By Jeff Thredgold, CSP, President, Thredgold Economic Associates and Economist for Zions Bank
Note the direction of U.S. economic growth during the past few quarters as identified in the quarterly growth chart—from a solid 5.0% real (after inflation) annual rate late last year, to a still respectable 3.7% pace during the winter, to an anemic 1.6% annual rate in the quarter just ended…
There is a small segment of the sales population that we might consider over achievers. There is another similar sized group that we might consider under achievers, relating to their sales performance. The world needs more of the former and fewer of the latter.
National site selectors and corporate real estate professionals continually praise Utah for the excellent public/private partnerships we create. Such partnerships are a key component of our success in business recruitment.
By Jeff Thredgold, CSP, President, Thredgold Economic Associates and Economist for Zions Bank
One investment “rule of thumb” that has traditionally developed is smaller investors are usually late to the game…and thus expose themselves to higher levels of risk when a market bubble leaks, bleeds, or bursts. Such a time could easily be approaching in regard to the purchase or continuing ownership of bonds.
Last week it was my pleasure to moderate a Utah Business Roundtable where we discussed what contributes to business success in Utah County. The county continues to see economic growth thanks to the transportation projects and improvements that are under way, the landmark development and expansion projects, business relocations, new business growth, a continued sense of community, and a tradition of entrepreneurship.
By Jeff Thredgold, CSP, President, Thredgold Economic Associates and Economist for Zions Bank
Let me think now…inflation is going to be a huge problem in coming years. Did you see the incredible $1,400,000,000,000 federal budget deficit last year, with the same, or higher, budget deficit this year? Did you see a similar budget deficit projection for next year?
Just as you wouldn't want to visit a podiatrist for a problem with your stomach, you also wouldn't want the wrong accountant to be working with you on your business.
I learned this lesson the hard way, and it has taken me as many years to recover from the devastating results as it took me to create the problem. When I began my professional sales career thirty-five years ago this past June, I had absolutely no comprehension of the relationship between personal values and achievement goals. I naively believed that as long as my activities were legal, honest and moral that they were fair game for achieving my goals.
Note the direction of U.S. economic growth during the past few quarters as identified in the quarterly growth chart—from a solid 5.0% real (after inflation) annual rate late last year, to a still respectable 3.7% pace during the winter, to an anemic 1.6% annual rate in the quarter just ended…
So you have a Web site for your business, now what? How can you increase traffic to it? 
There is a small segment of the sales population that we might consider over achievers. There is another similar sized group that we might consider under achievers, relating to their sales performance. The world needs more of the former and fewer of the latter. 
National site selectors and corporate real estate professionals continually praise Utah for the excellent public/private partnerships we create. Such partnerships are a key component of our success in business recruitment. 
So you have a Web site for your business, now what? How can you increase traffic to it?