Risk & Business Magazine Walsh Duffield Companies Fall 2016 | Page 5

16 feature ZERO TO TWO BILLION WELCOME SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING STRATEGIES CONTENTS As the year comes to a close, we are proud to share our second edition of Walsh Duffield Companies, Inc. Risk & Business Magazine with you. The goal of this publication is to bring together a variety of articles to provide you with interesting insight into challenges and opportunities you face as a business 5 LETTER FROM THE OWNER owner. Your unique risk management needs will change over 6 WALSH DUFFIELD time as your business grows and evolves, and our intention is to About Us be an educator and advisor to help you make strategic decisions along the way. 9 MAP YOUR FUTURE STRATEGY Lessons From David Karandish 10 LINKEDIN RECRUITER How It Can Help Your Business 12 10 THINGS TO BE PARANOID ABOUT AS AN ENTREPRENEUR 14 WHAT ARE YOUR MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS? Who Do Your Rely On? 20 TROUBLE GENERATING REFERRALS? Look To Your Inner Circle 22 CURE FOR YOUR HIRING HEADACHES The Topgrading Snapshot 24 TURNING A COMPANY INTO A BRAND 6 Things Customers Cannot Live Without 25 RETIREMENT PLANNING 5 Things The DOL Wants You To Know As an organization, we are focused on the needs of our clients and the communities we serve. Our vision is to strive to become the preeminent insurance advisor in Upstate New York. It is a lofty, aspirational goal that all of us strive to get closer to achieving every day. Our hope is you will find content within this edition that gets you thinking purposefully about your business. You face lots of risks every day and we want to help you manage those risks in an informed and innovative way. Please contact any member of our team by visiting our website, walshins.com. Thank you for reading our fall edition. I look forward to hearing your feedback and suggestions, so