{"id":117535,"date":"2025-03-07T09:46:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T09:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/analytics\/layoffs-downturns-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T09:46:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T09:46:25","slug":"layoffs-downturns-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=117535","title":{"rendered":"Layoffs \/ Downturns \/ Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-831295835837775626\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/06\/economy\/us-jobs-report-february-preview\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">The most February layoffs in sixteen years (click here)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">My stock portfolio is down 10% in the past month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Opportunity is rampant during a downturn, regardless of the cause of the downturn. Social\/Mobile exploded after the near collapse of the global economy seventeen years ago. Modern (nimble) e-commerce brands flourished after being founded during COVID. Turns out it is fun to start a business while trapped in your home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Yes, some of you are preparing to head into the bunker for awhile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Those of you who capitalize on opportunities are doing the opposite. You&#8217;re preparing for what comes next, and you&#8217;ll be years ahead of the competition as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Did you read the nonsense today from Macy&#8217;s? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macysinc.com\/newsroom\/news\/news-details\/2025\/Macys-Inc.-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Fiscal-Year-2024-Results\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Give it a read (click here)<\/a>. This is what heading into the bunker for awhile looks like &#8230; sales declines and rampant contraction while praising a small number of stores that are essentially holding flat or are up a percentage point. Anytime you capitalize the phrase Bold New Chapter, you aren&#8217;t launching a Bold New Chapter. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to contract and then dress up our best stores a bit&#8221; sounds like logic used by Sears, doesn&#8217;t it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">You might be preparing to launch your own version of a Bold New Chapter. This is a great time to do that. Don&#8217;t tell anybody. Sneak up on folks and surprise them.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">P.S.:\u00a0 In the February run of the Elite Program, I saw all sorts of signs of my clients turning the corner. They&#8217;re not out there bragging about it. They&#8217;re out there executing. They&#8217;ll execute right through this coming downturn as well. Make something happen while nobody is paying attention.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most February layoffs in sixteen years (click here). My stock portfolio is down 10% in the past month. Opportunity is rampant during a downturn, regardless of the cause of the downturn. Social\/Mobile exploded after the near collapse of the global economy seventeen years ago. Modern (nimble) e-commerce brands flourished after being founded during COVID. 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