NOB 68: Business Names, Burnouts, McDonald’s, Firm Mobility, Econ Growth, COVID’s Financial Impact

Mar 2, 2021

The None of our Businesses crew gather to discuss using your personal name, or a brand name for your business, employees and especially leaders are feeling burned out at the end of every work day, McDonald’s feeling threatened by employees wanting higher pay, firm mobility and whether or not accounting firms should be able to provide services across state lines, a projection to see high economic growth in the next few years, Fry’s Electronics is going out of business and shutting down all stores, and COVID’s financial impact on large businesses.

 

Business Naming - https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/358399

 

Burnouts - https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal/2021/02/17/leaders-and-employees-are-burning-out-at-record-rates-new-survey/?sh=192b73176499

 

McDonald’s - https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdkz9/mcdonalds-secretive-intel-team-spies-on-fight-for-15-workers

 

Firm Mobility - https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/feb/alaska-maine-oklahoma-weigh-cpa-firm-mobility-bills.html

 

Economic Growth - https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-economy-poised-to-see-historic-gains-in-2021-after-covid-induced-recession

 

Fry’s - https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/

Eaglesham, Jean, and Nina Trentmann. “Companies Put the Best Face on Covid-19’s Financial Impact.” Wall Street Journal, 23 Feb. 2021. 

None of Our Businesses Episode 68, March 2021