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Best Practices for Business Owners in 2025 and Beyond

By Pinion Editorial | December 6, 2024
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As a business owner, you likely spend most of your days – and many of your nights – thinking about the daily operations of your business. Retaining customers, analyzing the competition, marketing services and products, tackling human resource issues…the list is endless. “It’s easy to get caught in the weeds …

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Summary of Election Impacts for Ag Producers and Processors

By Pinion Editorial | December 3, 2024
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Reading Time: 14 minutes
The 2024 federal elections will have significant impacts on policies that affect U.S. food and agriculture. With election day in the rear-view mirror, it is important to delve into how the results will likely impact our industry. Potential Upsides for the Agriculture Industry: In some cases, we expect policies that …

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Update on the Federal Minimum Increase for Exempt Workers

By Pinion Editorial | July 24, 2024
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Beginning July 1, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) enforced a new rule requiring employers to meet a higher salary threshold to classify employees as exempt. Legal Challenges Against the Rule A Win for Texas: A recent court order has exempted Texas from complying with the new federal minimum salary threshold …

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Forecasting 2024: Ag Market’s Influence on Manufacturing and Distribution

By Pinion Editorial | October 31, 2023
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Is the sky really falling? In periods of uncertainty with inflation, market ups and downs, a Farm Bill on the table and talks of recession, it can certainly feel like it is. To provide some insight for the year ahead, Pinion advisors share their perspective on the ag market and …

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FinCEN Reporting Deadline Alert: What Every Business Needs to Know

By Pinion Editorial | October 3, 2023
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Beginning January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act requires all U.S.-based entities to report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) detailed information about the entity and its key stakeholders – called “beneficial owners.” Any business with any legal entity (including single-member LLCs with minimal activity) will be impacted.  Small …

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The Risks of Letting Your Legacy Ride: How Estate Planning Protects the Family

By Pinion Editorial | March 3, 2023
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Ask any successful family business leader “What is your most important accomplishment?”  The overwhelming response is: ‘my legacy’.  And yet, only one in six have an estate plan.  Why work so hard to build a legacy, but do nothing to protect it?     “One of the most important things you …

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Cyber Attack

How Vulnerable Is Your Business to a Cyber Attack?

By Melissa DeDonder | March 1, 2023
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In light of the recent cyberattack that shut down Dole’s North American production, businesses are reminded once again of the importance of cybersecurity and keeping operations secure. “While we typically only see large operations make the headlines after a cyberattack, it’s really important to understand that hackers will penetrate and …

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Test Your Succession Plan

By Pinion Editorial | January 8, 2023
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Proactive planning for the long-term future of your business gives it staying power. The surest way to secure the legacy of a business is to have a strong succession plan in place for ownership and management.  But what makes up a ‘strong’ succession plan vs. an ineffective one? Pinion succession …

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