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Navigating Tariffs, Tech, and Rising Costs

Navigating Tariffs, Tech, and Rising Costs

by Lea Strickland | Aug 17, 2025 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Economy and Economics

The world is constantly evolving. Businesses must meet the challenge and adapt to it. Today, the economic landscape is in transition (wars, tariffs, cultural clashes, financial turmoil, etc.), which will ultimately provide a stronger foundation for growth in the long...
11 Strategic Actions to Increase Your Business’s Agility and Resilience

11 Strategic Actions to Increase Your Business’s Agility and Resilience

by Lea Strickland | Jun 20, 2025 | Business Articles, Capability, Strategy

In today’s unpredictable economic and global environment, your ability to adapt quickly and recover from setbacks is essential for survival. As businesses face a range of challenges, including supply chain disruptions, talent shortages, and technological shifts,...
How US Tariffs Are Opening New Doors for Small Businesses in American Manufacturing

How US Tariffs Are Opening New Doors for Small Businesses in American Manufacturing

by Lea Strickland | Jun 20, 2025 | Business Articles, Economy and Economics

As global trade dynamics continue to evolve, US small businesses find themselves at the center of an unexpected opportunity. They are in the midst of a resurgence of manufacturing on American soil. Recent US tariff policies, implemented across the Trump and Biden...

Switzerland Seeks to Decouple Income and Work – An Atlas Shrugged Moment

by Lea Strickland | Jun 6, 2016 | Business Articles, Economy and Economics, Faith Blog, Perspectives

Switzerland Attempts to Decouple Income and Work I am always surprised when life follows fiction (perhaps I shouldn’t be). In Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged1 the world stops working and things start falling apart. As the story unfolds, we learn that the governments of the...

Rep David Lewis (NC House)

by Lea Strickland | Feb 23, 2016 | Focus on Business Radio Show

Host Lea Strickland talks with NC Rep. David Lewis about the economy, education, and veterans issues. The focus is the impact on small businesses, “Main Street” and how NC legislators can help the economy by helping small business. Listen Now
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