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![Cash Flow Key to Business Sustainability]()
Cash flow is the lifeblood of every business. In fact, according to a recent U.S. Bank study, poor cash flow management causes 82 percent of U.S. business failures.
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![FMA: CapEx Expected to Climb in 2020]()
Service centers, fabricators and other metal users expect to spend more on capital equipment this year than they did in 2019, according to the 2020 Capital Spending Forecast from the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association.
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![The First Rule of Leadership: Don’t Talk about Leadership]()
Too many people in significant leadership roles from Army generals to government officials to CEOs to non-profit executives have talked a great leadership “game,” only to have their own leadership behavior fall woefully short of even the most basic expectations.
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![Technology Strategies: 4 Questions for Metals Companies to Consider]()
As the leaders of metals companies develop and implement their digital technology strategies, they can gain insights into the state of the industry and their own IT capabilities by considering these four critical questions.
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![Transportation Officials Outline Industry Challenges]()
There was a bit of a reprieve in the ongoing trucker shortage in 2019. It won’t last.
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![Organizations Claim to Want Change, but They Really Don't]()
We often believe that bringing logical arguments to the table is the foundation for instigating change.
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![Valluru: How to ‘Win the 20s’]()
Boston Consulting Group outlines strategies for managing through next downturn, and beyond.
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![How to Keep Your ‘A’ Players]()
It’s a nightmare scenario for any business: A star employee suddenly decides to jump ship for the competition. Out the door goes years of experience, in-depth knowledge of sales and marketing plans, and even a good number of hard-won customer connections.
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![SMU: Many Mystified by Steel Price Decline]()
If you are mystified by today’s steel prices, you are not alone.
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![The Ins and Outs of Deducting Business Losses]()
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated most personal deductions for casualty losses, but options remain for service center operators.
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