Blue light business consulting

Understanding the Effects of Blue Light

Most businesses and schools have been using exclusive electronic means to work and communicate throughout this pandemic. While this has streamlined work and school, increasing your screen time (including your …

Business consulting work-life balance

Working from Home with Kids

With several K-12 schools switching to online learning due to COVID-19, working-from-home parents are left with an even greater responsibility for their children. With parents working from home and having …

Business startup consulting tips

What is Business Startup Consulting?

Starting a business is not easy. It will require you to make several key decisions, and we want to help. Often times, businesses do not quickly turn a profit and …

Illinois workplace consulting

Illinois Workplace Transparency Act

Effective January 1, 2020, all employers who contract with employees and non-employees (including all contractors) should review, and likely revise, all employment agreements, including separation/severance agreements because all noncompliant agreements …

Illinois business consulting

Illinois Human Rights Act Amendments

There were three key changes to the Illinois Human Rights Act, effective January 1, 2020.   The three key changes are as follows: Expanded prohibition of harassment and discrimination Requires …

Marijuana Use in Illinois

Recreational & Medical Marijuana Use in Illinois

Some states, including Illinois, have legalized recreational use of marijuana. Effective January 1, 2020, the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA) defines marijuana as a lawful product for state purposes. …

High-level consulting for SMEs

High-level Consulting for SMEs

Individual Advantages makes C-Suite expertise available to firms that aren’t quite big enough to hire chairmen or executive level professionals full time. IA consultants leverage their experience to build high-performance …

Adapting to Constant Change

Change is the Only Normal

Like most of the world, we have been thinking more about things that are out of our control. The amount of time we have to ourselves or with our families …