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Feb 27, 20232 min read
Focus Management Group: February Month in Review
Each month we post an overview article that covers our recent company articles, announcements, and insights. This is for February.
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
Feb 21, 20232 min read
What Does Changing the Calculation Method for CPI Mean for Consumers and Businesses?
The calculation method for the CPI changed with the January 2023 results. What does this mean?
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
Dec 20, 20222 min read
Updating the 12 Days of Christmas for Inflation Today
We revisit the PNC Christmas Price Index! Which items are costing Santa a little extra this year?
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
Oct 24, 20226 min read
What Does The Second Year of Inflation Tell Us?
The US economy is in its second year of inflationary pressures & businesses need to find new ways to analyze, adapt, & forecast performance
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paloisio
Sep 30, 20222 min read
Focus Management Group: September Month in Review
Each month we post an overview article that covers our recent company articles, announcements, and insights. This is for the month of Sept.
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
Sep 13, 20223 min read
What Do August Inflation Numbers Tell Us About Tailgating and Business Financial Performance?
This article will combine inflation and tailgating – two topics that do not normally go together!
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
Aug 16, 20224 min read
Can Businesses Stop Worrying About Inflation Now?
This is the time to emphasize deep dive analysis to determine future performance risk.
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
Aug 2, 20224 min read
How are Inventory Levels Impacting Cash Flow and Performance?
This type of analysis is going to be a key contributor to operating performance and working capital management performance moving forward...
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paloisio
Aug 1, 20222 min read
Focus Management Group: July Month in Review
Each month we post an overview article that covers our recent company articles, announcements, and insights. Below is for the month of July.
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jul 19, 20225 min read
How Does a Business Improve its Performance Today? Analyze, Manage, and Adapt!
Businesses are seeing expenses increase across the board and financial performance continues to be stressed in margins, EBITDA, and more.
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jun 28, 20223 min read
What Does the Cost of Breakfast Tell Us About Ongoing Inflation Stresses and the Outlook for 2023?
Recently, we looked at the April year over year change in the price of a hamburger. Let’s now consider the impacts of inflation on breakfast
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jun 21, 20226 min read
What Tools Can be Used to Analyze Income Statements with the CPI at 8.6% and the PPI at 10.8%?
With inflation at its highest level in 40 years, it is important to reevaluate the financial analysis tools being used.
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jun 2, 20224 min read
What Defines a Small Business? Middle-market Business? Large Business? How does a Business Survive?
As the pandemic moves further into the past, the need for businesses to change and adapt is increasingly important to success.
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paloisio
Jun 1, 20222 min read
Focus Management Group: May Month in Review
Each month we post an overview article that covers our recent company articles, announcements, and insights. Below is for the month of May.
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
May 24, 20223 min read
Will Labor Cost Increases Reduce Soon?
Business owners & managers are being confronted with rising labor cost pressures, and for many it appears there is no end in sight...
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
May 17, 20223 min read
Will Food Prices Continue to Increase, & What Does that Mean for the Food and Agribusiness Sector?
The food & agribusiness sector of the economy is experiencing serious increases in prices based on the data from the April 2022 CPI and PPI.
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
May 12, 20224 min read
Who is Immune to the Changes in the New and Used Vehicle Industry?
The long answer is – the impacts vary in intensity and vary in speed of impact and length of impact...
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paloisio
Apr 30, 20222 min read
Focus Management Group: April Month in Review
Each month we post an overview article that covers our recent company articles, announcements, and insights. This is for the month of April.
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Juanita Schwartzkopf
Apr 13, 20224 min read
Escalating Inflationary Pressures: Expect Waves of Inflationary Impacts
Businesses and lenders are challenged to deal with 2022 actual performance and 2022 forecasts in this complicated environment.
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paloisio
Mar 31, 20222 min read
Focus Management Group: March Month in Review
Each month we post an overview article that covers our recent company articles, announcements, and insights. This is for the month of March.
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