As your cup of coffee steams on the table, you eye the front page of the newspaper and are immediately bombarded by conflicting headlines. Stock markets are up, but the Gross Domestic Product contracted by 10% last month. And while the government is working on stimulus packages, the unemployment rate remains high. As the pandemic …
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It’s early morning and you’re arguing with the coffee machine ahead of the team meeting. Finally —caffeine in hand— you go over talking points in your mind as you rush to the conference room. Only, the “conference” room is your living room, and the meeting is taking place entirely online. You’ve had nightmares in the …
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There are times in life when you just need to pull into a rest stop and grab your breath. As an industry, as human beings, we have a lot on our minds. We need time to ponder and process. We need a break from the noise that is social media. In respect to this need, …
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All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. —Walt Disney No one wants to get kicked in the teeth. Yet over the last …
In March of 2020, Chase & Associates’ long-time business consultant sat down with Michael Chase to talk about COVID-19, and scaling a family owned business. The result was a deep dive conversation filled with heartfelt wisdom and insights.
COVID-19 | This blog post was written prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. It’s a scary time for all of us. While the future is uncertain, our industry will survive these challenging times. It is in that spirit that we have chosen to publish the original version of this blog post. Our prayers go out to the …
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Our disposable economy produces a lot of waste. Rather than be a part of the problem, use the strategies provided to make a positive impact. If you reduce waste, use biodegradable alternatives, or otherwise become sustainable, you might save lives and contribute to a better future.
Your heart is beating a bit faster. It’s your first team meeting of the new year, 2020 has arrived. Thoughts are racing through your head and across the whiteboard. A new year brings new opportunities, but also new challenges. The packaging industry is evolving. Around the office you’ll hear artificial intelligence, polymeric nanofibers, machine learning, and …
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In October of 2019, Chase & Associates’ long-time business consultant sat down with Alexis Chase to talk about life, business, and women in packaging. The result was a deep dive conversation filled with authoritative insights and wisdom.
Recessions are a natural part of the business cycle. If you haven’t worked through one yet, you will at some point. And given recent headlines, the party might get started sooner rather than later! But a recession doesn’t automatically mean your company will suffer a slow down, or worse, a contraction. Leave those problems to the broader economy by making your business recession-resistant.So how do you prepare your company for a recession? Let’s look at some sage advice.
Are you intellectually curious? How do you handle professional roadblocks? Are you doing your job or are you proactively building a career? Where there is no risk, there is no reward. Sure, we’ve all heard that saying, but few of us live it. Read our latest blog post to learn more.
The packaging manufacturing sector continues to attract private equity as a dependable growth investment. Packaging has long been a steady ship in the roughest of seas. But is that about to change? Is the flagship of ROI slowly taking on water? A storm of a different type grows in strength and momentum. Read the entire post here.
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