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Tired of being in the house?  Nights are the best time to go outside while maintaining proper social distancing. Tonight the full moon will be pink, and it will be the brightest of the year. April offers multiple stargazing and

Responding to Closure-Related Business Losses External Assistance Governments at the local, state and federal levels are working through plans to assist businesses impacted by covid-19 losses. Few segments of the economy remain unaffected. Although many details of assistance plans are

For your business to remain healthy, are you ready to put everything on the table? Businesses facing challenges need a variety of tools to solve their issues. Maybe a change in leadership will be the best course of action. Harley

Today is Fat Tuesday! Get some doughnuts, or celebrate at one of these Philadelphia locations.  Will your startup continue to grow?   There is no single way to define a startup business, and no agreement on when the startup modifier

Reconsidering Thomas Edison 173 years after his birth. Has history judged him accruately?       The world is more connected than ever. Is your business prepared? The interdependence of the global economy has been brought into sharp focus by

Is a merger or acquisition a good move for your business right now? There are times when a merger or acquisition is a strategically sound choice for a business or institution that is trying to keep pace with market changes.

Do divorce actions spike in January? Reasonable minds may differ over whether January is “Divorce Month,” but some headline makers didn’t wait for 2020 to file. Perhaps William Shatner’s prenuptial agreement (or being 88) made the timing significant. For the

If your company’s accounting practices are questioned, what will you do? Questionable accounting practices can subject management and their professionals to close scrutiny. Under Armour’s accounting practices are being probed. The announcement led to a drop in their stock’s price,

A Look Back November 9, 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. [Photo of art installation made from pieces of the Berlin Wall by Winston Churchill’s granddaughter. The sculpture is on display outside the FDR Library

The cost of caution after calamaties  When Boeing grounded the 737 Max back in March, the time it would take to get the aircraft back in use wasn’t known. The plane’s return is still uncertain. Now Southwest pilots are suing