COVID-19. The ability to achieve success is the ability to timely act in a changing environment. Many crises create opportunity. While those opportunities are not easily seen by people that focus solely on the crisis, those entrepreneurs who critically think… Continue Reading  

Dealing with uncertainty is always problematic for any business, no matter what industry. Given what most of us just went through with COVID-19, there are some steps your business can take today to put you in the best position to… Continue Reading  

The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the nation’s retail industry. During the national lockdown, at least 630,000 non-essential retail outlets were forced to close.[1] Many well-known department stores declared bankruptcy due to their unsustainable levels of debt entering the pandemic. Unfortunately,… Continue Reading  

The U.S. economy officially entered into a recession in February. The unemployment rate is the highest that we have seen since the Great Depression, and the Federal Reserve has warned of an “extraordinarily uncertain path to recovery” with a fragile… Continue Reading  

In our November 2019 issue of Forefront, I wrote an article on how alternative meat was building momentum to disrupt the $1.4 trillion meat industry. In particular, I wrote that the continued rise in global demand for meat also raised… Continue Reading  

“To be, or not to be; that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of troubles.” While Shakespeare’s soliloquy wasn’t thinking of… Continue Reading  

Optimism is a force multiplier.  There are many indications of that in life.  The Wall Street Journal recently covered the value of momentum or being in the zone in sporting events.  There is a certain positive force attributed to success… Continue Reading  

O’Keefe is thankful to be celebrating 20 years in 2020. 20 years and counting of complete dedication and providing hope ans strategies to the business community when outcomes are uncertain and problems seem insurmountable. We thank our many clients and… Continue Reading  

In the recent election many Michigan communities voted against proposals to allow marijuana businesses. There will always be regulatory hurdles applied at the local government level much like liquor licenses for the alcohol industry, but the stigma that still exists… Continue Reading