Ensuring nonprofits are prepared for the future
Is your nonprofit planning for the future or are you stuck in an endless loop of the current moment?
Over the past few years all...
Will we relive the stagflation of the 1970s?
The world economy is facing slowing growth and rising inflation, raising concerns of a return to the stagflation of the 1970s, when steep interest...
Summer headlines highlight power concerns
Recent headlines have warned of electricity reliability problems this summer. The 2022 Summer Reliability Assessment from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warns...
NFIB supports antitrust legislation to level digital economy
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) sent a letter of support to the U.S. Senate supporting S. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice...
How to freeze your credit to protect your identity
According to the Insurance Information Institute, more than 20,000 Iowans reported being the victim of identity theft in 2021.
Identity theft occurs when someone steals...
An Iowa business property tax switch-up
Attention Iowa business property owners: Changes are coming. On May 2, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed bill HF 2552 into law, converting the previous business...
How to (properly) use a QR code
In 2014, I wrote a blog that advised not using QR codes for business until they became native in everyone’s phone camera apps. In...
Employers encouraged to complete Kirkwood’s Skills Talent Report
In February 1999, the “Skills 2000 Commission Report: Assessment of Major Employers’ Skill and Employment Needs in East Central Iowa” was published by the...
Deep customer knowledge key to marketing success
With so many dramatic shifts in marketing over the last decade, the goal of influencing customers has become more challenging and complex.
Changes, such as...
Labor shortages killing many industries
In May 2022, after 70 years of operations, the nation’s last Howard Johnson restaurant closed its doors in Albany, New York. Across the nation,...