Key Personnel

5 Tips for Managing Risk at Your Organization

You have heard the phrase “risk management” over and over again, but have you taken the time recently to step back and really think about what that means to your organization?  Speaking as a board member of an organization for a moment, it’s my job to understand how my organization thinks about and manages risk. …

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Embracing Change The Right Way: Reimagining Technology Management

When your organization is looking at new technology, it’s easy to get caught in the weeds of evaluation, weighing pros and cons, testing vendors, and more. It’s an arduous process and, with the tech stack of an average business growing each quarter, one that won’t go away. The pandemic accelerated adoption of business technologies, some…

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Do You Have an Exit Plan?

Many business owners spend decades building their companies. But there will come a day for all when it is time to exit. Too many business owners allow time to lapse, losing the maximum value and benefits of their lifelong work. Do you understand all of the options before you and have you devised a sound,…

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Why You Should Consider A Fractional CFO For Your Business

In today’s hybrid environment, outsourcing is commonplace and remote work has never been more accepted.  Combining those shifts with the need for more strategic thinking and financial leadership, your business could be in a prime position to benefit from a fractional CFO.  CFOs do substantially more than just maintain books and records and pay the…

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10 Ways to Protect Your Institution During Uncertain Times

We’ve all read the shocking news of recent financial institution failures. We’re also well aware of quickly rising interest rates and volatility in the market. Regulatory scrutiny is coming, and your institution’s asset/liability and liquidity management (ALLM) processes will fall under more intense review. Are you ready for that? Let’s start by looking at how…

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The CPA’s Role in Evaluating & Quantifying Economic Damages

In today’s litigious society, disputes culminating in lawsuits are inevitable.  Economic damages are often awarded to make injured parties financially whole, and in some cases, that appears to be cut and dried.  However, supportable economic damage assessments that withstand the trier of fact’s (judge or jury) scrutiny are derived from complex calculations performed by third-party…

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Self-Employed Retirement Plans: What Plan Is Right For You?

Self-employed (SE) individuals have the opportunity to create a nest egg while potentially reducing their current tax liabilities.  An added challenge to being self-employed is understanding the best way to save for retirement on your own.  Determining which specific self-employed retirement plan is the right fit for your needs, goals and circumstances is dependent on…

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Understanding Your Retirement & Benefits in a Government Plan

With another fiscal year-end (June 30th) in the rearview for the State of New Jersey’s Division of Pensions and Benefits (the Division), it is as good a time as any for plan members to brush up on their benefits. The Audited Comprehensive Financial Report for 2021 offers great insight into how members respective pension plans…

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Mercadien Serving as Subcontractor on U.S. SBA Awards $13 Million Contract, for Supervised Lenders 7(a) Guaranteed Loan Program

Princeton, NJ and Philadelphia, PA – The Mercadien Group is pleased to announce that it has been awarded through its partner company, Kingstonville, LLC, a $13 Million one-year contract, with four optional years, with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide services in support of the SBA Office of Credit Risk Management (OCRM) Supervised…

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Mercadien Announces Executive Promotions; Names Three New Partners

Princeton, NJ & Philadelphia, PA – The Mercadien Group is pleased to announce several promotions within the firm’s corporate leadership team.  Ms. Bjondina Karpuzi, CPA, PSA, a member of the Private Company and Advisory Services Groups, was promoted to managing director of The Mercadien Group and principal in Mercadien, P.C., CPAs (the official titles of…

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