By Kyle Leighton Among many other economic trends, 2020 forced many offline businesses to move their operations online. Those that pivoted to e-commerce reaped major benefits, especially during the holiday season, when businesses logged an average 110 percent increase in sales. And overall, U.S. e-commerce sales grew 44 percent by year’s end, topping $861 billion. Without question, there’s never been…
What You Should Know About Supplemental Security Income
This is going to be a column about Supplemental Security Income, or SSI. In other words, it will NOT be a column about Social Security. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security are two entirely different government programs. They really have nothing to do with each other, other than the fact that they are both managed…
Handling Social Security Affairs When Someone Dies
I wrote a column about a year ago based on an email from an 85-year-old woman whose husband of 60 years was near death. She was asking me how to deal with Social Security matters after he passed away. That column struck a chord with many people. For example, many readers told me they were…
Is Trust or Innovation More Important for a Brand in 2021?
By Darpan Munjal Covid has changed the way many businesses operate. 2020 and 2021 have tested many of us as business people, as leaders and as entrepreneurs. We have been constantly pushed to pivot and innovate our lives and to adapt to a new world, whether that involves making online experiences more personal, going green…
Winning Includes Putting People First in Your Business—This Is How You Do It
By Victoria Maitland It may not sound like breaking news, but it bears repeating that treating staff members like humans is great for business. What might actually be shocking to readers is that company owners still far too often overlook that fact, usually for the sake of a bottom line. Of course, every decision has…
The Japanese Secret to Undertake With Meaning
By Jesús De Hoyos Freymann The best-kept secret for entrepreneurship and success comes from the remote and small island of Okinawa in Japan. It is said that its inhabitants have a purpose for which to get up every morning and enjoy life. We hear a lot about why it is so important to have a business…
What to Expect From the Post-Pandemic Real Estate Market
By Amanda Moore The COVID-19 pandemic caused incredible upheaval in the real estate industry. From the rise in inner-city rental vacancies and subsequent price drops to the increasing pressure on rural and suburban home prices, there are few areas of the real estate industry that COVID-19 did not touch. As the world begins to recover…
A 5-Step Approach to Managing Imposter Syndrome
By Robin Buckley Imposter syndrome is a debilitating pattern of thinking that inhibits optimal functioning. Not only does it undermine confidence, but it also produces a need to prove yourself by achieving unrealistic standards —standards that you, the person with imposter syndrome, create for yourself. In the process, imposter syndrome reduces creativity because the person…
Our Collective Loss of What’s Normal
While it was certainly an adjustment, overall, I felt like I came out of COVID-19 unscathed. I’m certainly not trying to brag. I was, and still am, fortunate to work from home when I need or want to—and most of our employees are able to do the same. I was really grateful for the quality…
Ask Yourself This Simple Question to Leave Negativity Behind
By Gurpreet Kaur I have been an entrepreneur for more than a decade now. I have started my private practice in three different states and four different cities. Keeping up with your mental and emotional faculties as an entrepreneur is not only vital, but also very challenging. According to a study by the National Institute of…
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