THE NAKED ACCOUNTANT

MY 88 YEAR OLD AUNT JANE TOLD ME THIS EMBEZZLEMENT STORY!!

In the early 1950’s, Aunt Jane was head of the loan department in a large bank in Charlotte, NC.  When a customer came into the bank to pay the quarterly interest on a demand loan, they usually paid in cash.  Aunt Jane would pull the loan paperwork and write the date and amount paid on the reverse side. She would then put the money

EMBEZZLEMENT 101 FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS

1.    It starts with hiring…that’s right – here’s where it starts BUT it does not end with hiring.  Hiring the right person in the first place is extremely important; however, it does not guarantee that this perfect candidate will not turn into an embezzler given the right opportunity....  

I LEARNED SOMETHING FROM SETH TODAY THAT APPLIES TO EMBEZZLEMENT!!!

I read Seth's recent post about how we handle and talk about "future events."  If you had the wild opportunity to predict a potential future business catastrophe, wouldn't you pounce on the opportunity to prevent it?  His entire blog, not just this particular post, is worth reading.