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Industry Insights

2026 Manufacturing Industry Insights Report

Explore 2026 manufacturing trends in agentic AI, domestic reshoring, and workforce development, plus the systems manufacturers need to adapt.

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Industry Insights

Top 10 Finance Trends of 2026: What Business Owners and Finance Leaders Need to Know

From AI in daily finance work to the accounting talent shortage, here are the 2026 finance trends reshaping how businesses plan, decide, and grow — and what each one means for your organization.

7 min read

Leadership

Annual Business Planning: How to Build an Annual Operating Plan in 6 Steps

Q4 is the time to plan for next year. Learn the difference between strategic and annual operating plans, and follow six steps to build a plan your whole team can execute.

7 min read

Growth

Sales Planning: Why Your Target Market Is Probably Too Big (and How to Define Your Ideal Client Profile)

Sales planning gets a whole lot easier when you stop asking who you could sell to and start looking at where you already do your best work.

6 min read

Growth

Sales Process Optimization: How to Streamline Your Sales Process and Close More Deals

Sales feeling chaotic? Here's how to map, simplify, and sharpen your sales process so your team closes more deals with less stress, and keeps it scalable as you grow.

5 min read

Operations

How to Build a Business That Runs Without You: Buy Back Your Time and Scale Sustainably

Revenue is growing but your freedom isn't? Here are the three steps — systems, documented processes, and empowered leaders — to build a business that runs without you.

5 min read

Growth

Nuts and Bolts: Why Details Drive Sales and Marketing Execution

Grand strategy gets the team's blood pumping — but like the Eiffel Tower, it only stands because of the nuts and bolts. Here is why the unglamorous details make or break sales and marketing execution.

3 min read

People

Employee Retention: Why Good Employees Leave (and How to Prevent It)

Losing a long-tenured employee costs 6–9 months of their salary — and most of the reasons behind it are preventable. Here are the nine most common reasons good people leave, and what to do about each one.

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People

Michigan ESTA Compliance: Is Your PTO Policy Actually Compliant?

A combined PTO bank is allowed under Michigan's Earned Sick Time Act. But if vacation rules get applied to protected sick time, the policy can fail where it matters most.

8 min read

Success Stories

Custom Power BI Dashboards: How a Tech Company Gained Real Visibility

A real customer with a real problem. Here's how a tech company with a video learning platform gained reliable reporting from a custom solution after a third-party reporting tool stopped serving them.

5 min read

People

Selling Your Business: What Buyers Look For Beyond the Numbers

Financial performance matters. So does leadership continuity, workforce stability, employment risk, and whether the business can run without the owner.

6 min read

Technology

CRM Needs Assessment: 8 Questions to Ask About Your CRM

Whether you have no CRM yet or one your team barely uses, these eight questions reveal where your customer data, process, and people really stand.

4 min read

Growth

Sales Stagnation: How Small Businesses Keep Sales Growing

The most dangerous sales problem isn't lack of effort — it's stagnation. Here's how small business sales teams quietly stop selling, and how the best teams keep growth alive.

2 min read

Leadership

Brand Authenticity: A Gold Medal Lesson in Building an Authentic Business

As the world tunes into the Olympics, we're reminded of the power of brand authenticity. The athletes who capture our hearts aren't always the ones winning gold — they're the ones bringing their true selves to the stage. It's a lesson in authentic branding every business can learn from.

3 min read

Technology

Power Apps + Power Automate in Construction: Less Chasing, More Building

Construction runs on moving parts — and too much of it still lives in scattered emails, texts, and paper forms. Here's how Power Apps and Power Automate help teams cut the chasing and build more.

6 min read

Leadership

Your Family-Owned Business Needs a Plan Before You Retire

More than 60% of family-owned businesses have no succession plan — and only 30% survive to the second generation. Here is why planning your transition before you retire protects the legacy you spent decades building.

3 min read

Growth

Same Team, New Chapter: What the ThesisTech → Xwurk Transition Means

ThesisTech has been acquired by Xwurk. The name is changing, but the people, the relationships, and the work remain intact. Here's what the transition means and why it's a step forward.

2 min read

Data & Intelligence

Power BI Enablement Is the Missing Link Between Dashboards and Decisions

Dashboards don't change businesses. Decisions do. Here's why most Power BI investments stall and how enablement turns visibility into action.

3 min read

Growth

A Thoughtful Transition: Bringing ThesisTech and Xwurk Together

Change doesn't always arrive because something is broken. Sometimes it arrives because the timing is right. Here's why ThesisTech is joining Xwurk.

2 min read

Growth

Growth Mode Activated? How to Keep Your Sales Team Aligned During Business Transitions

Growth is exciting — but it can get chaotic. Here's how to realign your sales team with your ideal client personas so you keep the clients who matter most.

5 min read

Growth

Sales Team Alignment: Keeping Ideal Client Personas in Focus During Business Transitions

Growth is exciting, but it can also be chaotic. When businesses transition, sales teams often drift from their ideal customer profile and buyer personas. Here's how sales team alignment brings back clarity and revenue.

2 min read

Leadership

Organizational Structure for Growth: A Path to Freedom and Innovation

How to create an organizational structure for a growing small business — why the right framework, supported by the right culture, can empower people and unleash creativity rather than stifle it.

3 min read

Growth

Sales Team Development: 5 Strategies for Growth

A strong sales growth strategy comes from small, compounding improvements. Here are five tips for sales growth and building a high-performing sales team.

3 min read

Growth

Embracing Change: The Unseen Catalyst for Business Growth

Change is the only constant, and the discomfort it brings is exactly where growth and innovation begin.

1 min read

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