Recently, we worked with an agency president on his retirement ...
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If you are publishing prices for hourly rates, or telling ...
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We write elsewhere about having a balanced mix of client ...
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We heard an interesting fact from an agency principal not ...
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This year has been one for the books, for many ...
read moreU.S. Senate Votes a 5-Week Extension to Paycheck Protection Program
As the month of June ended, the U.S. Senate ...
read moreSBA/PPP Relief Loans Granted New Terms and Extensions
Of the several emergency relief bills enacted by Congress in ...
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As you spend time reviewing your financial statements for the ...
read moreYour Ad Agency Got an SBA Relief Loan - Now What?
Per our Small Agency Financial Assistance Survey of Second Wind ...
read moreU.S. House Passes New $484 Billion Relief Bill, PPP Loans Resume April 27
In an extraordinary session where members attempted to practice social ...
read moreU.S. Senate Passes New SBA COVID-19 Emergency Loan Funding
On Tuesday, April 21, the U.S. Senate voted additional ...
read moreSBA Paycheck Protection Program Update, April 17, 2020
On Thursday, April 16, the Small Business Administration announced that ...
read moreSBA COVID-19 Relief Loan Program Requires Patience
Small businesses, including many smaller ad agencies, creative studios and ...
read moreVince Dong Recommends Agency Financial Managers Run a “Hurry-Up Offense”
Second Wind COO Laurie Mikes spoke with our good friend ...
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We’ve dispensed plenty of advice over the years about ...
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Nathan Rothschild of the great European banking family is supposed ...
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I entered the advertising business in 1965. During my career ...
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Most of us don’t like to dwell on potential ...
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