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Ashley Sparks | Aug. 31, 2020

Some Online Sellers Burnish Their Reputations at the Expense of Yours

Reports started trickling into state agricultural agencies in July: Consumers were worried about strange seed packets they had received in…

Barb Sawdy | Aug. 26, 2020

How Nonprofits Should Classify Their Workers For Tax Purposes

Employees or independent contractors? It’s not only for-profit companies that struggle with the question of how to classify workers for…

Chris Wittich | Aug. 25, 2020

PPP Loans and Stimulus Updates

Chris Wittich, MBT, CPA provides this video update on PPP loans and stimulus options including recently passed executive orders, PPP…

Becky Gibbs | Aug. 24, 2020

Financial Dashboards Can Steer Your Nonprofit Toward Financial Success

Not-for-profits increasingly are adopting a corporate world tool: financial dashboards. A dashboard is a summary of an organization’s progress toward…

Ashley Sparks | Aug. 18, 2020

Unmasking Fraud During This Economic Downturn

Fraud tends to flourish during periods of prosperity. The reason is simple: When companies experience fast-growing revenues and rising net…

Stacy Shaw | Aug. 12, 2020

President Trump Signs Three Memorandums and One Executive Order Providing COVID Assistance

On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order and three Memorandums that provide and/or extend COVID-19 relief to…

Ashley Sparks | Aug. 10, 2020

Journal Entries May Signal Financial Statement Fraud

With a median loss of $954,000, financial statement fraud is the costliest type of white-collar crime, according to the Association…

Stacy Shaw | Aug. 6, 2020

Washington County Small Business Relief Grant Program

Washington County is launching a $10 million program to provide grants to small businesses within the county to help them…

Chris Wittich | Aug. 4, 2020

PPP Forgiveness FAQ Guidance August 4, 2020

We just got new guidance from the SBA that covers a bunch of the outstanding questions we’ve had about PPP…

Stacy Shaw | Aug. 3, 2020

Ramsey County Provides Small Business Relief

Ramsey County is providing emergency assistance to small local businesses adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Stacy Shaw | Jul. 30, 2020

Small Business Emergency Funding for Hennepin County

Hennepin County is announcing the availability of $10 million towards a new round of emergency funding for small businesses impacted…

Tiffany Shermak | Jul. 28, 2020

Main Street Lending Program Now Open to Nonprofit Applicants

Last week, the Federal Reserve announced that not-for-profit organizations now may apply for loans under the $600 billion Main Street…

Stacy Shaw | Jul. 28, 2020

Grant Program Available for Dakota County Businesses

For our business owners who have business in Dakota county and have been impacted by COVID 19, we wanted to…

Stacy Shaw | Jul. 22, 2020

Bloomington Small Business Emergency Assistance Loans

We know these are challenging times we’re facing.  The federal government has created some programs to assist, Minnesota has provided…

Becky Gibbs | Jul. 16, 2020

To Find New Revenue Opportunities, Think Like an Auditor

Want to increase your not-for-profit’s revenue? First try analyzing current income as a professional auditor might. Then, you can apply…