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July 20, 2026 · Latest

Why Your POS’s Forecasting Feature Keeps Letting You Down

If forecasting matters this much, why doesn’t the system you already run just solve it? Most restaurant POS and back-office platforms have some forecasting feature. Operators try it,…

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July 17, 2026

How Do You Identify Underperforming Business Units?

Many business leaders review company performance through high-level reports and consolidated financial data. While this approach provides a broad picture of organizational…

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July 16, 2026

3 Numbers Every Restaurant Should Be Forecasting (and Probably Isn’t)

Most restaurants forecast one thing, loosely: total sales for the month, for the budget. Useful for the bank. Useless for Tuesday. There…

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July 13, 2026

How Accurate Are Your Restaurant’s Forecasts, Really?

Ask most operators how accurate their sales or labor forecasts are and you’ll get a shrug, a confident “pretty good,” or a…

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July 10, 2026

What’s a Real Example of Finding Unexpected Margin Improvement?

Many business owners assume shrinking profit margins are simply the result of rising costs, inflation, or market conditions. While those factors certainly…

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July 9, 2026

The Real Cost of a Wrong Forecast on a Friday Night

Let’s make it concrete. It’s Friday. Your forecast, whatever it runs on, said tonight would be average-to-busy. Look at what it actually…

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July 6, 2026

Every Decision in Your Restaurant Is a Bet on a Forecast

Look back at the calls you made this week. How many servers and cooks for Friday night. How much protein to bring…

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July 3, 2026

What KPIs Should Mid-Market CEOs Actually Be Watching?

Many business leaders spend countless hours reviewing reports, dashboards, and financial statements, yet still struggle to identify which metrics truly matter. The…

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June 26, 2026

What’s One Budgeting Mistake Businesses Make Over and Over?

Many business owners believe that creating a budget once a year is enough to keep their finances on track. They spend time…

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June 12, 2026

How Does Skyline Differ From Hiring an In-House Director of FP&A?

Many business leaders assume that hiring a Director of FP&A is the best way to improve financial planning and analysis. While a…

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June 5, 2026

How Can a $10K Investment Help You Find $100K in Profit?

Many business owners focus on increasing revenue, but profitability often depends on something less obvious: understanding where money is being lost. While…

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May 29, 2026

How Does Skyline Deliver Powerful Business Intelligence Without Adding Headcount?

Many business leaders assume that as their company grows, so must their analytics and finance teams. The traditional belief is that more…

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May 22, 2026

Why Skyline Analytics Is More Than Just Another Analytics Software Company

Many business leaders assume that better reporting means buying better software. The reality is that dashboards alone rarely solve business challenges. What…

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May 15, 2026

Is FP&A Really a Necessity for Growing Businesses?

Many business owners assume financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is something only large corporations need. Chris Pumo of Skyline Analytics explains that…

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April 27, 2026

Skyline Analytics Named to Gator100 for Third Consecutive Year

BOCA RATON, Fla. — April 23, 2026 — Skyline Analytics, a business intelligence and FP&A consulting firm, has been named to the…

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April 16, 2026

Can Data Analytics Really Help Restaurants Increase Profit and Grow?

Restaurant owners often believe success comes down to great food, strong service, and effective marketing. While those elements are essential, there’s a…

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March 30, 2026

How PE-Backed Companies Use FP&A to Create Value — And What Every Middle Market CEO Can Learn From It

How PE firms use FP&A to create value - and what every middle market CEO can learn from it. Continue Reading How…

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March 30, 2026

Full-Time Finance Leader or Fractional Support? How Middle Market CEOs Should Think About the Decision

Does a full-time finance leader make sense or is it fractional finance support that you are really after? Work backwards from what…

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March 21, 2026

From Spreadsheets to Dashboards: Why the Upgrade Is Overdue

From Spreadsheets to Dashboards - A well-built financial dashboard isn't just a prettier spreadsheet. It's a different relationship with your numbers. Continue…

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March 21, 2026

How Data Analytics Makes FP&A Smarter

Modern FP&A is built on a foundation of data analytics such that FP&A doesn't just tell you what happened, but tells you…

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March 19, 2026

What Does Outsourced FP&A Actually Do?

FP&A is forward-looking - it is the difference between reacting to your business and actually running it. Continue Reading What Does Outsourced…

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March 17, 2026

5 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Reporting

5 Signs You've Outgrown Your Reporting - Most CEO's down realize they are flying blind until they are crashing into a wall.…

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March 8, 2026

Do They Even Teach FP&A in College? Education, Skills & Career Prep

Do they even teach FP&A in college? Generally, no. FP&A experience typically comes from a balance of related coursework and experience. Continue…

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February 24, 2026

How High-Powered Data Analytics Has Been Democratized for Companies of All Shapes & Sizes

High-powered data analytics has been democratized for companies of all shapes and sizes. Either hop on the bandwagon or get left behind.…

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February 16, 2026

What Does It Mean to Have a Data-Driven Culture?

A data-driven culture can be an absolute game-changer for organizations in terms of insights and profitability. Continue Reading What Does It Mean…

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February 6, 2026

What Is ETL in the Context of Data Analytics: A Beginner’s Guide

What is ETL in the Context of Data Analytics. A Beginner's Guide to Understanding this Process in the Context of Data Analytics…

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February 2, 2026

Top 4 Data Visualization Tools for Business Intelligence Work: 2026 Guide

This guide covers the Top 4 Data Visualization Tools taking into consideration things like ease-of-use, off-the-shelf integration capabilities, simple collaboration, and cost/budget. Continue…

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January 28, 2026

FSR Magazine Feature – The Top 5 Secrets to Data-Driven Restaurant Labor Optimization

In the restaurant and hospitality sector, labor is one of the top controllable operating costs, representing a substantial opportunity for cost savings…

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January 22, 2026

Top 5 Reasons to Use Power BI vs. Excel for Modern Analytics

This post covers the Top 5 reasons why you want to use Power BI vs. Excel Continue Reading Top 5 Reasons to…

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January 19, 2026

What Does a Career in FP&A Look Like: From Education to Career Path

What Does a Career in FP&A Look Like: From Education to Career Path Continue Reading What Does a Career in FP&A Look…

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January 9, 2026

What is FP&A? A Guide to Understanding this Critical Business Function

Introduction What is FP&A? When it comes to B2B networking, people talk a lot about “elevator pitches.” Depending on my audience (and…

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November 25, 2025

Our GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Celebration

We celebrated being a 2025 GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch honoree alongside... Continue Reading Our GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Celebration

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October 16, 2025

15th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch 2025 Honoree

Skyline Analytics is proud to announce that it has been selected as one of the top 50 exceptional companies as an Honoree…

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October 6, 2025

xP&A Versus FP&A: Definitions, Key Similarities and Differences, and the Benefits of xP&A

For those who like industry "jargon," today's article is definitely for you. When introducing Skyline Analytics, I often find myself having to…

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August 25, 2025

15th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Finalist

2 years in a row! We're very happy to announce that Skyline Analytics has been named a finalist for the 15th Annual…

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April 1, 2025

Inc5000

We are happy to announce that we made the 2025 Inc. Regionals: Southeast (South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,…

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March 17, 2025

UF Gator 100 Business

ICYMI, the 2025 #Gator100 list is out! Skyline Analytics proud to be named one of the world’s fastest-growing Gator businesses for the…

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February 21, 2025

SkAI

Meet SkAI (pronounced like “sky”), our proprietary Generative AI virtual data analyst – and your new Super Power. Now you can have…

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