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Prepare, prepare, prepare. As a recession is bearing down on us all, figuring out how to prepare for economic downturns is something you should be concerned with in your Virginia Beach business. I know I am.Now, while you and I can’t prepare for every eventuality, we...

Is your hustle muscle feeling strong right now? I hope so because if your business is going to make it moving forward, it’s going to have to be – at least for somebody on your business team. This inflationary environment virtually demands it (as does a likely...

As a small business owner, you’re battling on a lot of different fronts right now. You’re doing your best to keep employees happy, raise prices without driving away customers, pivot to alternative supply options as your current ones dry up, adjust for changing...

The unfortunate reality of things right now is that businesses across the board might need to raise their prices. Inflation’s increasingly pervasive effects, as well as continued supply shortages, demand that pricing models change – or at least be...

Everywhere I turn there’s a Virginia Beach business with a “Now Hiring” sign in the window. Are you seeing this too? Staffing is an issue in every industry across the country. Part of that? Making money isn’t the only reason people want a job. 2020 certainly...

Today I want to start a series on how small businesses like yours can fight inflation. Because I know that’s one of the top concerns for businesses across the country right now. But I’d also like to know…How’s your business faring? I’m genuinely interested in how...

…payment methods!Try to come up with one thing that’s more important to your Virginia Beach business than taking in revenue smoothly. Yeah, I couldn’t, either.And making sure that revenue is coming in becomes almost an obsession when you’re feeling the squeeze of...

[1] Because we’re talking cash flow management today… with a recession looming on the horizon and the effects of inflation being felt so hard in everyday life, it’s difficult not to freak out over what lies ahead for your Virginia Beach small...

 Yes, inflation isn't slowing down, even here in Virginia Beach.Though it's not the main thing I'll be writing about today, I did want to point out this economic elephant in the room for my Chesapeake Bay business owner readers and clients, and not just...

Before I get into accounting methods basics today (a subject near to my heart) ... I hope you were able to get in on some Memorial Day activities this past weekend (though I know some Virginia Beach business owners are in the thick of things during this commemorative...

In the arena of not-so-good news, along with so many other things these days, it looks like IRS interest rates have gone up for Quarter 3. Inflationary insults to injury for Virginia Beach business owners.These days are getting tougher. Hang in there.Now … the...

As a small business owner, you’re often preoccupied with all the things that go into running your Virginia Beach business – the daily logistics, managing employee workflow, paying the bills, bringing in more customers… making a profit. Let’s focus on that last...