The Forecast is for Sun…Are You Still Carrying an Umbrella?

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Oct 7, 2010 10:05 AM ET

Taiga Company Blog

The negative economic downpour of the past few years continues to inspire companies to carry around their ‘business umbrellas’, expecting the challenges of the past to rain down on them once again.  As a business sustainability consultant who believes in a sunny economic forecast, I advise clients to put those cost and risk mitigation strategies aside and focus on the value and growth opportunity of the brighter days ahead.

As we move into the latter half of 2010, analysts continue to forecast a top-line recovery across most industries.  As a sustainability consultant working directly with companies planning for business growth, our practice explores some basic business sustainability questions:   •    Are you restructuring and resourcing in reference to the past or for the future? •    Are your business strategies focused on growth opportunities? •    Is the company and its supply chain aligned with the expected changes in the market?   Business sustainability is a pursuit to understand financial, social, and environmental effects a company’s actions have on its economic future.  When market conditions and consumer behavior change, the business that succeeds is often the one that can quickly respond to changes.  Click here to continue reading.  

Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".

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