Member Insights: Minding the Rules
Compliance with business regulations is so important no matter what industry you are in, but business owners are often strapped for cash and think that they can adjust things “later” only to get too busy and not revisit these important matters. What advice do you have for entrepreneurs regarding any or all of the following areas of expertise in business: HR, legal, accounting/finance or other?
Read MoreA Message From Our President: Minding the Rules
Happy April! With some doses of warmer weather and stretches with real sunshine, I hope you are feeling positive as we move into the second quarter of 2021. Our theme for April is "Minding the Rules" relative to compliance, which tackles a lot of the areas that as business owners, tend to be last on the list. If our ducks are supposed to be in a row, many of us have some herding to do!
Read MoreAnnouncing New North Connects Leaders
We are excited to announce the new leaders of the North Connects and North Mastermind! JENNIFER BUCHHOLZ Owner, Excel & Flourish
Read MoreAnnouncement: SomerCor
SomerCor Expands Leadership Team: Hires SBA veteran lender Margaret Griffin as Chief Lending Officer
Read MoreA Message from Our President: People Matters
Happy March! We are so excited (and relieved) that Spring is finally upon us! The theme this month is “People Matters” and we’re focusing in on HR-related companies and topics such as staffing, recruiting, training, leadership development and more! It goes without saying that people are the backbone of the company and, therefore, they certainly matter to us. When hiring new team members, it’s important to make sure they know that they matter – to you, to their coworkers, and to the company.
Read MoreMember Insights: People Matters
For many companies, our most important asset is our people. What advice do you have for other members to recruit the best employees and develop them as leaders in their company? Terri EvansRylon's Smokehouse, LLP
Read MoreA Message from Our President: Think Inclusive
If January wasn’t the “Fresh Start” to 2021 you were expecting, that’s okay! The beauty of fresh starts is that we get to make them whenever we want, even if it’s a month after January. Any time is the right time, so find your “Fresh Start” and get started! And here’s some more good news: it’s February, so we’re one step closer to Spring and warmer weather!
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The theme for February is "Think Inclusive." How are you fostering diversity and inclusion in 2021?
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Ashley Logan
When Ashley Logan started in content marketing in 2012, content strategies were more focused on SEO-stuffing and obsessing over long-tail keywords than creating good content. But Ashley knew there was a better way—through higher-quality, journalistic articles and blog posts. Ashley left a successful career in commercial real estate to found Yakkety Yak, a full-service content marketing agency. It wasn’t easy to convince companies to get on board, but Ashley knew that she had to be willing to swim upstream and adopt new best practices to achieve the best results for her clients.
Read MorePlanning from a Woman's Perspective
Planning from a Woman’s Perspective I’ve attended my share of wealth management conferences and it’s not uncommon to have a respected speaker deliver a message on establishing a niche market, including financial planning for women. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, just over half of the U.S. workforce is female. That’s a pretty big niche. However, many in the financial industry look past women or omit them from the planning process. That’s unfortunate, as women have some unique planning needs. The Income Gap
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