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Pursuing Trends vs. Using Fundamentals
Differentiating your business is an important element of growing it successfully. But how should you draw the line between pursuing the newest trends and sticking

What Should You Do with a Stalled Project?
Originally published in On-Site, ARB’s Construction Industry newsletter. Stalled construction jobs are far from unusual. Earlier this year, software developer ConstructConnect’s Project Stress Index indicated

Fine-Tune Your Financial Clarity with Benchmarking Studies
Originally published in Manufacturer, ARB’s Manufacturing Industry newsletter. Behind every manufacturing company’s production is a complex financial engine. Understanding that engine is critical for your

The Evolution of BIM: What Contractors Need to Know
Originally published in On-Site, ARB’s Construction Industry newsletter. Building information modeling (BIM) has been around for a while. Yet the concept and software continue to

Don’t Be a Pest: Exiting with Grace
Letting go of the business you own may be one of the hardest things you’ll ever have to do. A key goal of Exit Planning

OBBB Trump Accounts: Building a Financial Head Start for Children
Trump Accounts, created under the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), offer families a new way to invest in their children’s future. Eligible newborns receive a

DOL Announced Final Rule on Overtime
Which employees of your business qualify for time and a half? It’s time to reevaluate that question, namely at the executive, administrative, and professional levels.

Exit Planning for Closely Held Businesses: Where Do You Begin?
Closely held businesses come with their own brand of benefits and challenges. Since there are generally only a few stockholders, often family members, owners are

Lease Accounting for Manufacturing Companies
In 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new guidelines for the way businesses of all sizes and industry types handle lease accounting to

NCUA Provides Credit Unions Simplified Auditing Requirements
Good news for smaller credit unions: a new regulatory change is set to provide greater flexibility around auditing requirements. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

ARB Hosts Annual Open House
Albin, Randall & Bennett, a 2019 Best Places to Work in Maine, hosted its annual Open House on September 25, 2019. We were excited to