Employee Spotlight – Rachel Moore
Rachel has experienced something of a stilted start to her professional accounting career due to the coronavirus pandemic, but that has not stopped her. She joined the De Boer Baumann & Company team as an intern in January of 2020 and worked with the firm through March, when the stay-at-home-order went into effect. Rachel …
A Primer on Lead Generation Techniques for Manufacturers
Lead generation is a key factor in the success of any manufacturing operation. After all, without customers to buy a product, there is no need to produce it. Thomasnet recently released a thorough article offering more than thirty helpful tips for manufacturers seeking to refine their lead generation tactics and pursue business growth. The …
Why Return on Assets is So Important to Your Manufacturing Company
As a manufacturer, you are well aware of the importance of your operation’s return on assets (ROA). This key performance indicator speaks volumes about how a manufacturing operation is running. A recent article from Manufacturing Business Technology offers a helpful overview of what ROA is and how you can work to improve it. Click …
New Technology and Business Growth
Manufacturers today are fortunate to have a bevy of cutting-edge technology designed to meet their needs; however, harnessing the power of new technologies is no small task. A new article from Industry Today offers key advice for using technology to grow your business. The author’s three main recommendations are to use new technology to …
The Nuts and Bolts of Successful Digital Transformation
The digital revolution is in full swing in the manufacturing sector. In order to achieve success with digital transformation, manufacturing leaders need to focus on much more than simply acquiring modern equipment—they need to understand how to integrate the new machines with the old and develop a system for tracking and managing all of …
Employee Spotlight: Lisa Freeman
Lisa Freeman joined the De Boer Bauman team as an intern in January 2016 and moved to full-time at the end of that tax season. Before coming to us, Lisa went back to school as an adult and graduated from Davenport University with an Associate Degree in Accounting.
Today, she works on the quarterly and …
Here’s What Happened in the World of Small Business in June 2021
Here are five things that happened this past month that affect your small business.1) There’s a tight labor market nationwide these days, and it’s giving workers more leverage.The economy’s recovery is giving low-wage workers more leverage, as “ballooning job openings in fields requiring minimal education” combine with a shrinking labor force. For some, this …
Exit Strategy: How to Create One for Your Small Business
Owning your own small business is a dream that few are fortunate enough to realize, but even those new to the joys of entrepreneurial self-determination need to spend time thinking about how you’re going to eventually leave the business. No matter how far off it may seem, the best way to ensure that your …