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If your website analytics have been stagnant for a while, you may be wondering what you can do to boost your traffic. Is it time to give your website a new look? We believe in supporting local businesses, so we’ve put some thought into the matter. Take a look at three tips for determining whetherRead more

How to Grow When It’s Slow is another Blog Series brought to you by the Acadia Parish Chamber.  We continue this series with another quote by Cameron Herold, who says “to really grow quickly, you have to be slightly more than a business, slightly less than a religion.” When you add publicity to a greatRead more

Every business goes through similar stages, no matter which industry it operates in. knowing what stage your company is in can help guide you in focusing your efforts on the right activities for your current situation. Here’s an overview of the primary stages of any business. Stage 1: Development This stage actually takes place beforeRead more

How to Grow When It’s Slow is another Blog Series brought to you by the Acadia Parish Chamber.  “I just got off a coaching call with a client in Detroit,” recalls business expert Cameron Herold. “He’s got about a hundred employees in his manufacturing shop and I was talking to him about culture while they’reRead more

How to Grow When It’s Slow is another Blog Series brought to you by the Acadia Parish Chamber. “Imagine,” suggests business expert Cameron Herold, “if you train your employees on interviewing, train them on effective meetings, train them on an email management, train them on time management, or if you could really work on skillRead more

If you expect to have any kind of influence in your company or in your industry as a whole, the first step is to show up. This means getting involved with your work community and going the extra mile in terms of the effort you give your assignments. The more you can put yourself outRead more

The COVID recession that began in March 2020 has had a disparate effect on workers depending on many factors: industry, occupation, level of education parental status, race, and gender. For example, declines in employment have been largest for workers of color and those with less formal education. Such disproportionate effects owe in large part toRead more

In a collaboration among the twelve reserve banks of the Federal Reserve System, the publication of this report seeks to document the toll the COVID pandemic took on small businesses in 2020. At the time the survey was fielded, six months into the pandemic, closures, layoffs, depressed revenue, and uncertainty continued to plague small businessesRead more

Managers and leaders have been forced to adapt to the rapid changes unraveling at the workplace. As the world races to stop the spread of COVID, many companies have been left to rely on remote workers and flexible positions that combine in-person days with work from home schedules. For managers, the challenge is to findRead more

Managing a business website can feel like a second job. However, it’s more important than ever that your business has a digital presence that speaks directly to the problems your customers want to solve through your products and services. With the pandemic still slowing the pace of business for most of the country, now isRead more