Colorado’s Thriving Travel-Tech Industry — How Tech and Travel Giants Are Driving Startup Success
Not long ago, travel planning involved paper guidebooks, phone calls and often an assist from a real live travel agent. That’s changed markedly, as the travel industry has embraced technology in a big way in recent decades. Colorado is firmly entrenched in both areas. With several travel heavyweights based in the state and a[...]
Revolutionizing Tee Time: GolfSnake App Offers Seamless Reservations for Denver Golfers
The director of Dallas-based Frontier Investment Management’s Denver office, Bruce Kendrick describes himself as “not a good golfer, but an avid golfer.” Kendrick likes to hit the links a couple of times a week, but he has been hampered by a general lack of availability in the Denver area since the beginning of the COVID[...]
Future-Proofing your CPA Firm: 4 Tips for Anticipating Trends and Preparing for Change
Looking back at the past few years, it is bewildering to consider the concept of “future-proofing” a CPA firm. Yet, the unexpected impact of the pandemic has disrupted the field of CPA for years to come, making it challenging to predict what lies ahead. However, there are ways to anticipate the future and develop str[...]
Building a Strong ESOP Employee Culture: Five Lessons Learned for Success
You take better care of your own car than a rental car, don’t you? This question was posed to me at the beginning of our company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) journey and it was the lightbulb moment for me regarding the difference between working for an employee-owned company versus another type of business ownershi[...]
Managing Summer PTO — 4 Easy Tips
For employees, summer is an opportunity to use their hard-earned paid time off (PTO). Employers can support employees in taking PTO, but they also need to keep in mind the impact on business. When too many team members are out at once, that can hinder collaboration and decrease productivity. Fortunately, with proper planning, ma[...]
Marketing with Accessible Content: Utilizing User Experience to Build an Effective Campaign
Every user experience (UX) designer worth their salt knows that accessibility is integral to any website build. Hosting accessible content on your website can help you stay out of legal trouble, significantly improve metrics like bounce rate, and expand your audience coverage. However, a recent assessment of global web design by[...]
How To Develop a B2B Social Media Marketing Strategy
There’s no denying how well social media facilitates conversations and connections between businesses and consumers. It does it so well that business-to-business (B2B) operations often question if they should have their own social media marketing strategy. The short answer is, they should. B2B customers partake in social med[...]
Simplifying Colorado’s Sales Tax System — One Success at a Time
Just a few short years ago, Colorado received a “D” rating from the Council on State Taxation, ranking Colorado’s sales tax system as one of the worst in the country. The abysmal rankings are a result of a confusing and cumbersome patchwork of 756 geographic areas with different sales tax rates and bases, and 72 […]
Mastering the Art of Decision-making: Unveiling Six Strategies for Effective Leadership
“Definiteness of decision always requires courage, sometimes very great courage.” — from “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill. Hill studied over 25,000 people who had experienced failure and concluded that lack of decision-making was a top cause. Leaders in small and medium-sized firms continually make decisions. Fro[...]
Batten Down the Hatches: Fine Tune Your Small Business Plan for Any Economic Environment
In recognition of the more than 33 million small businesses in the U.S., we are sharing helpful best practices to fine-tune your small business plan to weather economic shifts. Responsibly manage your business debt Interest rate changes have significant impacts on business lending. To effectively manage your debt, consider the[...]
Unlocking Brand Loyalty: Enhancing Customer Experience in the Digital Age
There’s no denying the importance of digital marketing when it comes to the success and growth of any business. However, today’s consumers want more than traditional advertisements and techniques — they want better experiences and stronger relationships. If your business focuses on those things, you’re more likely to bui[...]
What is a Professional Employer Organization (PEO)? — Understanding the Benefits of Co-Employment
Imagine an employee who receives their very first paycheck from their employer. Everything is to be expected, except one small discrepancy. To their confusion, the business listed on the check is not the name of their employer. What is the explanation? For the 15% of small businesses with 10 to 99 employees, the answer may [&hel[...]