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Article written by Amy Webb for the Harvard Business Review on July 30, 2019. I recently helped a large industrial manufacturing company with its strategic planning process. With so much uncertainty surrounding autonomous vehicles, 5G, robotics, global trade, and the oil markets, the company’s senior leaders needed a set of guiding objectives and strategies linkingRead more

Teamwork is critical for businesses in just about every industry, so it is likely that you will work as part of a team at some point in your career. Depending on your position within your organization, you may be called upon as a team leader as well. Here’s what you need to know to keepRead more

If you’re struggling with how to market your business in the current environment of uncertainty, you are not alone. Many members want to get the word out that their business are once again open for trade. However, some don’t quite know how to advertise without seeming insensitive to the realities of the global pandemic. Fortunately,Read more

Is your email inbox flooded with messages from big brands, with every message starting off with “In these uncertain time” and ending with “We’re all in this together”?  You’re not alone. It seems like every brand wants to reach out to its customers in these (yes yes we know) uncertain times. But there’s no needRead more

How to Grow When It’s Slow is another Blog Series from the Acadia Parish Chamber.  Due to the COVID pandemic, many businesses were forced to go fully virtual for their customers. Also going virtual were many employees, not able to come into work due to brick-and-mortars being closed down, but still able to provide forRead more

Tourism is a major industry and capturing your share of our local tourists will help your business thrive. The Chamber encourages you to stop in and learn more about our advertising tools that can help you succeed, as well as putting you in touch with professional media companies who are members. Local sights, conventions, andRead more

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2021 State of the Parish Address. It will bringing together Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson, Acadia Parish Police Jury President Chance Henry, and Acadia Parish School Board Superintendent Scott Richard. This great event will make an effort to inform local citizens of the progressRead more

How to Grow When It’s Slow is another Blog Series brought to you by the Acadia Parish Chamber.  Right now, companies are excellent at “ripping off the band-aid” nd making decisions quickly and decisively. In a time of crisis, that is one of the best sills to have, and businesses have benefitted form making thoseRead more

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed into law this week. The law makes an additional $7.25 billion available for the Paycheck Protection Program and expands eligibility to most 501(c) nonprofit organizations. It does not, however, change the program’s March 31 expiration date. The law also extended the Employee Retention TaxRead more

Back in March of 2020, when lockdowns began to be put in place and more than 40 percent of us began commuting from our beds to kitchen tables or makeshift home office spaces, no one could’ve expected that many still do that same commute a year later. Yet here we are. The big question facingRead more