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In recent years, resilience has taken on a whole new meaning. Business leaders today are navigating an economic environment with rising rates and uncertainty on the heels of a pandemic. In Memphis, the business community has not only proved resilient to these challenges but found new ways to stimulate growth. These lessons have helped many businesses more easily adapt to the current environment, despite ongoing concerns about a softening economy, attracting top talent and staying competitive.

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If you own a successful privately held business, then it is likely you have received a call from a private equity firm telling you they have specifically targeted you and want to buy your business.

You have heard now is a good or even great time to sell. The price they offer seems reasonable or even good. They tell you they pay cash and can get it done quietly. “It will be quick, easy and fast. No need to shop the deal or talk to your lawyer, of course. We do this all of the time.” What should…

Kansas City’s The AI Hub: An Art Incubator can attest to the hardships most entrepreneurs may face while growing a young business: lack of exposure, lack of capital and a lack of contracts. In a community flush with the entrepreneurial spirit, resources to help launch small businesses on a successful trajectory can be scarce.

But at its one-year milestone, AI Hub, located in Missouri’s River Market, is already expanding its business, which provides four fully equipped studios for apparel design,…

Relationship-building is the key to Fred Stanley’s success as owner of American Contracting in Kansas City. He will repeatedly tell you that without good relationships with suppliers and insurance companies, his restoration company wouldn’t have doubled its sales volume yearly since 2021.

“That’s a core principle in our mission statement,” Stanley said. “In a good relationship, you can build anything; in a bad relationship you walk away. That goes across the board.”

Open for business…

At UC Health, the new, next and best in health care starts here. A relentless pursuit of a better and healthier tomorrow is in our physicians, researchers, care teams, community partners and most of all in our patients. Our academic health mission provides us with the foundation to chase the unknown and open the doors to endless possibilities.

Education: As the only adult academic health system in the region, UC Health educates and trains the next generation of health care professionals here in…

Black infants are less likely to breastfeed, compared with other racial/ethnic groups. Black mothers disproportionately experience a number of barriers to breastfeeding, including lack of knowledge about breastfeeding; lack of peer, family and social support; insufficient education and support from health care settings; and concerns about navigating breastfeeding and employment.

Ty McClain, a lactation consultant at Atrium Health Women’s Care Charlotte OB-GYN in South End and Atrium Health Levine…

The latest data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show that Advocate Health’s affiliated accountable care organizations generated $128.2 million in total savings through the Medicare Shared Savings Program in 2022, the most in the country among integrated delivery networks.  

The ACOs have saved taxpayers more than three quarters of a billion dollars since they first joined MSSP in 2012, consistently meeting benchmarks for providing high-quality care while lowering costs.   …

Ever since Dominick Bibbs, 21, was a baby, he has experienced debilitating sickle cell disease symptoms, which affected his ability to go to school, play with his friends and enjoy an active childhood. After years of pain crises and life-threatening complications, Bibbs’ life changed when he received gene editing therapy with Dr. Michael Eckrich, a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Cancer & Blood Disorders.

Dominick’s journey with sickle cell disease

Bibbs…

Atrium Health has expanded its mobile services and fleet of mobile medical units to serve its communities in need. The initiative is one of the nation’s first mobile units dedicated solely to women’s health care, with the goals of decreasing maternal mortality rates and unintended pregnancies by bringing state-of-the-art OB-GYN care to the underserved communities that need it most.

Learn more about Atrium Health Mobile Health.

Atrium Health is a nationally recognized leader in shaping health…

As we enter the 2024 Medicare open enrollment period (October 15, 2023, to December 7, 2023), we are helping break down some of the complexities of Medicare. At age 65, Medicare, the U.S. government’s health care system for seniors, is likely to appear at the top of your to-do list. We hope this is a helpful summary and as always, we are here to answer any questions and refer you to our expert resources if needed. To start, you’re probably asking yourself questions like:

What should I do about…