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The Business Case for Leadership Vulnerability in a Crisis
As it turns out, there is a business case for demonstrating vulnerability during a crisis.
How to Use Credit Card Rewards for Today’s Business Needs
Getting creative about how to best use your credit card points could be one extra tool that helps your business make it through the pandemic.
Hybrid Work Models Are On the Rise -- What Will Yours Look Like?
Hybridized work models are promising, to be sure -- but employers cannot leap into them without thinking through the options.
4 Ways to Assess If Refinancing Your Business Loan Is A Good Idea
Interested in the benefits of a refinance? Here are four crucial considerations to help assess if this is really the right move for you, right now.
5 Myths About Equipment Financing, Debunked
Do you lease, or do you buy? Here are common myths around equipment financing and some advice on how you can make an informed decision.
Why Trading Innovation for a (False) Sense of Security Is a Zero-Sum Game
We stand at the precipice of a new, pandemic-prompted business landscape, tasked with a deceptively simple challenge -- to adapt, or to adhere to old norms and fail.
5 Ways to Prevent a Recession from Wreaking Havoc on Your Business
We emailed with more than two dozen small business owners and consultants to come up with five things you should do to make your business recession-proof.
How to Think Like a CEO
It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that leaders are smarter, more charismatic, or somehow inherently better as people. The truth, however, is that anybody can learn to become an incredible leader.
4 Tips for Rebuilding Your Business After the Pandemic
Many businesses are once again opening their doors to customers and employees alike. These tips and considerations can help as you rehire and rebuild.
How Misguided Sympathy is Alienating Women in the Workplace
The next time that you feel tempted to sympathize -- pause. Consider whether you can genuinely understand your employee's perspective, or if your need to relate is a reflexive way for you to prevent an awkward conversation.
6 Tips for Businesses After PPP Funding is Secured
Getting approved for PPP funds may be a welcome lifeline for a struggling small business. But it’s just as important to take the time to know how to best use the funds available to you.
Helping Employees Become Their Best Selves
Dependable employees are invaluable. It is incumbent upon a leader to not only find people who are a good fit, but also to ensure they remain so.