This strain is forcing high energy costs on European companies which in turn will inevitably affect imports from Europe and the companies buying them as prices soar to accommodate energy costs. What could this mean for business owners enmeshed in globalization? Well, if you’re importing from Europe or doing business with anyone in the EU, expect higher trade prices as European companies are attempting to offset the cost of rising energy, especially if Russia puts embargos on their oil.
Read MoreSo what can your business do to ensure the safety of your employees, patrons, and yourself?
Purchase PPE (personal protective equipment) for the employees you have working for your establishment. Items like gloves, masks, hand sanitizer, and ample amounts of antibacterial hand soap should be readily available for your entire workforce. Your employees require their jobs but also require their employers to care about their safety…
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Read MoreIf your contracts and policy manuals have not been updated, move it to the top right along with your fiscal year planning. If you are one of those companies where planning was done last year or years before for this new decade, congratulations, we are trying to keep up with you, but if you have not yet put those goals and ideas down on paper and discussed them with your department heads (which could be you and all your many hats) then let's get the ball moving.
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