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How to protect your company from the trade wars whack-a-mole game
Are the trade wars a game of whack-a-mole? It certainly seems like it. You knock one down and another unpredictably pops up. What’s next? The EU? Japan? Australia?
When It’s Time to Fire a Customer
Companies pour a lot of resources into customer experience, customer acquisition and customer retention efforts. Yet there are times when a particular customer is no longer worth the investment.
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President Donald Trump’s now-scrapped plan to impose a 5% tariff on Mexico starting Monday could have made a major impact on the cars and tech Americans love.
Re-skilling employees for the jobs of tomorrow
In a rapidly shifting world where business models are being reinvented, digital is king, and automation is the endgame, companies must be forward- thinking to survive — particularly given the tight labor market.
How to Handle a PR Crisis: What Boeing Should Have Done
Financial, existential and reputational crises can happen to any business. Planning for the worst-case scenario can save a lot of headaches, regardless of how big or small your company may be.
How to Refinance a Small Business Loan
If you have a small-business loan, you might be wondering if you can refinance it. Business loans, like most other loans, can often be refinanced — meaning you get a new and ideally better loan to replace the old one.
How to Refinance a Small Business Loan
If you have a small-business loan, you might be wondering if you can refinance it. Business loans, like most other loans, can often be refinanced — meaning you get a new and ideally better loan to replace the old one.
How to find and retain talent in a tight labor market? Flex your creative muscles
In the past, when my colleagues lamented over their hiring difficulties, I asserted that there was plenty of talent available in the area — and regardless, South Florida would always be able to attract qualified employees. Having now experienced first-hand hiring challenges as our own firm grows, I believe I was wrong.
Top 26 Financial Tips for Entrepreneurs
Starting and growing your own business can be exciting, but it is also extremely challenging. Your business’s finances are a crucial aspect of entrepreneurship, and you need to know how to manage them well. We spoke with business leaders and industry experts to get the best financial tips for entrepreneurs to elevate their business.
Buying a company? Due diligence is needed — and it’s a balancing act
Private equity deals in Florida for 2018 were nearly double the total of 10 years ago, showing a recovery from the Great Recession. An analysis by Cassel Salpeter & Co., a Miami investment banking firm, counted 293 PE deals in 2018. In 2008 there were only 154 deals while the total reached a low of 131 in 2009.
Florida’s private equity deals were strong in 2018
Private equity deals in Florida for 2018 were nearly double the total of 10 years ago, showing a recovery from the Great Recession. An analysis by Cassel Salpeter & Co., a Miami investment banking firm, counted 293 PE deals in 2018. In 2008 there were only 154 deals while the total reached a low of 131 in 2009.
Top 25 Ways to Prepare Your Small Business for the Next Recession
Recessions are difficult to predict. The best time to prepare for a recession is when the economy is doing well. Planning is critical to ensure your business won’t be affected during an economic downturn. We spoke with experts to get their insights on how to prepare your business for a recession.
Building a deeper bench: How to best leverage a multigenerational workforce
With a broad range of age groups represented in today’s companies, managing a multigenerational workforce has challenges like never before.
The shutdown is over — but not the pain for small businesses
The government may be open, but come Feb. 15, the doors could close again, given the current state of negotiations. For small businesses, that could be another load of bad news they can’t afford.
What will 2019 hold? Here are 6 tips to position your business for success
How can middle-market businesses best prepare for 2019 in economic times so nebulous that even leading economists are at odds? Will we see continued prosperity, a slowdown, a recession?
How To Make 2019 A Landmark Year For Business Growth
With the new year here, now is the ideal time to focus on creating business growth.
How To Build A Business To Go Public
Find a need in the market and service it well. That need may be closer and more familiar to you than you may at first think.
What your middle-market business needs to consider going into 2019
We live in unsettled, unpredictable times, as the end of 2018 has proven. For business owners, now is the season to reflect on the past year and gauge what is coming for the economy and your business in 2019. There is much to consider.
6 ways to use the holidays for networking
The holidays are the time for gatherings and good cheer, and that makes them a natural time for networking. Business is about relationships, and sharing kind wishes and getting some face time can help to strengthen them. Since the season is a busy one, make the most of your connections by creating a plan. Here are six ideas for effective holiday networking.
How businesses should conduct themselves socially in politically polarized times
Growing at a furious pace, political polarization in America is creating a seemingly unbridgeable rift. Since President Trump’s election, the majority of likely voters believe America is more divided, and 31 percent think we may experience a civil war in the next five years, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports.