The talent shortage is affecting businesses across a variety of industries. As our world has moved firmly into the digital age, more and more companies are looking to hire employees who have digital skills, including web design, digital marketing, social media, and more. However, many businesses are finding that there aren’t enough job applicants who […]
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By Charles Marshall on July 7, 2020 Sometime back in the early seventies, I was getting in our family car in a Kmart parking lot when I looked down and found a badly weathered eight-track tape (ask your mom) on the ground next to the car. The tape was in bad shape but closer inspection […]
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The impact of COVID-19 will go well beyond the pandemic itself, with serious effects expected on the global economy as well as on people’s lives. During periods of economic downturn, people’s incomes are limited, and their spending habits change significantly. To stay afloat and retain customers, some businesses will choose to revise their prices and […]
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Should You Renegotiate with Your Landlord and Vendors in the Wake of COVID? COVID-19 has created unprecedented challenges for small and medium-sized business owners and managers. While we’re still learning what the true economic fallout of this pandemic will be, one thing is clear: companies that want to survive, and even thrive, need to double-down […]
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Moving forward and accepting new realities is the task businesses, churches, non-profits, corporations, and individuals face ahead. The destructive path of COVID-19 is much broader than health concerns. It hasn’t left anyone behind, and in one form or another, we will all be affected. There is a silver lining to the devastation that has struck. […]
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How the talent shortage affects your kids
/in Featured /by Petal Area Chamber of CommerceThe talent shortage is affecting businesses across a variety of industries. As our world has moved firmly into the digital age, more and more companies are looking to hire employees who have digital skills, including web design, digital marketing, social media, and more. However, many businesses are finding that there aren’t enough job applicants who […]
What if Your Customer Has a Point After All?
/in Featured /by Petal Area Chamber of CommerceBy Charles Marshall on July 7, 2020 Sometime back in the early seventies, I was getting in our family car in a Kmart parking lot when I looked down and found a badly weathered eight-track tape (ask your mom) on the ground next to the car. The tape was in bad shape but closer inspection […]
Should you lower prices now?
/in Featured /by Petal Area Chamber of CommerceThe impact of COVID-19 will go well beyond the pandemic itself, with serious effects expected on the global economy as well as on people’s lives. During periods of economic downturn, people’s incomes are limited, and their spending habits change significantly. To stay afloat and retain customers, some businesses will choose to revise their prices and […]
Rent Due? Renegotiate?
/in Featured /by Petal Area Chamber of CommerceShould You Renegotiate with Your Landlord and Vendors in the Wake of COVID? COVID-19 has created unprecedented challenges for small and medium-sized business owners and managers. While we’re still learning what the true economic fallout of this pandemic will be, one thing is clear: companies that want to survive, and even thrive, need to double-down […]
Our Task Moving Forward
/in Featured /by Petal Area Chamber of CommerceMoving forward and accepting new realities is the task businesses, churches, non-profits, corporations, and individuals face ahead. The destructive path of COVID-19 is much broader than health concerns. It hasn’t left anyone behind, and in one form or another, we will all be affected. There is a silver lining to the devastation that has struck. […]