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Interest Rate Forecast: Remaining Low Throughout 2020
Many of us forecasters have been expecting interest rates to rise, but we’ll have to wait another year for that to happen. The key issue is economic growth strong enough to push inflation up, or at least to make the Federal Reserve worry about inflation rising. The latest economic data have dashed hopes for strong econ
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The coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed life and business for almost everyone
The coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed life and business for almost everyone. But for veterinarians, the pandemic caused a phenomenon similar to whiplash. In March 2020, when the country went into lockdown mode, veterinarians saw their patient loads dry up almost immediately, as people canceled appointments a
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Why Leaders Should Embrace The Returning Workforce Opportunity
As countries around the world ease lockdown restrictions, few in the workforce believe there will be a return to ‘business as usual’. At best, organisations are hoping to settle quickly into the ‘new normal’. But as Blitz Studio CEO Melissa Hanley recently remarked, “Whatever the new normal is, it’s only going to be th
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Cybersecurity Action Plan: 7 Tips for Small Business CFOs
A data security breach is one of the CFO’s biggest nightmares. The bad actors are getting creative at their trade, causing our nightmares to become
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When Is Inflation Good for the Economy?
Inflation is and has been a highly debated phenomenon in economics. Even the use of the word "inflation" has different meanings in different contexts. Many economists, businessmen, and politicians maintain that moderate inflation levels are needed to drive consumption, assuming that higher levels of spending are crucia
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3 ways to bolster supply chain cybersecurity as attacks accelerate
A procurement manager at a mid-size company receives a text message from the CEO saying that their warehouse vendor is offering a 30% discount if they
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Cybercrimes can cost companies money, customers, and employees. Here's what types of cybersecurity protocols every business needs to keep their data and information safe.
Summary List Placement More people are working remotely these days, as businesses strive to keep their employees safe and help stop the spread of COVID-19. But with so many employees working outside the office, organizations may be opening the door to a different kind of threat: a cyberattack. The FBI's Internet Crime
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How to Grow Your Online Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Half a year after the United States joined the rest of the planet in quarantine, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hurt. Every aspect of life and the world has been affected, and commerce is no exception. Yelp reported that over 80 thousand businesses shut their doors forever between May 1 and July 15. The number has
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Coronavirus And Your Retirement Plan, Should You Do Something?
Most of you knew this would happen again sooner or later, the time when the stock market experiences a sharp decline. The inevitable big down day (which could perhaps turn into down weeks or months) happened during the past few days when both the Dow, NASDAQ, and S&P markets closed significantly lower. Hopes for a quic
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4 Things Small Businesses Should Consider In Today’s Economy
The increasing complexity of the current economic environment can be overwhelming for business owners, and this concern is only amplified by the ongoing conversations and coverage in the media.