Spreadsheet Nightmares: Part 5 In 2005, Kodak's $11 million spreadsheet error became a costly lesson in the dangers of manual data management. Our final blog in the Spreadsheet Nightmares series dives into how this mistake unfolded and, more importantly, how businesses can avoid similar pitfalls. Don't let outdated processes hold your company back—learn from Kodak’s misstep and protect your financial reporting with more innovative, automated solutions. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4figzl2 #DataManagement #SpreadsheetErrors #Automation #BusinessGrowth #ProsperSpark #FinancialReporting
ProsperSpark
Business Consulting and Services
Omaha, Nebraska 754 followers
Spreadsheets. Analysis. Process.
About us
ProsperSpark was founded on the belief that small and medium-sized businesses should have access to the same tools and talent as big businesses. It’s about making an impact that helps spark a positive change in someone’s business. Over the years, we have seen many businesses utilize antiquated processes that cost them much time and money. We can change that. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY’S TIME IS VALUABLE. It’s that belief that propelled ProsperSpark into existence. With so many technology tools out in the marketplace, it’s easy to get lost. We’ll guide you! WE BELIEVE THAT SMALL BUSINESSES NEED ACCESS TO TOOLS AND TALENT. We pair small businesses with the right technology tools available. Every business is different, so we tailor solutions to each organization’s needs. WE BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULDN’T BE HARD. Implementing technology tools is often seen as complex. It doesn’t have to be. We believe in making it as seamless and easy as possible so you can return to doing what you do best; serving your clients!
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- Business Consulting and Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- Automation, Business Analysis, Process Improvement, Spreadsheets, Salesforce, Excel Training, Airtable, Make.com, Power BI, Power Automate, Zapier, Fractional Business Analyst, Service Agreements, Excel Consulting, and Excel VBA Developemnt
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Employees at ProsperSpark
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Sean Patchen
Director of Operations at ProsperSpark
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Jessica McMullen
Airtable, Salesforce, and Business Consultant
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Blair Zobel
Marketing Director driving meaningful growth through effective marketing strategies | brand awareness, digital advertising, content marketing…
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Brandon Zobel
Automation Enthusiast. Leader. Entrepreneur.
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Spreadsheet Horror Stories, Part 4: When a Small Error Costs Big In 1994, Fidelity's Magellan Fund made headlines with a $4.32 billion dividend announcement—only for investors to later learn it was all due to a simple spreadsheet error. While no money was lost, the reputational impact was significant. Don't let a small mistake damage your business’s reputation. Catch up on this latest story in our “Spreadsheet Horror Stories” series and discover how to safeguard your business. https://bit.ly/40onTHh #SpreadsheetErrors #FinancialManagement #DataAccuracy #ProsperSpark
Reputation Management: Lessons from Fidelity’s $4.32B Spreadsheet Error - ProsperSpark
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We're huge fans of Make. They continue to set the standard for enterprise automation! We love how the platform turns complex workflows into 'automagical' simplicity. Let us know if we can help simplify your workload 'automagically'!
As businesses grow, so does the need for efficient, scalable processes 📈 From boosting lead generation to securing data on-premise data, our platform empowers teams to automate at scale. → Whether you’re a developer or a non-tech savvy user, Make Enterprise enables your team to innovate faster, automate smarter, and maintain security as you grow. → Ready to unlock new possibilities for your business? https://ma.ke/3A4SWNA
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Had a fantastic morning at the Greater Omaha Chamber Coffee and Contacts event this morning! Great turnout, amazing conversations, and the perfect environment to forge some meaningful connections. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and to Riekes Equipment for hosting such a vibrant gathering! #Networking #GreaterOmahaChamber #CoffeeAndContacts
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Exciting new updates! As an official Make partner, ProsperSpark is here to help make your life easier with the latest updates from Make's September 2024 release. From enhanced API management to improved workflow efficiency, these updates will streamline your processes and boost productivity. Let's connect and explore how we can elevate your business together! #automation #workflow #productivity #MAKE
Our latest platform releases are here 📨 We’ve just rolled out some powerful updates to help you streamline your workflows and automate even more efficiently. Here’s what’s new: 📲 Apps: → LinkedIn Lead Forms: Capture high-quality leads with pre-filled profile data. → Microsoft Advertising Reports: Manage both online and offline conversions seamlessly. → Skai: Plan, execute, and optimize campaigns across various channels with ease. 💻 Templates: → Add RSS articles to Google Sheets as rows. → Share WordPress posts automatically on your Meta Facebook page. → Create Google Calendar events from custom webhooks. → Send Telegram Messenger messages for RSS feed updates. → Create new Notion database items from Airtable records. ⚙️ Improvements: Enhanced email change process for better security and peace of mind. and more! Explore the full list of updates: https://ma.ke/3U8LfwB
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Spreadsheet Horror Story #3: MI5’s 1,061 Bugging Errors A simple data entry mistake led to MI5 wrongfully monitoring phone lines of individuals unrelated to their investigations and collecting data from 927 IP addresses without proper authorization—all due to a spreadsheet formatting error. Mistakes like this aren’t just costly—they compromise privacy, security, and trust. Don’t let your organization fall victim to similar errors. In the third installment of our Spreadsheet Horrors series, we dive into how these data blunders happen and, more importantly, how you can prevent them with the right systems in place. Read the full story and see how ProsperSpark can help you avoid these costly mistakes. https://bit.ly/48dGDv8 #SpreadsheetHorrors #DataManagement #Automation #ProsperSpark #PreventErrors #BusinessEfficiency #DataSecurity
MI5's Data Entry Errors Led to Mass Privacy Breach | ProsperSpark
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Spreadsheet Nightmares: True Tales of Costly Errors, part 2 TransAlta's $24 million mistake is a prime example of how a simple copy-paste error can turn into a financial disaster. In our latest blog, we break down what went wrong and how you can avoid similar costly errors in your business. Don't let manual mistakes hold your business back. Read the full story and learn how to safeguard your processes! Read now: https://bit.ly/3ZXXRKS #Automation #SpreadsheetErrors #BusinessEfficiency #CostlyMistakes #ProductivityBoost #ProsperSpark
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It's October, and we're bringing you some real-life 'horror stories'—not about monsters, but about costly spreadsheet errors that have haunted businesses. These miscalculations can quickly turn into excruciating nightmares. Want to avoid these blunders? Check out our spine-chilling series of Spreadsheet Nightmares: True Tales of Costly Errors, where we share infamous stories and key insights to keep your business error-free. Read the first blog now and make sure you don’t fall victim to these scary spreadsheet mistakes! https://bit.ly/47SwqEo #BusinessTips #ExcelErrors #SpreadsheetNightmares #FinancialFright
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It's October, and we're bringing you some real-life 'horror stories'—not about monsters, but about costly spreadsheet errors that have haunted businesses. These miscalculations can quickly turn into excruciating nightmares. Want to avoid these blunders? Check out our spine-chilling series of Spreadsheet Nightmares: True Tales of Costly Errors, where we share infamous stories and key insights to keep your business error-free. Read the first blog now and make sure you don’t fall victim to these scary spreadsheet mistakes! https://bit.ly/47SwqEo #BusinessTips #ExcelErrors #SpreadsheetNightmares #FinancialFright
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Whether you're using SQL, spreadsheets, or automation, the ultimate goal is the same: to get to the right insights faster. That’s exactly where ProsperSpark comes in—we help businesses make the leap from data to decisions, without the mess in between. #DataAutomation #ProcessImprovement #BusinessSolutions
How do you become great at answering hard strategic questions? Forget all of the fancy frameworks and just invest in three things: learning SQL, learning to talk to customers, and learning to write. The way to get to the data you want inside most tech companies is SQL. Sometimes people who have only spent time in fields like consulting think they can get by with spreadsheets because someone else will give them a nice neat dataset to work with, but they are wrong. Just get great at it getting to the data you want and finding signal in it. Talking to customers is an important counterbalance, because it can give you something data can’t: anecdotes. Until you’ve heard at least one customer talk about the dynamic you’re seeing in the data, you should be highly suspicious that that dynamic actually exists. You’ll often have to vacillate between data and customer feedback as you zero in on an answer. At BCG I was taught a principle for how to do this: “qual → quant → qual.” In other words, start with a few customer calls to make sure you’re smoking out all of the possible issues. Then use data to size and validate the things you’re hearing. Then return to customers at the end to make sure what you found in the data is real. The most important skill of all is writing. That is because it is the best proxy for the thing that really matters: synthesis. Synthesis is taking all of the data and anecdotes you've generated and using it to tell a story that is cohesive and true. Slides or bullet points are not as good at forcing synthesis, because you can list things that sound smart without actually figuring out if they’re important. Writing in prose forces structure and exposes gaps. The ultimate output should be something that lodges an understanding of the situation and the path forward in your reader’s brains in a few minutes. Not in thirty minutes, not after a follow up discussion. If you can make it understandable with just a few minutes of reading, your work can spread through your company and have much greater impact.