Business owners can be bogged down with decisions when they're getting their company off the ground. From choosing a location, service and product offerings, hiring staff, marketing, and more, it can be a daunting task to know what choices should be made and which contracts should be signed. However, some of these decisions have more significant and lasting impacts than others. In today's Aegis blog post, we discuss three contracts that can have a major impact on businesses as well as their immediate and long-term success.

Business owners across all industries continue to focus on their recovery process from the pandemic as they deal with labor shortages and try to return to pre-Covid revenues. However, there are always issues that can arise and derail the recovery process, and in Texas, a major issue that businesses must face is the threat of flooding. In the Gulf Coast region, hurricanes and severe summer storms can cause thousands of dollars in flood damage in a very short amount of time.

First impressions can make or break a business. Whether customers are walking into a restaurant, retail store, or other business, what they immediately see and experience will shape all future interactions with that business, and well as how they tell others about it. It's imperative that business owners take an honest look around their business on a regular basis to make sure they correct any red flag issues that could create bad first impressions with customers.

Crime is a growing problem across many parts of the state, particularly near businesses and busy retail centers. On an almost daily basis there are news reports of crime occurring at shopping malls, restaurants, banks, and grocery stores, with crimes ranging from robbery, assault, or car burglaries. With companies working around the clock to increase their revenue and deal with labor shortages, the last thing they need is to suffer losses or liability issues because of crime on their commercial property.