Category: Corporate Governance
Governance Tips: Planning Out a Roadmap to a Startup’s Board of Directors
Setting up a board of directors with independent directors takes a startup to another level—a level that will assure prospective investors of your young company’s commitment to its future, backed by accountability and …
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Dealing with the SEC’s Tight Timeframe for Complying With the New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules
Publicly traded companies will soon be subject to new disclosure requirements around how they manage their cybersecurity risk and strategy, and they’ll have a short window of time to disclose any material cybersecurity i…
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Segregation of Duties Reviews: Why They Are So Challenging Yet So Necessary
Managing segregation of duties (SoD) is essential. This key internal control is necessary for reducing the risk of financial errors and fraud, but it’s also one of the most difficult to implement and maintain without a s…
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Corporate Governance Best Practices for Startups
Startup corporate governance is not at the very top of every company’s priority list, and it’s understandable why: Developing the product, establishing a new brand, hiring employees, gaining traction in the marketplace…
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Corporate Governance Guidelines for Successful E-commerce Businesses
Managing an e-commerce business means operating at a fast pace in a competitive industry. Retail e-commerce sales in the US passed the $1 trillion mark over the course of 2022. As your company aims to flex to the whims of …
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Make the Most of Your Board: A Guide for CEOs of Emerging Growth Companies
Setting up a board of directors is a major milestone in a startup’s journey. Done right and you’ll gain access to experts who want your company to do well and can help you move it forward with insights, ideas, and a br…
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A 2021 Guide to the Key Areas of Focus for SOX Compliance
As we head into the home stretch for this year’s SOX programs, we thought it would be helpful to highlight some key areas of focus by auditors that deserve particular attention this year. No year is ever the same: From d…
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5 Ways to Improve Your Internal Audit Function
Is there room for improvement in your IT and business processes? Are your internal controls effective? Are you effectively meeting your compliance obligations? These are some of the top-of-mind questions for an internal au…
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The Challenges and Benefits of Developing a Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Program
Without a doubt one of the most major milestones in a company’s growth journey is going public. That ringing of the opening bell (either literally or figuratively) for your IPO leads to another milestone the company will…
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5 SOX Compliance Tips for Early Stage Startups
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance has come an incredibly long way since the corporate governance law was passed nearly two decades ago. That doesn’t mean startups are in a hurry to become SOX compliant. Still, for a high-growth …
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