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What Does a Hamburger Teach us about Inflation and World Economics?
Let’s consider inflation by looking at hamburgers. Here are the year over year changes in the price of hamburger ingredients.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jun 14, 20224 min read
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What Defines a Small Business? Middle-market Business? Large Business? How does a Business Survive?
As the pandemic moves further into the past, the need for businesses to change and adapt is increasingly important to success.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jun 2, 20224 min read
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Focus Management Group: May Month in Review
Each month we post an overview article that covers our recent company articles, announcements, and insights. Below is for the month of May.
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Jun 1, 20222 min read
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Will Labor Cost Increases Reduce Soon?
Business owners & managers are being confronted with rising labor cost pressures, and for many it appears there is no end in sight...
Juanita Schwartzkopf
May 24, 20223 min read
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Will Food Prices Continue to Increase, & What Does that Mean for the Food and Agribusiness Sector?
The food & agribusiness sector of the economy is experiencing serious increases in prices based on the data from the April 2022 CPI and PPI.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
May 17, 20223 min read
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Who is Immune to the Changes in the New and Used Vehicle Industry?
The long answer is – the impacts vary in intensity and vary in speed of impact and length of impact...
Juanita Schwartzkopf
May 12, 20224 min read
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Focus Management Group: April Month in Review
Each month we post an overview article that covers our recent company articles, announcements, and insights. This is for the month of April.
paloisio
May 1, 20222 min read
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Did the Commercial Real Estate Market Respond to the Pandemic as Expected?
When the pandemic started in 2020, no one was sure how far reaching the commercial real estate problems would be or how long they would last
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Apr 28, 20223 min read
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What is Happening to the Residential and Commercial Real Estate Markets?
There's uncertainty with residential & commercial real estate markets. In this article we explore the trends & statistics impacting them.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Apr 21, 20223 min read
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Escalating Inflationary Pressures: Expect Waves of Inflationary Impacts
Businesses and lenders are challenged to deal with 2022 actual performance and 2022 forecasts in this complicated environment.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Apr 13, 20224 min read
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Focus Management Group: March Month in Review
Each month we post an overview article that covers our recent company articles, announcements, and insights. This is for the month of March.
paloisio
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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Food Cost Inflation: Impacts from Producers to Processors to Consumers
To understand the food & agribusiness sector and the inflationary challenges being felt, it's crucial to view the supply chain start to end.
paloisio
Mar 31, 20227 min read
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Crop Lines of Credit: Stresses in 2022?
The first quarter of each calendar year is a time when ag producers & their lenders evaluate the crop lines of credit. Here's the outlook.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Mar 24, 20224 min read
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Fuel Prices and Transportation Costs are Surging: What Should Businesses Expect?
Fuel price increases have been huge. How can a business evaluate the amount of impact trucking costs will have on performance?
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Mar 16, 20224 min read
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Focus Management Group: February Month in Review
Each month we post an overview article that covers our recent company articles, announcements, and insights. This is for the month of Feb.
paloisio
Mar 2, 20221 min read
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This Is the Time to Evaluate Cybersecurity
Businesses need to test backup procedures, run disaster recovery tests and drills, evaluate insurance coverages, and more.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Mar 1, 20224 min read
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Challenging Inflation – Let’s Get After This!
There are tools and techniques that can be implemented to survive and possibly thrive, even in the worst economic environments. Read more!
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Feb 15, 20224 min read
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Focus Management Group: January Month in Review
Each month we post an overview article that covers our recent company articles, announcements, and insights. This is for January.
paloisio
Feb 1, 20222 min read
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How Does a Business Deal with Supply Chain Issues in 2022?
The Semiannual Economic Forecast reports demand will expand, so don't expect supply chain issues to be short-lived. What should you do?
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jan 27, 20227 min read
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How Does a Business Deal with Labor Issues in 2022?
We review the labor indicators and discuss approaches business management can take to survive and thrive in this environment
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jan 21, 20226 min read
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