Written by: Mary Smith I used to live in Washington, D.C., and since our only offices are based in Elgin, Illinois, I worked from home for nearly three years. When it came time to work from home again due to the pandemic, I was ready. Even some of my team members were ready to work from home, but not all. I offered the advice I could to those who needed it and trusted that those who didn’t knew how to thrive in their new working environment. While there are now...

Original by: Strategy Magazine Individual Advantages makes C-Suite expertise available to firms that aren’t quite big enough to hire chairmen or executive level professionals full time. IA consultants leverage their experience to build high-performance teams and steer organizational change. It’s no secret that big businesses tend to have the budgets to hire highly experienced executives, but that’s not always the case with small to mid-sized firms. When it comes to integrating people, process, and technology, many companies don’t know where to start. Enter IA Business Advisors, also known around the...

Written by: Brian Smith & Mary Smith Like most of the world, we have been thinking more about things that are out of our control. The amount of time we have to ourselves or with our families is unprecedented in our lifetimes. We find ourselves streaming more shows and reading more news articles. There is a phrase we keep reading, “This is the new normal.” As business advisors, we deal with exceptions all the time. We are trained to deal with the uncertainties of life and are now pondering this...

Written by: Brian Smith & Mary Smith Buckle up business owners and employees, the financial roller coaster ride is only going to create more anxiety. Our firm has over 1,300 clients, and to date we have seen about 200 receive PPP funds and another 50+ receive EIDL funds. With an overwhelming amount of small businesses applying for funding, obtaining those funds will be like winning the lottery. Based on our last blog, the current approval rating is 2.5 percent and even with the added 500 billion just approved, that percentage...