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A local government official calculating the budget as part of the local government planning process.

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· Nov 13, 2019

· 6 min read

Why are budgets useful in the local government planning process?

By The Diligent team

Budgets are extremely useful in the planning process for local government as they dictate the funds the local government has to work with.

Someone in the legal department completing training

Blog

· Nov 13, 2019

· 6 min read

Investing in in-house training for your legal departments

By The Diligent team

When looking to understand how to invest in in-house training for your legal departments, you must first weigh specific organizational needs.

Stacked blocks describing the 5 stages of the business life cycle.

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· Nov 11, 2019

· 6 min read

What are the 5 stages of a business life cycle?

By The Diligent team

The five stages of a business life cycle are seed and development, startup, growth and establishment/survival, expansion and maturity, and exit.

Image representing shareholder engagement

Blog

· Nov 11, 2019

· 6 min read

Ways to improve shareholder engagement

By The Diligent team

In order to improve shareholder engagement, boards need to customize and personalize the shareholder experience to better engage investors.

A professional considering the drawbacks of having a board chair who is also the CEO.

Blog

· Nov 6, 2019

· 6 min read

The downside of having a CEO who is also the board chair

By The Diligent team

The downside of having a CEO who is also the board chair resides in the fact that the roles are entwined, but have different responsibilities.

People expressing dissenting views in boardroom meetings

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· Nov 4, 2019

· 6 min read

Expressing dissenting views in boardroom meetings

By The Diligent team

Board directors need to ensure that they have an environment where they can safely express dissenting views in meetings without retaliation.

Board members discussing how to to reincorporate an entity

Blog

· Nov 4, 2019

· 7 min read

How to properly reincorporate an entity

By The Diligent team

Before starting to reincorporate an entity, make sure you've got your whole house in order including the corporate record & entity ownership.

Board members discussing best practices for closing down subsidiaries.

Blog

· Oct 30, 2019

· 6 min read

Best practices for closing down subsidiaries

By The Diligent team

Closing down subsidiaries is a complicated process, but with best practices, including using the right technology, it can be simplified.

Picture of desk with people working with documents. Various semi-transparent charts are overlaid across the image. Image representing the benefits of having esignatures within entity management software.

Blog

· Oct 25, 2019

· 6 min read

The benefits of having eSignatures in your entity management software

By The Diligent team

Integrating eSignatures with entity management software makes the end-to-end process more efficient, secure, easily auditable & less risky.

Someone looking at exceptional transparency in government

Blog

· Oct 24, 2019

· 6 min read

Examples of exceptional transparency in government

By The Diligent team

These examples of transparency in government demonstrate that when great ideas come together, governments can achieve great things.

Image showing financial penalty for FATCA non-compliance?

Blog

· Oct 23, 2019

· 6 min read

What are the penalties for FATCA non-compliance?

By The Diligent team

The penalties for FATCA non-compliance range depending on what the violation is & your legal team should look for ways to ensure compliance.

Person points to corporate culture data on hologram as he monitors progress

Blog

· Oct 23, 2019

· 8 min read

Corporate culture: Measuring & monitoring progress

By Shelagh Donnelly

Measuring and monitoring corporate culture is the first step into ensuring that the foundation of your company is healthy & built for success

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