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Unlocking Hidden Yield: Why Dynamic Discounting Belongs in Every CFO’s Liquidity Playbook
In a macro environment defined by margin pressure, and rising capital costs, CFOs are increasingly reevaluating how they manage excess...
Sophic Analytics
Aug 72 min read


The Missed Opportunity in Deregulated Energy Markets: Why Businesses Still Overpay for Power.
Deregulated power markets were supposed to unleash competition and cut costs. Two decades later, commercial electricity prices are the...
Sophic Analytics
Jul 62 min read


Avoid These Common Mistakes When Claiming The R&D Tax Credit
We all love non-dilutive capital, yet far too many teams leave money on the table—or worse, invite an audit—because of avoidable...
Sophic Analytics
Jul 52 min read


Technology Audits: What They Are—And Why Smart Firms Don’t Skip Them
Most companies think of audits as something you endure (financial, regulatory, security). A technology audit is different: it’s an X-ray...
Sophic Analytics
Jul 12 min read


R&D Tax Credit Reform in 2025: Why AI Innovators Should Pay Attention
1. A Fast-Moving Policy Landscape Washington is re-engineering the R&D tax incentive to keep pace with the AI arms race. Four...
Sophic Analytics
Jun 233 min read


Inflation at a Glance: May 2025
Overview: The inflation picture in the United States remains complex and uneven. While headline CPI rose just 0.1% in May (+2.4% YoY),...
Sophic Analytics
Jun 172 min read


How a Clothing Brand Transformed Its Order Workflow
Industry: Retail Business Type: Custom Apparel Company Before: This boutique clothing company was battling a complex, manual ordering...
Sophic Analytics
Jun 151 min read


How does Artificial Intelligence enable AP automation?
Artificial intelligence enables software or machines to understand tasks by producing for itself the rules programmers cannot specify....
Sophic Analytics
Jun 101 min read


What is the AP lifecycle?
The accounts payable cycle is all the steps required to pay a supplier. There are several important activities that occur in each step of...
Sophic Analytics
Jun 101 min read


Why is invoice processing so expensive?
In most AP departments, supplier invoices can be received in paper or electronic format by anyone, anywhere in the enterprise, including...
Sophic Analytics
Jun 103 min read


How a Real Estate Consulting Firm Freed Up 50% of the Owner’s Time
Industry: Real Estate Development Business Type: Consulting Company Before: The firm’s founder was ready to scale—but stuck. Manual...
Sophic Analytics
Jun 101 min read


How a Truck Repair Shop Engineered Scalable Growth
Industry: Automotive Business Type: Truck Repair Company Before: The shop owner was drowning in spreadsheets, spending nearly 30 hours...
Sophic Analytics
Jun 101 min read


How a Law Firm Automated Client Intake
Industry: Legal Business Type: Law Firm Before: Client onboarding at this firm was bogged down by redundant data entry across multiple...
Sophic Analytics
Jun 101 min read


A Landscaping Firm’s Service Revolution
Industry: Contracting Business Type: Landscaping & Pool Service Company Before: With spring cleanups and pool services piling up, this...
Sophic Analytics
Jun 101 min read


Transforming an Accounting Firm with Scalable Automation
Industry: Finance Business Type: Multi-client Accounting Service Before: This fast-growing accounting firm was juggling over 50...
Sophic Analytics
Jun 101 min read


The Industries Most Prone to Cash-Flow Squeeze—and What to Do About It
Cash-flow problems don’t happen because businesses lack customers; they happen because cash arrives slower than the costs it funds. Some...
Sophic Analytics
May 302 min read


Rethinking Resilience: Creative Supply Chain Tactics For 2025
Over the past few years, mid-market companies have faced one supply chain disruption after another—pandemics, port congestion, inflation,...
Sophic Analytics
May 213 min read


Price Pressures Persist: What Business Leaders Need to Know Now
U.S. inflation expectations have surged, with the University of Michigan reporting a jump in year-ahead expectations from 6.5% to 7.3% in...
Sophic Analytics
May 161 min read


5 Hidden Cost Centers in Mid-Market Firms
Mid-market companies often run leaner than large enterprises, but that doesn’t mean they’re immune to inefficiencies. In fact, it’s often...
Sophic Analytics
May 132 min read


What is a PPA Market?
A PPA market is the ecosystem—platforms, brokers, auctions and bilateral deal-making—where long-term power-purchase agreements (PPAs)...
Sophic Analytics
May 102 min read
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