Perspectives

Without a doubt, the global pandemic is changing how people live and work, the freight forwarding industry included. The shipping business has gone from under the radar, business as usual to headline news over the last year. From ship to shelf, supply chain issues will continue into 2022 and the challenges will forever change how the industry works. Here are the trends we will be watching in the New Year and what supply chain teams can do now.... Read More

Today’s B2B marketers are expected to do the impossible: create a huge volume of content at a rapid pace while striving to make it engaging, timely and relevant to their audience — then they wake up the next day and do it all over again. They need a better way to generate powerful marketing that fosters connections with their audience and gives them a real return on effort. They need an amplified marketing strategy.... Read More

The stock market kicked off 2022 with a bang, ushering in the worst performance to start a year since 2016. Despite a strong first trading day of the year in which markets closed at new record highs, the week concluded with all major domestic indices meaningfully negative. What went wrong? ... Read More

Since the onset of the pandemic, women business owners are driving record levels of small business creation. Annually, women-owned businesses drive over $1 trillion in sales and in 2020, women created half of all new small businesses, compared with one-quarter of new entrepreneurs in year’s past. At Bank of America, approximately 40% of our small business clients are women, above the national average.... Read More

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Business Employment Dynamics reveals that roughly 80 percent of businesses survive their first year in business, nearly 50 percent of businesses survive their fifth year, and only about 30 percent of businesses survive 10 years of operation. Celebrating a decade last fall since the launch of hc1, we took time to reflect and are grateful for the team we have built that shares a passion to deliver personalized healthcare to every patient. ... Read More

If you would have asked me at five years old what I wanted to be when I grow up, I would have said the president. Ask me again at 10, and the answer was probably an NFL player. ... Read More

You have probably heard a few different stories about Accounts Payable automation. Some people have told you that you can save a lot of time and money by automating. Others may have warned you that it’s much harder to do than many vendors promise.... Read More

hinting at rate increases in 2022, the year ahead might not look much better. So with yields low and rates projected to rise, why should I own bonds?... Read More

I have seen the look of dread on the faces of nonprofit staff as they anticipate "the same questions" from their boards. Board members are often uncertain of the proper questions to ask or worse yet are motivated by agendas. Donors have questions we might not have anticipated or had the opportunity to answer. ... Read More

When COVID-19 hit in March 2020, companies quickly responded by switching over to a remote workplace, allowing employees to work from home to ensure their safety and wellbeing. What no one expected was how positively the workforce would respond to this change.... Read More

“As the leaders go, so go the people” is an ancient saying that is still applicable today. Leadership qualities are different for everyone. Consider adjusting yours this year.... Read More

Suppose your startup markets an innovative device to improve productivity and profitability for manufacturing operations. Your in-house team of 20 excitedly launched a promotional eblast last week, and the response has been fast and furious. ... Read More

In 2007, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program was created to help public servants pay off their student loans after ten years. Fast forward 15 years, and that program is getting a makeover.  Are you eligible? ... Read More

Two weeks ago, the State Budget Committee received another dose of stunning news about the strength of Indiana’s finances: The latest revenue forecast adds $3.3 billion to earlier two-year projections, pushing the state surplus over... Read More

As business professionals, we run on strict schedules. For me, having a daily routine and a schedule I can fall back on has been even more important since the onset of the pandemic. In fact, research shows that doing the same repetitive actions every day not only benefits your physical health, but those actions can also improve your mental health by reducing overall stress levels.... Read More

All too often, our ears deceive us. We hear a word or phrase, make assumptions about the spelling, and then use it ourselves. Sometimes, that results in the use of words that sound identical but actually have vastly different meanings.... Read More

All those year-end tax-planning issues!  You only have a few more days to wrap up your tax savings.  What do you need to know before saying goodbye to 2021? ... Read More

Lenders are seeing an uptick in loan requests as the pandemic slows. Requests related to mergers and acquisitions are on the rise. It’s a good time for acquisitions for many reasons. Before approaching a lender, carefully consider the risks versus rewards.... Read More

Small businesses are the backbone of a community. The corner coffee shop provides a common, friendly spot to gather and share conversation. The centrally-located market where neighbors go to get their milk, the hair salon that’s been passed down through generations, the brewery where friends meet after work — all essential fibers of the fabric of a neighborhood.... Read More

As the economy begins to recover and businesses start to reopen or transition back to the office, our country has found itself in the middle of an unprecedented labor shortage. Organizations across the United States are struggling to fill gaps within... Read More