Posts by tacrayton

Mentoring High Achievers: A Guide for Small Business Owners Foster a growth mindset in high achievers by sharing stories of failure as a learning tool and encouraging them to face hypothetical leadership challenges. Develop emotional intelligence in leaders through regular feedback sessions, focusing on understanding their own and others’ emotions. Expand networks and influence by…

New Member Highlight – American Paper and Supply Heading into its 79th year, American Paper and Supply continues to provide personalized customer service to local industries. From restaurants to nursing homes, factories to fire departments, American Paper and Supply has everything you need to run a successful business. But that’s not all! Their walk-in store…

President’s Message: Let’s End Up Where We Mean To “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” – Yogi Berra Making History After back-to-back shocking losses where they missed a trip to the World Series altogether (1954) and then lost it to the Brooklyn Dodgers (1955), the 1956 New…

Business Leadership Forum: Empowering Local Business through Storytelling You’re invited to the Business Leadership Forum: Empowering Business Success Through Local Storytelling. Join local business leaders for an inspiring day filled with powerful stories of local business success, and to learn new ways to elevate your business through the power of storytelling. The lineup of established…

AI’s Big Impact on Small Business Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Running a small business is no small feat. Every day, small business owners wear multiple hats: the visionary, the accountant, the marketer, and the customer whisperer, among others. And the fruit of this toil does not go unnoticed. These seemingly modest enterprises are creating…

A Guide to Ending Conversations Strategically Every so often, we might encounter people who continuously talk without allowing the other person any input. If you encounter this during a busy workday where you’re struggling to meet your work quota, dealing with this can be mentally exhausting and time-consuming. When everything was in person and people…

Federal Judge Strikes Down Anti-Employer Non-Compete Rule Source: PA Chamber of Business and Industry Last week, a federal judge in Texas barred a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would have banned more forms of noncompete agreements from employment contracts nationwide with retroactive effect. In her decision, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown…

Passion for the Mission with Accountability Source: Gary Dubas, McKonly & Asbury Executives join a nonprofit organization for numerous reasons including quality of life, professional growth, proximity to home residence, and service to community. Possibly the strongest reason from a personal perspective is passion for the mission of the organization. No doubt, a passionate group…

The FTC Ban on Fake Reviews and the Use of Bots: Implications for Small Businesses The FTC has banned fake reviews and the use of bots to ensure transparency in online reviews, requiring businesses to disclose any material connections with reviewers. New guidelines prohibit businesses from posting false or misleading reviews and mandate that incentivized…