8-23-22 – Moneyball for Business

This podcast is sponsored by SBS Accounting & Advisors.  Use the promo code FLASH and get 20% off your set up fee!  https://sbsaccountants.com/.---------- NEWS ROUNDUP1 Retail sales were flat in July, after they increased 0.8% in June, according to the US Census Bureau.After being adjusted for inflation, average weekly earnings are down 3.6% in July from a year ago.  https://www.census.gov/retail/marts/www/marts_current.pdfhttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-retail-sales-fall-flat-in-july-on-cheaper-gas-and-weaker-auto-sales-11660739824?mod=article_inlinehttps://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/real-average-weekly-earnings-down-3-6-percent-from-july-2021-to-july-2022.htm---------- 2Small business owners are more optimistic about the future than at any time so far in 2022.Still, the number of owners citing inflation as their most important business problem remained at its highest level since the fourth quarter of 1979.https://www.nfib.com/content/analysis/economy/new-report-how-inflation-takes-its-toll-on-small-businesses/---------- FEATURE – Moneyball for BusinessThis episode’s guest is Stanton Williams of Culture Index.  Take advantage of his free offer to listeners to have you and your whole team take the survey and then get the results interpreted directly from Stanton.  His contact info is:Stanton’s email:  [email protected] Stanton’s LinkedIn page:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/stantonwilliams/ Culture Index:  https://www.cultureindex.com/ ---------- I would love to hear from you! Please email me at [email protected]. ----------Email me at [email protected] give me feedback on the podcast.Show web site:  www.smallbizflash.com