Consumer spending, a critical indicator of the economy’s health, was upended over the past year. Almost overnight, consumers were forced to dramatically change their behavior, and as a result, companies had to transform business models. This meant adopting and implementing new processes and … [Read more...]
An Economic Recovery Like No Other: Why This One May Be The Mother of All Economic Recoveries
People are ready to regain a sense of normalcy, and if we learn anything from history, it’s that the periods immediately after a crisis are among the most productive eras throughout history, such as the Golden Age of Capitalism of the 1950s and 1960s. Businesses showed tremendous resilience … [Read more...]
Working From Home: Will it Last Post-Pandemic?
Is a short-term shift poised to change the way employees work in the long term? Due to the pandemic, organizations had to quickly pivot to working from home, accelerating a workplace experiment that had previously been popular in a few sectors but had never before been done on such a large scale … [Read more...]
Latest Covid Relief Bill: What’s in it For Businesses?
One year after the start of the pandemic a substantial number of businesses continue to struggle with the ongoing economic crisis. According to the Committee on Small Business, in 2020, the US experienced the largest yearly drop in business activity on record. As difficult as 2020 was, 2021 … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Improve Workplace Safety During a Pandemic
No one would deny that safety in the workplace is critically important, even more so now that the COVID-19 pandemic has become an extensive and challenging problem facing businesses. When it comes to workplace safety, your employees are a powerful tool for prevention, and their safety perceptions … [Read more...]