ACCORDING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, in 2019 (the last year for which statistics are available) small businesses accounted for 44 percent of economic activity in the United States. They created two-thirds of new jobs and delivered 43.5 percent of the United States’ gross domestic product. In addition to keeping the economy running, small businesses read more
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It has been a difficult year and a half—one none of us wants to live through again. Now it is time to take stock of the short and long term impacts the pandemic has had on us, our families, our businesses, and our employees and chart a plan. Where do we go from here? To read more
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In these unprecedented times, it would be easy to focus a health care issue of Strictly Business on the effects of COVID, but we’ve chosen a different path. In this issue you will find stories about established North Country care providers that are here—and have been—taking care of us day in and day out. Our read more
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2012 WAS THE FIRST ISSUE OF STRICTLY BUSINESS to feature what I called in my Publisher’s View “some of the brightest and most accomplished young business people in the North Country.” We called the issue Faces of Our Future. Our goal was to recognize the career achievements and community involvement of our next generation of read more
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Retired General and former Secretary of State Colin Powell noted, “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” To that I would add, “and good financial advice.” It is important to remember that being a success doesn’t mean we are an expert in every aspect read more
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Each year in April Strictly Business focuses on construction and development in the region—what’s been built and who built it. Throw in an interesting personality from the industry and we have enough for an issue. This year the question was, “Has enough happened that will allow us to pull it off in this year of read more
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Sometime during 2020 hackers broke into digital systems run by Solar Winds, an American tech firm, and inserted malware into its code. The hack went undetected for months until some of the company’s clients discovered large amounts of their data had been stolen. While Solar Winds is thought to be the biggest cyberattack in the read more
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This issue of Strictly Business is a first for us. It is the first time we have featured businesses that are 100 or more years old. Two have been passed down in the same family; two have had more than one owner but maintained an unbroken business service record. Our cover feature, Glazier Packing, was read more
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I am pleased to welcome you to our 31st annual Forum issue of Strictly Business. This year’s event was different than any we have had before. Rather than gathering area leaders together, we met virtually to discuss what happened to their businesses in 2020 and look ahead to what they and the North Country might read more
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It’s December, a time when it turns cold in the North Country and it’s tempting to retreat indoors and wait for spring. But don’t do it! In this issue of Strictly Business we showcase some of the outdoor recreation opportunities that abound in our area. We start with our cover story featuring the Olympic Regional read more