8 Critical Lessons Leaders Need To Emerge From The COVID-19 Crisis (And One That Will Surprise You)

In a matter of days, shutdowns and physical social distancing measures due to the coronavirus pandemic led to a dramatic shift in consumer values and behavior. It heavily impacted businesses and interrupted our way of life.

Close to two months later, the landscape hasn’t changed much. Employees still worry about the security of their jobs while employers struggle to figure out how to appropriately navigate these unprecedented times. I have lived through something similar as a founder and CEO during the 2001 dot-com burst and the 2008 financial crisis. In both instances, the industry survived and eventually recovered, and I learned some valuable lessons about the resilience of companies during periods of economic downturns. These are the hard-won lessons we can take with us on the other side of this unpredictable period of volatile market conditions and tremendous change.

I Applied For SBA COVID-19 Relief — Here's How It Went

High Rock Accounting, the firm where I serve as CFO, regularly assists clients with cash flow planning, strategy and management. We give people advice all day long on how to maintain proper cash flow levels when faced with growth, unexpected business events and (of course) economic downturns. But what we don’t often stop to ponder is: Who does High Rock turn to when we are faced with these same challenges?

Concierge Notary ServicesJuly 7, 2020small business, concierge notary, sba, covid19, coronavirus, relief, disaster, tax, ceo, cfoComment

10 Tips for Successfully Navigating Major Business Changes

If you run a business for a long period of time, you’re going to need to pivot or change at some point. Whether you’re changing the name or the marketing tactics you use, navigating those changes successfully is a must. Members of the online small business community have plenty of experience in this area. Read on for tips to help you navigate some of the challenges that go along with making changes to your business.

Concierge Notary ServicesJune 8, 2020concierge notary, small business, navigate, major, business, changes, marketing, advertising, ceo, cfo, financesComment

What Sets Successful CEOs Apart

The chief executive role is a tough one to fill. From 2000 to 2013, about a quarter of the CEO departures in the Fortune 500 were involuntary, according to the Conference Board. The fallout from these dismissals can be staggering: Forced turnover at the top costs shareholders an estimated $112 billion in lost market value annually, a 2014 PwC study of the world’s 2,500 largest companies showed. Those figures are discouraging for directors who have the hard task of anointing CEOs—and daunting to any leader aspiring to the C-suite. Clearly, many otherwise capable leaders and boards are getting something wrong. The question is, what?

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Overdue Notary Invoices: Strategies For Getting Paid

Unpaid invoices are a source of frustration to many Notary Signing Agents. But Signing Agents are not alone. Seventy-one percent of independent contractors have had trouble getting paid by their clients, and these people on average are owed more than $6,000 (some as much as $30,000), according to the Freelancers Union.

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