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September 2023
How Will We Know We’re in a Recession?
If the government shuts down, collection of key data on unemployment, inflation, and spending will stop.
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Loren Feldman
‘Employers Were Mad’
Some businesses are actually trying to do something about the rising cost of health insurance.
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Loren Feldman
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Atlanta Offers an Ominous Warning
In many ways, the Sunbelt city is booming, but even there, workers are not returning and the office market is melting down.
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Loren Feldman
I’ve Never Had to Lay Off Anyone Before
In our latest podcast, the owners talk about the challenge of stabilizing a business after layoffs.
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Loren Feldman
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The FTC Targets Private Equity
It’s long been understood that PE roll-ups provide business owners with exits while also destroying some of those businesses in the process. But do the…
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Loren Feldman
Business Owners Are Feeling More Confident
About two-thirds expect their own business’s revenue to increase next year, but they’re a little worried about everyone else’s business.
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Loren Feldman
What Price Glory?
In Philadelphia, the owner of a renowned bagel shop decides to close down rather than raise his prices.
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Loren Feldman
I Would Have Been a Sub of a Sub of a Sub
In our latest 21 Hats Podcast, the owners talk about the times when it’s better to walk away from business.
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Loren Feldman
Do You Need a Chief of Staff?
Michael Girdley says every business owner should have one. Since hiring his, Girdley says, he’s doubled his productivity, and he’s having a lot more…
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Loren Feldman
The IRS Shuts Down the ERC
Employee retention credit claims are often filled with errors and filed by employers that aren’t eligible, which is why the IRS is pressing pause.
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Loren Feldman
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