{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Site da Brakke Consulting","provider_url":"https:\/\/brakkeconsulting.com\/pt","title":"News from Brakke Consulting","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qgJaz8aywR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brakkeconsulting.com\/pt\/brakke-viewpoint-june-23-2023\/\">Ponto de vista de Brakke 23 de junho de 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/brakkeconsulting.com\/pt\/brakke-viewpoint-june-23-2023\/embed\/#?secret=qgJaz8aywR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Brakke Viewpoint June 23, 2023&#8221; &#8212; Brakke Consulting Website\" data-secret=\"qgJaz8aywR\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/brakkeconsulting.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>","description":"Am I the only person reading current economic news that feels perpetually confused?\u00a0 I read that inflation is coming down (albeit slowly), interest rates are poised to rise slightly (but not too much) higher, employment levels continue to grow, and we are facing a recession in 2023 \/ 24 (or maybe not!).\u00a0 My guess is that at least a few of your share this confusion, which of course brings apprehension as well.\u00a0 Are we doing the right things, and do we even know what the right things are? Times of uncertainty often call for us to go \u201cback to basics,\u201d to be sure that we are managing the small things. This could mean a careful focus on cost control, aggressive marketing efforts to develop new customers and clients, renewed efforts to simplify our purchasing and inventory management so that the right products are available at the right time, etc.\u00a0 These are generally the building blocks that successful businesses are built on; and they are effective actions at almost any point in your business\u2019 life cycle. Whether you manufacture goods or operate a veterinary practice, think about the basics that keep your business going.\u00a0 Now is the time to be sure that you have control of the issues that you CAN control.\u00a0 None of us can control the overall economy, butView Full Post;"}