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Planning ahead

With all of the recent hurricanes, some companies have been better positioned to make money and take market share from others by planning ahead. It seems that having fully functioning facilities when everyone else is closed can really boost the bottom line. Who would...

The Financial Regulators

All of the good news coming for the large companies has the financial regulators scrutinizing how public firms are reporting their earnings. All companies publically traded must use generally accepted accounting principles for their financial reports.  But under...

Commercials with stories

There is a new trend in commercials that has caught my wife’s attention. These commercials tell quick stories with the product being nearly invisible. But the quality of the story is enough to keep her attention and stop to watch them. This is a unique idea, and will...

New or refurbish

My son was asking me about getting where I get work done on my dress shoes.  From what I have observed and read Millennials are breed to look at recycling and refurbishing things, so his interest was not a complete surprise.  Whereas other generations tend to dispose...

No interest credit cards

This one truly surprised me when I found out they existed.  No interest for 12/15/18 month credit cards.  My whole understanding of the credit card industry has been that they insist on getting paid royally from both side of any transaction, just because they could...

Clear Communication and Workplace Expectations

When you hear the phrases, “May I have a word with you” or “May I see you in my office,” do you think, “Uh oh, what did I do now?”  This response does not create the optimal environment for you or your people to perform at their best.  To create a better environment,...

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