All this stimulus money, where is it going? Certainly not to small businesses who need it most. Since small businesses employ more than half of the workforce, wouldn’t you think there would be special programs to help these businesses manage better in these tough times? Not a penny. In fact, a friend of mine went [...]
“More than ever, we need to talk about what’s possible.” That’s what US Bank CEO Richard Davis said last week in Minneapolis when he addressed 149 delegates of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation Leadership Exchange (LEX) trip. Davis’ presentation, one of the trip highlights for me, was a perfect way to begin two days [...]
It sounds self serving, but it’s not. We in public relations keep emphasizing that during difficult times smart companies do not pull back in their communications efforts. They don’t need to increase these efforts because their not-so-smart competition is pulling back on their visibility programs. Smart companies invest during a recession, not-so-smart companies wring their [...]
— Guest post by Gina Seamans, 2009 PRSA Colorado Chapter President I attended the free Vectra Bank Economic Forecast event this morning. I was pleasantly surprised that Vectra offered a hot breakfast, unlimited juice and coffee. I was expecting a “recession”-adjusted meal of bagels and water. Vectra hosts the best economic forecast event in Denver [...]