August 2018 - Strategic Finance

Building Better Accounting Curricula

To keep up with the changing profession, accounting curricula can incorporate more data management and data analytics.

Ginger White: Encouragement Is Key

Ginger White, IMA Chair for 2018-2019, hopes to draw from her own experiences to help other members succeed.

Management Accounting Education: New Imperatives

To prepare students for the future, management accounting education must change as technology evolves.

Use Snapchat to Engage Students

Snapchat can help professors engage their students by illustrating real-world examples, reinforcing key concepts, and more.

A Call to Practitioners

The AACSB is now allowing more professionally qualified faculty to teach in university business programs.

Copilots with Entrepreneurs

Babson College has ensured that students are prepared for their role as copilots of enterprises in their future companies.

Influencing the Next Generation

IMA’s Campus Influencers reach out to college students to educate them about IMA membership and CMA certification.

Leadership IMA Style

The IMA Student Leadership Experience gave six students an insider’s access to meetings of IMA’s Global Board of Directors.

2019 Student Case Competition: Angie’s Empanadas

A small business owner needs guidance on whether to expand her business and to evaluate the first few months of operations.

What Defines Success?

Ginger White shares some of the important people who helped support and encourage her along the path to success.

The CMA Route

A CMA began his IMA journey while he was still in college, founding an IMA chapter and receiving a CMA Scholarship.

Customer Lifetime Value for Small Businesses

Customer lifetime value can help small business owners understand customers’ real worth for better strategic planning.

Are COSO Frameworks Enough?

As technology takes on an increasingly larger role in operations, business-focused frameworks might not be enough.

Security in a World of Zero Trust

The SecureCircle model for corporate cybersecurity embraces Zero Trust, Transparent File Encryption, and Similarity Detection.

Millennials’ View of Business Ethics Sinks Sharply

A survey reveals Millennials have a negative view of businesses’ motivations and don’t believe they act ethically.

Tools of the Trade: August 2018

This month we look at the Microsoft’s Surface Go, Hippocketwifi, SanDisk Extreme Portable, and Corel Photo Mirage.

How to Become a CMA

In addition to passing the two-part exam, there are requirements for education as well as professional work experience.

Taxes: Opportunity Zone Legislation

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act offers incentives for taxpayers to reinvest capital in economically distressed communities.

Excel: Power Query Makes Tasks Easier

Power Query not only makes it easier to get and transform data, but you can also teach Excel to automate the process.

Access: Windows Region Settings

The Windows region settings influence how date and time values are displayed. In Access, this can impact certain data types.

Motivating Teams Through the Impossible

True leaders must prepare and motivate their teams to perform at their best in times of great difficulty.

Realizing Members’ Infinite Potential at ACE2018

IMA’s Annual Conference & Expo featured sessions on topics such as innovation, AI, ethics, leadership, and more.

Banking Bill a Possible Boon to Commercial Lending?

The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act eases some of the regulatory burden for community banks.

Multiple-Employer Plans May Expand

The Retirement Security for American Workers Act could make it easier for smaller businesses to join together to offer pensions.

Welcome, New CMAs: June 2018

The ICMA is proud to announce the list of IMA members who earned their CMA certification in June 2018.