Written by: Brian Smith & Mary Smith Setting and committing to personal and professional goals takes a lot of time, thought, and planning. It’s not typically something that is done on a whim or very easily. Deciding what your goals are, or what your company’s goals are, is a process. It can be difficult to stick to goals or set new goals amidst a pandemic due to the uncertainty. However, it is vital to your health and your company’s health to set new goals and see old goals through to...

Written by: Brian Smith & Mary Smith When tragedy strikes, we are often bombarded by both inspirational stories and those of disappointment. With COVID-19, we have witnessed this bombardment across every sector of business. We consult business leaders, managers, and employees all day and—nearly—all night about the various aspects of life being interrupted by this amazingly challenging time in history. IA Business Advisors offer this advice for managing the effects of COVID-19 as a leader. Understanding the Effects First, its important that leaders realize that different people have different ways...

Written by: Mary Smith As business consultants, business operations are our forte. Since our beginning in 1996, we’ve offered operations consulting to companies who are struggling to keep their business viable. Our clients often wonder what is encompassed in operations consulting; what do IA Business Advisors help with? Operations consulting is advisory and/or implementation services that improve a company's internal operations and performance in the value chain. We have been asked to help with operational strategy development, tactic development, policy & procedure development, change management, project management, outsourced accountability, support,...

Written by: Mary Smith In the business world, fractional executive solutions have been trending for quite some time. You may have seen it by some of its other names: fractional C-suite, fractional business solutions, fractional services, and more. Even though it’s consulting’s latest buzzword, we have offered this service for 24 years, calling it “On-Your-Shoulder Executive Support.” People who are skilled in one area may even market themselves as being a fractional CFO or perhaps a fractional CMO. These all mean the same thing and we are going to dissect...