Greater Jackson Business

Market Commentary by Scott J. Brown, Ph.D., Chief Economist The economic data remained consistent with a continued economic recovery, but one that appears to have moderated. The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book noted that “economic activity has continued to increase, on balance, since the previous survey, although the Cleveland and Kansas City districts reported that the [...]

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Losing business becomes worse when you realize it could have been prevented!  By having many relationships within each account, you have a strong hold that is not easily broken. There are specific things you can do to build important relationships, gain a stronger foothold and keep the business in spite of change and competition. 1. [...]

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Market Commentary by Scott J. Brown, Ph.D., Chief Economist There were a lot of economic reports this week and most of them were disappointing. Consumer confidence fell in June, with sharp declines in regions affected by the Gulf oil spill. The June Institute for Supply Management (ISM) survey suggested a moderation in the pace of [...]

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By Stacey Wall The homebuyer tax credit expired on April 30.  To qualify, homebuyers had to sign a contract by then but have until June 30 to close the deal.  Typically, closings are scheduled within two months of signed contracts.  Whereas new home sales are recorded at the time of contract signing, existing home sales, [...]

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Market Commentary by Scott J. Brown, Ph.D., Chief Economist The data remained consistent with a moderate economic recovery with a low inflation trend. The estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2010 was revised to a 3.0% annual rate (vs. +3.2% in the advance estimate and a median forecast of +3.4%), [...]

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In my market research lately, I have heard countless times that “we are in uncharted waters,” and that “this time is different,” and that “we have never seen anything like this before.” Most of the talking heads today are saying that we are going to double dip into another recession before we have started climbing [...]

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As a kid growing up in Clinton, Greg Pevey ran to the nearest grocery store every August looking for the new release of the college football annuals to see where his favorite team would be ranked in the SEC. “I was always disappointed that they were ranked either last or next to last in the [...]

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Has the internet age passed your business by? Is your enterprise lost in the jungle of dot-coms, dot-nets, and dot-orgs? Do you think Google is just for the “big boys”? Don’t give up so fast. Google is coming to the the rescue of small businesses like yours. Realizing that almost 30% of all Google searches [...]

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By Todd Parkman Since the repeal of the 18th amendment, the federal government has allowed each individual state to construct their own alcohol laws. This was the easy way out for politicians and created an esoteric, irrational precedent that has given this country the biggest patchwork quagmire of alcohol laws in the world. Yet, forty-nine [...]

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Every spousal financial relationship is unique. Through the years, couples develop their own systems for handling financial matters. Sometimes it is one partner’s responsibility to manage all finances, sometimes the other’s and sometimes a combination. Whatever the situation, certain information should be shared. Couples should consider mutual responsibility for and knowledge of: Retirement plans: Take [...]

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