Responsibilities of leadership can cause mental health challenges in Covid era Each person enduring the global pandemic has their own story to tell, an individual set of challenges and struggles that is uniquely their own. For entrepreneurs, the Covid experience is often characterized by workplace turmoil and a battle to stay in business amid constantly...Read More
Entrepreneurs’ Organization supported me every step of the way There are many reasons why I love competing in triathlons. Not the least of them is the lingering feeling that one day, my endurance training might equip me to save someone’s life. I just didn’t know it would be my own. I spent most of last...Read More
Dedicating resources towards having adventures adds to quality of life I am currently knee-deep into a book titled Die with Zero (2020) that was recommended by my close friend, Yash. The author, Bill Perkins, discusses a concept he calls “experience dividends.” This refers to the reward you receive after an experience has been lived. It’s...Read More
Employers who held back funds for wages paid in Oct/Nov will have to pay it back This Monday, President Biden will sign the infrastructure bill into law with some hoopla – a bipartisan ceremony celebrating the truce, as votes for the bill came from both sides of the aisle. The $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and...Read More
For many entrepreneurs, surviving the COVID-19 pandemic will be the biggest test they will face in their companies’ lifetimes. But they don’t have to endure it without help. The federal government has put resources in place to assist businesses struggling to keep their doors open. The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is an incentive that...Read More
After living through 2020, we all should have a new appreciation for managing risk. Our recent experience with the COVID-19 pandemic is a clear illustration that there are unidentified risks in the market. The National Restaurant Association released the results of a survey this week revealing that 17% of restaurants nationwide, more than 110,000 establishments,...Read More
You might have to read your business financials differently at year-end this year. Many of my clients experienced a ‘gap’ in work and revenue during the pandemic’s initial months. Firms in the interior design industry had to delay scheduled installations, which affected project deadlines and revenue recognition. Many interior design firms are also experiencing delays...Read More
Managing any company’s financial goals is a continuous process but a lot of times a company ends up just focusing on the day-to-day running of the business. The old expression is “working on the business and not in the business” Finding time in busy schedules for reviewing a business’s financial position is not always easy;...Read More
The world in great mayhem due to COVID-19 pandemic it is a fair assumption that most businesses will struggle; some will fail. The differentiating factor between surviving or thriving will be the financial clarity that the business has. Businesses are scrambling from declining sales and stalled supply chains while trying to ensure that their employees...Read More
The world is in great mayhem at the moment because of COVID-19 resulting in international borders being shut, share markets plummeting, and the entire country in lock-down. This has inevitably resulted in less income and less profit for brands across the board – be it the travel and tourism, oil and petroleum, food and beverage,...Read More
