Business revenue at the halfway point of the year is worst than last year for more than half of the respondents in the latest IFAwebnews.com poll.

Insurance agency owners plan a mixed bag of approaches to handling work hours during the next two weeks as they deal with the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, according to an IFAwebnews.com poll.

Whether you are in Houston, Texas or Trenton, N.J., the business world has changed. While the economy may trend up and down, change is a factor that stays consistent. Even if your business is currently suffering, when it returns to the good times, the industry will not be like it was during the last period of prosperity. No one likes change, but everyone must deal with it.

They just keep coming and coming. Almost every day for the last few weeks, an insurance agency has been sold. Sometimes it’s more than one. Deal after deal after deal. Employee benefits firms, small agencies. And more deals for insurance agencies can be expected, industry experts say.

Market chaos and churn necessitates that business owners must refresh their growth strategy.

When ground forces are on the move, or fighter jets take to the air, they remain in real-time contact with their direct commander and upwards through higher levels of command to produce precise results. These clear lines of communication, though they involve different people, hierarchies and systems are the core of mission success.

If you are a significant shareholder or owner of a small to mid-sized business and refinancing debt or a bank loan or leasing a facility or new equipment, chances are that the lender or lessor will require you to sign a personal guarantee. For several years prior to the recent recession, credit was easy and it was possible to obtain a line of credit or lease new equipment or space without having to personally back-stop the liability…not today.

Agencies can find mutual benefit if they find compatible charities and market their contributions to the group in the proper ways.

GMAC Insurance Personal Lines has a new owner, who has installed a new leader of the vehicle insurance provider.

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