by Kristin Gravitt | Jun 1, 2023 | Business Tips
Memorial Day doesn’t always mean rest for the small business owner — depending on what kind of industry you’re in. There’s often a lot of hustle around national holidays (special promotions, big sales, holiday weekend shopping). And debt ceiling deals to make,...
by Kristin Gravitt | May 24, 2023 | Business Strategies
Memorial Day is next week. The unofficial start of summer. I like to remember that when things are unpredictable and even a bit hairy (like a shifty economy, bank failures, debt ceiling crisis), normal life still goes on. People will still prep their grills. They’ll...
by Kristin Gravitt | May 17, 2023 | Business Tips
Now, I know that I recently started talking about the new FinCEN reporting requirement and promised a part two… which I’ll absolutely get to in an upcoming blog. But this time I wanted to take the opportunity to speak about the banking “crisis” that has a lot of Lake...
by Kristin Gravitt | May 3, 2023 | Business Strategies
We’ve all got a bit of FOMO about FOMC’s (Federal Open Market Committee’s) big meeting this week, waiting to see if yet another interest rate hike will be coming. Most indicators say likely. Since March 2022, there have been NINE such increases to interest rates all...
by Kristin Gravitt | Apr 30, 2023 | Business Strategies
Unless you’ve been living in a cave like this woman, you know that business ownership is a tough gig right now — it’s nearly an Olympic sport to keep things running and moving ahead. But, despite all that, being a business owner is also pretty great. And I’d...