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Chamber of Greater Easthampton Executive Director Moe Belliveau

Fired Up   Technology, marketing, and talent. Those are three elements virtually all businesses must take into account if they want to grow and thrive in 2024. They’re also the […]

Patient Approach By James T. Krupienski, CPA Every day, it’s the same story for physicians. A couple of patients arrive late for their appointments, and then a few unscheduled visits […]

Opportunity or Crisis? By Jeff Liguori The U.S. economy has been strong, with the unemployment rate remaining below 4% (considered full employment by most economists) from the start of 2022 […]

Behind the Scary Words By Zach Bass   When was the last time you heard about the term ‘recession?’ How about ‘market crash?’ Often, folks think of these as one […]

They Need to Be Current, and Employers Need to Abide by Them “Less is more.” Those three words comprise one of the many forms of advice that Elaine Reall has […]

Allison Ebner

Culture Clash   ‘Zoomers to Boomers.’ That’s how folks at the Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE) refer to the four main generations that populate today’s workforce: Baby Boomers, Gen […]

Agents of Change Change. In most respects, it’s right there with death and taxes when it comes to constants in life. And in business as well. “We process change, but […]

Val Francis

Forging Her Own Path   For a long time, Valerie Francis said, she was rather shy about telling her backstory, especially the part about how she didn’t go to college. […]

Brian Houser, general manager of Balise Hyundai

Shifting into a Higher Gear   It can be tough to find a parking spot at Marcotte Ford, but Sue Keller says that’s a good problem to have. Over the […]

Getting the Message Across   Marketing and communications in 2024 are evolving further, with no signs of slowing down. The year ahead promises groundbreaking shifts, from artificial intelligence revolutionizing marketing […]

Why the Assignment Is Best Left to a Professional By Linda Dagilus, Steve Hamlin, and Janice Ward   Years ago, they might have been known as an executor or, in […]

Securing the Future By Patricia M. Matty, AIF   With the Secure Act 1.0 of 2019 and the updated Secure Act 2.0, which went into effect in 2023, there have […]

WealthBuilding

Stay the Course By Jeff Liguori   One trillion dollars. That number of zeroes, 12 in all, is difficult to comprehend. But in the world of investing, ‘trillion’ is becoming […]

Taking Center Stage   Angela Park was originally looking for a home for her business, one that specializes in after-school programs for young people. And she essentially found one in […]

Living the Dream By Barbara Trombley, CPA Do you dream of retiring early? Do you picture yourself in sunny Florida at your vacation home during the winter and heading back […]