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VIEWPOINT: Getting Back to Business: 6 Tips to Boost Brand Loyalty & Trust
As businesses slowly return from more than two years of uncertainty, entrepreneurs are finding that their brands have been impacted. Internal organizational changes have affected workflows and processes including the communication necessary to maintain relationships. Shifts in the marketplace have altered consumer behavior and perception. Customer and audience relationships have become strained. With the stress […]
CEO FOCUS: Syracuse Surge Programs Prepare Local Talent for In-Demand Careers
Ensuring local talent has the skills and experience to meet the needs of employers is critical to our region’s economic progress. Likewise, efforts to attract a semiconductor manufacturer to the White Pine mega site in Clay must also include the preparation of community members to fill any new job opportunities. Connecting Syracuse residents to this
CEO FOCUS: Leveraging Opportunities to Drive New Progress for CNY’s Innovation Ecosystem
Over the past few weeks, I have been reflecting on how we think about our community, and the two decades of strategic planning and hard work that is transforming our regional economy. Today, among other achievements, we celebrate our entrepreneurial ecosystem. What was once a mark of how far we had fallen behind, is now
VIEWPOINT: Retirees are going back to work
Some do it to supplement income, others to feel productive More senior citizens are saying, “I’m too young to retire.” Some simply can’t afford to retire; others remain in the workforce because it makes them feel productive. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says that by 2028, nearly one in four seniors 65 years
VIEWPOINT: It’s Just the Beginning of Mohawk Valley’s Economic Transformation
The Mohawk Valley region underwent gut-wrenching economic changes in the mid-1990s with the realignment of Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome and major industrial plant downsizings and closures. Back then, the region’s future appeared to be rather bleak, and its psyche was badly shaken. Fast forward to today, the region is not losing jobs or bleeding
VIEWPOINT: 4 Tips for Navigating an Uncertain Economic Climate
If there is something we have learned collectively over the past two years, it is that uncertainty is somewhat inevitable. Business owners have faced unprecedented challenges, including health and wellness concerns, government-compliance issues, labor challenges, and a wildly unpredictable economy. From a good-news perspective, there are signs that aspects of our lives are progressing to
Ask Rusty: Should I Apply for SS if I’m 78 & Still Working?
Dear Rusty: I am 78, still working, have a good health-care plan, and I make a nice salary. Can I still get my Social Security (SS) check since I paid into it all these years? Signed: Still Working in my late 70s Dear Still Working: Not only can you get your Social Security check now,
VIEWPOINT: Judge Declares N.Y.’s COVID-19 Isolation & Quarantine Regulation Unenforceable
A New York State Supreme Court Judge [recently] ruled that New York’s regulation establishing isolation and quarantine procedures related to COVID-19 and other highly communicable diseases is void and unenforceable. On April 4, 2022, three Republican state legislators and a citizens’ group filed an Article 78 proceeding against Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York State Commissioner
VIEWPOINT: 5 Ways to Unify Your Sales, Marketing Teams to Close Deals
If you have spent time in the B2B world recently, you may have noticed a new trend. Sales and marketing teams are finally finding ways to become better aligned and work more closely together. It’s long overdue, too. With better alignment, team members can work toward the same goals and boost efficiencies throughout the organization —
N.Y. Cracks Down on “Gifting,” Other Unlicensed Sales of Cannabis
Many clients eager to start a recreational cannabis business have asked us when they can start selling adult-use cannabis to consumers. Although the possession and use of cannabis is now legal in New York state, that does not mean retail sales of cannabis are legal as well. New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has yet
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