Community Impact: Knob & Key Collaborates with Venture for Positive Change
At The It Crowd, we’re passionate about giving back to the community and doing the right thing by being intentional with how we use our resources. That’s why we launched our “Doing Good” initiative. As a part of the initiative, our team chooses a new non-profit or volunteer opportunity to support each month. In February, […]
Navigating Retail Marketing During a Pandemic
You don’t have to have a marketing degree to know that the world of retail looked a little different last year. Companies scrambled to make changes to their businesses in order to stay afloat. Navigating retail marketing during a pandemic isn’t easy for everyone. Most cross over into territories they never planned for as part […]
Embracing Our “New Normal”
And when I thought all we had to work through was COVID….oh how I was wrong! The year 2020 has had all kinds of challenges to overcome. I have to admit, there are some days I still wake up and wonder which direction to turn – but I know there are so many people who rely […]
2020 Wrap Up – Part 4!
The end of 2020 is here! And while there are so many of us, including me, that say GOOD RIDDANCE to this year – I am also immensely thankful for the past 365 +/- days. Let me tell you why…. • Mission, Vision, and Company Core Values – that we actually follow! • Weekly reported KPIs that all go back to our Mission, […]
2020 Wrap-Up – Part 3!
Ok – I have a question for you now…. what are you doing about Work From Home? Currently, we are taking this in a few week’s time chunks, and re-assessing at the end of each of those chunks. It feels so informal and like we should have some sort of policy in place. What are you doing? […]
2020 Wrap-Up – Part 2!
Pumpkin scones and lattes are long gone, Christmas lights are starting to twinkle, and as business owners….our accountants are buttoning up the books and our tax professionals are starting to touch base if they have not already. It truly is the best time of the year. But with all the signs pointing to the end of […]
Let’s Talk Money
When it comes to the times that we are seeing right now, so many things are out of our control. However, lucky for us, there are some things that are in our control. And so we are concentrating on that! Take this journey with us. With so many people emailing which topics they would like to get information on first, […]
Together We Can Only Get Stronger
Wow! I don’t know about you all, but I didn’t see this coming! I look back and I think about what my plans were for my company just 3 months ago and sending people to work from home, navigating the waters of what’s next, and watching the news headlines vigilantly was not in my 12-month […]
Nailing Down Your Processes
What are our processes? Do we even have them? Get excited…. we are chatting about how to document everything that happens within your company. I can tell you, we are super pumped about this! At The It Crowd, we call this The It Crowd Way! We also have Bibles for each department. Everything we do is in these […]
We’re Back with a 2020 Wrap-Up!
As promised, we are back with an end-of-the-year and into-the New Year email series for us all to learn from. Before we get started – for the multiple entrepreneurs and C-level executives that are in my peer groups – thank you for all that you have taught me thus far. Without these people, these email series would not be […]
