by Al Davis | Sep 29, 2021 | Operations and Risk Management
The easiest way to spark a financial crisis and wreck the US economy would be to allow the federal government to default on its debt. It would be an epic, unforced error and millions of Americans would pay the price. And yet that unlikely situation is once...
by Al Davis | Sep 15, 2021 | Operations and Risk Management
Today’s business world continues to be quite challenging, regardless of how a company is faring in figuring out the post-COVID recovery. While many CEOs have made changes to take advantage of new opportunities, others are still struggling to develop plans to...
by Al Davis | Sep 1, 2021 | Operations and Risk Management
The help wanted signs are everywhere. Despite the national unemployment rate of 5.4%, companies continue to have difficulty finding employees. This is especially hard with lower paying jobs, but the problems occur with higher paying blue-collar positions as...
by Al Davis | Aug 18, 2021 | Operations and Risk Management
This article was contributed by Bill Lawrence, a Principal of Revitalization Partners. It was first published in the King County Bar Association newsletter. There is no question that small to medium size businesses (SMB) have had to make major changes to their...
by Al Davis | Aug 4, 2021 | Operations and Risk Management
Most small and mid-sized businesses already have a board of directors. In fact, if they are organized as a corporation, they are required to have a board. But many of these boards are made up of family members in a family- owned business or friends and sometimes...
by Al Davis | Jul 8, 2021 | Operations and Risk Management
The world has changed. We don’t really know how much yet, but we do know that some things will never be the same. According to the National Federation of Independent Business, some 92% of small business aid they had suffered negative effects as a result of the...
