At its Dec. 13-14 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the federal funds rate by 50 basis points, to a range between 4.25% and 4.50%.
As a prior owner of a national uniform business with a huge customer base, the end of the year was always a very busy time for our sales and marketing team.
Earlier this month, 125 business, nonprofit and community leaders signed letters asking the Grand Rapids City Commission to consider new legislation promoting the health and safety of all who live, work and recreate downtown — and the ensuing conversation about homelessness has never been more robust.
One of the principles that I have discovered in my 35 years as a consultant and sales guru is this: Biblical business principles are also those principles that enable a company to achieve more of its potential.