading the post again today, I think the list holds up very well. Still, I can’t [...]

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10 January, 2012

The Year in Review Although we might wish it otherwise, there have been few dull moments in the business world this year. Herewith a look back at some of the hot topics covered in these pages (and on cfo.com) throughout 2011. 1) [...]

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22 December, 2011

December 22, 2011 Leverage: The Dynamite Strapped to Our Markets Last week, I was talking to my friend, Landon Rowland. Landon is the kind of guy who knows what is going on in the business world. He’s highly respected as a national [...]

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    News

    Merkel, Sarkozy Propose Separate Greek Acct

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed setting up a separate account
    Report - bloomberg.com [more]

    With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney: poll

    President Barack Obama - bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth - would win in a match-up
    Report - (reuters.com) [more]

    Jobless rate at 3-year low as payrolls surge

    The United States created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly
    Report - (reuters.com) [more]

    Facebook Faces Financial Risks

    If you’re David Ebersman, the CFO of Facebook, the social-networking darling, you’re expecting a huge payday
    Report - (cfo.com) [more]

    Retailers face staff cuts after slow year

    Retailers are warning of more job losses after the
    Report - (theaustralian.com) [more]