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Prices are going up. Inflation is increasing. Supply chain costs are rising. Payroll is higher. In the first installment of this series, I highlighted global issues that are forcing business owners to restructure more than their work from home policy. Leaders need to examine their pricing models to determine how they will absorb the fluctuations… Continue reading Part 2 – Moving Forward – Pricing and Risk

The pandemic and how it was handled, right or wrong, has created change in how we do business and the costs associated with those operations. How do we keep our business running in the event of not just fire, flood, tornados, or hurricanes, but economic and global pandemics? The rapid expansion of certain industries coupled… Continue reading Part 1 – The Change in How Businesses Keep Moving Forward

While Zoom, Teams, and WebEx fill some void in our ability to be around our co-workers when we aren’t really around our co-workers, being pent up at home has taken a toll, and the virtual water cooler chatter has finally turned to coming back to the office. This transitional time coincides with Mental Health Awareness… Continue reading Mental Health – Break the Cycle

Taking a moment to step back and reevaluate your company’s social media strategy will set you and your marketing team on a more stable course and possibly enable greater growth and brand awareness for many quarters to come. After you have reevaluated your brand’s voice on social media and evaluated all the networks where you… Continue reading Refresh Your Feed: 4 Steps to Reset Your Social Media Right Now, Part 2

Whether you are a social pro or not, 2020 has rewritten quite a few of the long-standing social media rules. Now more than ever, companies are being asked to do more than post a funny photo on National Coffee Day. Brands are now expected to take stances, be intensely transparent about their culture and loosen… Continue reading Refresh Your Feed: 4 Steps to Reset Your Social Media Right Now, Part One

When we were asked to stay home this time last year to slow the spread and ease the burden on our hospitals and medical personnel, but we never expected a year later to be still working from home or remotely. Our great businesses and business owners, team managers, supervisors, directors, and their reports have struggled… Continue reading Remote teams and the new challenges for businesses

Everyone in business is recounting the seismic shift in how they communicated to not only their people but their clients, followers, and the world at large as we mark the end of one year since lockdown. Marketing teams in companies of all sizes we’re at the mercy of last-minute changes in internal and external communications… Continue reading Refresh Your Marketing Team in Three Steps

As most of the nation knows, shortly after our Christmas holiday Congress and President Trump passed another economic stimulus package giving many of our struggling citizens an additional $600 stimulus check. The Small Business Administration was immediately directed to offer a second round of Payroll Protection Program relief to small businesses, known as the PPP… Continue reading PPP Second Draw is Here

This holiday filled month can be clouded with thoughts on time-off, being with family, dealing with COVID during your celebrations, shopping in-person or online, wrapping, decorating, and relaxing into the holiday. However, now is a great time to prepare for much-needed time-off with family and prepare for day one back at work with your team… Continue reading Preparing for 2021 is critical to your actual 2021 success.

Business Discovery – The first step in Business Advisement Meeting one-on-one or with a leadership group is the first step of many, but one that not only sets the tone for a business relationship, it also serves as a key process in getting to know and understand the inner workings of your business. From assessing… Continue reading So, What’s a Discovery Meeting?