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Understanding Cash EBITDA

🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhile Cash EBITDA isn’t recognized by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), it’s a way for company owners and investors to account for deferred revenue during valuation modeling. This financial metric measures a business’ year-over-year change in postponed revenue to analyze a company’s financial situation. Defining EBITDA Before Cash EBITDA is defined, […]

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Natural Disaster-Proof Your Finances

🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readHurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes and earthquakes are becoming more severe and more frequent with each passing year. Without sufficient protection, these events can cause lasting financial disruption. While no one can prevent a natural disaster, preparing your finances in advance is one of the most practical forms of crisis readiness. Build […]

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The Governance Wall and AI Regulation

🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readThe era of artificial intelligence as a competitive advantage has hit a structural barrier – the Governance Wall. Some time back in 2024 and 2025, organizations raced to adopt AI tools to automate decisions, improve efficiency and cut costs. Now, as we move through 2026, the conversation is shifting from “How […]

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Facilitating Access to Housing and In-State Tuition, Sanctioning Iran and the Battle Over DHS Funding

🖨 Print⏱ 4 min read21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (HR 6644) – As many local governments face the problem of rising affordability and severe housing shortages, this bipartisan bill would update existing housing programs to increase the housing supply, as well as streamline federal regulations that slow construction. Among its provisions, the legislation would […]

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Understanding the Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readThe Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) measures how much a company spends to obtain new, additional customers. Oftentimes, this calculation is used with the customer lifetime value (LTV) metric, that also projects the customer’s profitability to calculate the newly acquired customer’s value. It’s primarily used to measure a business’ sales and marketing […]

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Disaster Assistance, Heroes and Gang Members

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (H.R. 601) – This act temporarily lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, funding the federal government through Dec. 8, as well as delivering the first installment of emergency aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey. It also temporarily extends the National Flood Insurance Program […]

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Small Business Embracing Chatbot Technology

In the past, small business owners sometimes lacked the resources – both financial and human – to capitalize upon the latest productivity and customer service technologies. Fortunately, the pace of change and the proliferation of new software programs have begun to make innovative technology accessible and affordable. Chatbots – software programs that can hold a […]

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Are You Plagued by Productivity Busters

How much time do your employees squander on various distractions that take their time and attention away from work? Recent surveys from staffing organizations suggest that almost half of participating employers believe the majority of their workers lose one to two hours a day in productivity due to distractions.  In some instances, employers estimated that […]

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