Our service department is a headache and as a small business that can spell disaster. Employees take more time than necessary to complete jobs, other times they skip parts of what they’re supposed to do. Some folks are often late,...
How does this crisis compare to others, and how should small business owners approach this black swan differently? Business Black Swans are rare, unpredictable events that have a severe impact on a business. They may be rare when considered individually,...
Not sure how to plan for 2021 - I'm almost at the point of "what's the point?" since 2020 was so unpredictable. We've always made decisions based on intuition and gut feeling, but that's becoming pretty stressful. Expectations are sitting...
Our team has been working hard this past year. We're having conversations about what to give for bonuses or if we should give raises – or both. We know that not offering bonuses could be bad for morale. Still, we're...
I've been hearing a lot about buying businesses as a way to grow, but I have also had some people ask me to sell my business. I'm not sure what the right option is for me, because I don't know...
This article was originally published on the SCORE blog, find the original article here. By Andi Gray and Dalia Jennings, Strategy Leaders For businesses struggling amidst the COVID-19 pandemic – help is on the way, in the form of small...
Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), Congress approved an additional $284.5B for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Modifications were then added to the forgiveness process. As the rules and regulations change over the next few weeks, we will continue to...
This article was originally published in Footwear News, and is written by Sheena Butler-Young. Andi Gray, President of Strategy Leaders is a listed contributor. Photo credit to Adobe. Latest Round of PPP Won’t Fix Their Long-Term Problems For businesses struggling...
This article was originally published on Entrepreneur.com - you can find that article here. by Andi Gray, President of Strategy Leaders There has never been a more crucial Small Business Saturday than this year's. Small Business Saturday is upon us again....