{"id":23227,"date":"2020-06-05T10:01:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T16:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/pivot-the-trendy-new-word-of-the-business-class\/"},"modified":"2020-06-05T10:01:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T16:01:01","slug":"pivot-the-trendy-new-word-of-the-business-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/pivot-the-trendy-new-word-of-the-business-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Pivot: The trendy new word of the business class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Pivot is the new darling word in the world of economic development as our business community eases out of COVID-19 closures and cutbacks to increased levels of commerce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It\u2019s a good word nationally and in Grand County, where I will call it the Grand Pivot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But just for clarity, what does \u201cpivot\u201d mean? It means, in the sense here as a verb, to turn. In the sense of the Grand Pivot with COVID, it means to turn or \u201cpivot\u201d away from shutdowns, closed doors and slow business to a new environment where there will be more business, more customers and more interaction with the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Also, I think it also means to \u201cpivot\u201d from doing business the way it was done before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row shn-donation shn-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/shn-logo-2x-wht.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/shn-logo-2x-wht.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">So it really ends up meaning turning toward more business that comes with layers and layers of restrictions, lower levels and customer paranoia. In other words, it\u2019s pivoting to a new \u201cnormal\u201d that isn\u2019t \u201cnormal\u201d at all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The first key characteristic of the Grand Pivot will be to embrace change and new ways of doing business. Turn away, if you will, from the old ways and, if needed, shrink or change your business model.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Grand Pivot will also involve being extremely efficient in every phase of our operations. This seems obvious as income is likely to be lower and certain costs are likely to be higher. So be efficient.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Grand Pivot also means listening to customers\u2019 needs and demands and change from the \u201cold way\u201d of doing business to the new way of accommodating customer needs and demands in the age of COVID. Embrace take-out and outside seating if you\u2019re in the restaurant business. Embrace smaller, dispersed crews if you are in construction. You get the idea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Grand Pivot also means keeping employees safe. Yes, we want to accommodate all those tourists who are coming to our county, but we want to do so in a way that keeps employees safe, even if it takes more time and costs more. Pass the higher costs onto the consumer. Believe me, they will understand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Embrace newer and more technological ways of generating income to make up for the loss of foot traffic. A new company has launched in Grand County, for example, that specializes in getting a local retailer\u2019s product line online quickly and easily, allowing business that didn\u2019t have access to an online selling platform a quick way to get there without having to hire a web-guru on staff. The company is called Scope Boutique and it\u2019s locally based.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Grand Pivot also means embracing the social distancing, face mask requirements and other hassles of this pandemic. Celebrate them, in fact, because these are the requirements that have helped to keep Grand County in the group of resort counties with relatively low numbers for COVID infections. That low number is a marketing lure. Let\u2019s keep it low by staying safe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Grand Pivot also means that we all must recognize that this strange time will end and that business will come back and hordes of tourists will one day once again be crowding our ski slopes and main streets. We must pivot to be ready for that, whether it\u2019s this winter or next summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Grand Pivot also means patronizing local businesses as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And finally, the Grand Pivot means being ready just in case there is another surge of the virus, as some people suspect might happen. If a business has pivoted as suggested above, it will be ready.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Patrick Brower is the Enterprise Facilitator for the Grand Enterprise Initiative. He offers free and confidential business management coaching to anyone who wants to start or expand a business in Grand County. He can be reached by calling 970-531-0632 or at <a href=\"mailto:patrickbrower@kapoks.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">patrickbrower@kapoks.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/pivot-the-trendy-new-word-of-the-business-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pivot is the new darling word in the world of economic development as our business community eases out of COVID-19 closures and cutbacks to increased levels of commerce. It\u2019s a good word nationally and in Grand County, where I will call it the Grand Pivot. But just for clarity, what does \u201cpivot\u201d mean? 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