http://bigfatfinanceblog.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:27:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The online subscription services segment is hot, and almost any business can capitalize on the kind of recurring revenue stream online subscription services bring. Over the last few years, subscription-based services have become a bit of the rage, declared SF Fashion+Tech. More than a rage, IDC forecasts the software-as-a-service (SaaS) ... http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2012/02/09/online-subscription-servicesopportunities-for-any-business/ The days of paper invoices continue to decline, as electronic invoicing proliferates. In 2011, the use of e-invoicing jumped by 20 percent, according to an estimate from Basware and Billentis. One reason for the growth is legislation mandating or encouraging its use in several countries, including Finland and Mexico. In ... http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2012/02/09/b2b-electronic-invoicing-continues-growth-across-the-globe/ Tax extenders -- the term given to provisions in the tax code that, if not renewed every year or two, will expire -- were the subject of a recent hearing of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. More than 130 extenders, from the R&D credit to deductions for state and local taxes, ... http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2012/02/03/us-senate-debates-the-value-of-tax-extenders/ The highly anticipated Facebook IPO will have ramifications for all manner of businesses and how they operate. Just as the Google IPO in 2004 changed the search engine business, catapulting search engines into a major marketing driver and changing how companies spend for advertising and evaluate its effectiveness, Facebook’s ... http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2012/02/02/facebook-ipo-makes-social-commerce-real/ The highly anticipated Facebook IPO will have ramifications for businesses and how they operate. Just as the Google IPO in 2004 changed the search engine business, catapulting search engines into a major marketing driver and changing how companies spend for advertising and evaluate its effectiveness, Facebook’s IPO will confirm ... http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2012/02/02/the-facebook-ipo-makes-social-commerce-real/ The votes are in, and a long-term approach to business growth has trounced short-termism! Really. Wall Street Journal readers cast their ballots Wednesday morning after reading this analysis of Amazon's decision to lower short-term profitability by making investments in warehouses, technology and tablets that the online retailer expects will improve ... http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2012/02/01/can-amazon-sell-long-termism-too/ The folks at the Financial Analysis Lab at Georgia Tech are out with their latest analysis of corporate cash flow. The finding? For the sixth reporting period in a row, corporate cash flow dropped. While that sounds ominous, the drop actually signals a recovering U.S. economy, they say. The analysis ... http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2012/01/31/free-cash-margins-decline-again-and-thats-good/ One of the most exciting parts of my work is seeing innovative companies in action. My top five most innovative management teams would have to include energy company Statoil, and their finance organization is certainly one of the key drivers of innovation within the company. Statoil has not only eliminated budgets ... http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2012/01/30/statoil-transforms-its-business-by-eliminating-budgets/ One of the major issues IT executives face is how to charge their departmental costs back to each part of the business according to their usage. It's a touchy issue that can be the source of end-user disenchantment with the performance and contribution of the IT organization. Ultimately, charge-back friction ... http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2012/01/27/some-ways-to-get-more-bang-for-your-it-buck/ When practitioners, consultants and academics discuss leading organizational risk management practices, they hone in on people, processes and supporting technology. As major risk management failures in recent years have illustrated, mastering these three dimensions is necessary but not sufficient. Effective enterprise risk management (ERM) -- or any discreet risk management process ... http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2012/01/27/risk-managements-missing-dimensions/