Welcome Back to week 2 of Finergy's Internal Controls and Fraud Series! Most people are honest, or so we like to believe. We hope that the people we come in contact with in our day-to-day lives are honest and trustworthy. Unfortunately, we learn over the course of life, that not everybody is honest and trustworthy. Since we never know who is and who isn’t, it is a good idea to take precautions in your business. Last week we had an introduction to internal controls and frau

Welcome back Finance Friends! Today we are going to launch our first Finergy Finance Series! Over the next three Finance Friday's we will be looking at a very important topic: Internal Controls and Fraud. Today is the first installment which will be an introduction to the topic. Every year companies big and small, public and private lose an estimated 5% of their revenues due to fraud. For small companies, this loss could have a detrimental impact on their ability to conti

Happy Finance Friday! We made it to May, summer is just around the corner! This week we are celebrating National Small Business Week. Small businesses of the Hudson Valley are a vital and vibrant part of our community. The region is full of businesses that enrich our region; farms, restaurants, breweries, wineries, local shops, lawyers, salons, accountants and so many more. Small businesses not only keep jobs in the region but they also bring in additional revenue to the r