Economic Trends Impacting Business in 2020 and Beyond

by Marc Emmer | Dec 15, 2019 | Momentum Blog

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on external trends impacting small and medium size businesses in 2020. We study economy in three main sections: the U.S. Economy, Global Outlook and Key Industries. Other articles in...

Technological Trends Impacting Business in 2020 and Beyond

by Marc Emmer | Dec 3, 2019 | Momentum Blog

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on external trends impacting small and medium size businesses in 2020. Other articles in this series: Ecological trends Social trends Technological trends Political trends   It...

Successful Entrepreneurs Who Scale Their Companies Have These 5 Traits

by Marc Emmer | Nov 2, 2019 | Momentum Blog

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One of my favorite podcasts is How I Built This, a witty and insightful series about many of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time. It includes interviews with disrupters such as SoulCycle’s Julie Rice, Dollar Shave...

3 Keys to Building a Smart Acquisition Strategy for Your Company

by Marc Emmer | Oct 11, 2019 | Momentum Blog

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As a strategy consultant, I have borne witness to an all-too-familiar tendency for slow-growth companies to try and buy their way into prosperity. History is riddled with failed acquisitions by companies who have lacked a cohesive...

5 Ways to Sell More to the Customers You Already Have

by Marc Emmer | Sep 6, 2019 | Momentum Blog

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Buyers are lazy, and shrewd marketers capitalize on this by selling ancillary services at high margin to the customers they already have. Not only can you sell ancillary services at higher profit, but you create a stickier offer at a...