-
Business leaders uncertain about the economy use Dr. Bill Conerly to guide them in developing plans that reduce risk and boost profits in both recessions and booms.
Economics for Business Decisions
GET STARTED
Dr. Bill Conerly connects the dots between the economy and business decisions. He has the unique combination of a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University and over 30 years’ experience helping companies adapt to changing economic conditions.



Two computer software engineers asked me for advice about technical writing. Explaining economics and finance shares some of the challenges of technical writing, so I pulled together some notes.
General Writing Tips
Practice. Spending 20 minutes a day writing will
13 Dec 2019
With low unemployment rates and very small growth of the working-age population in the United States, businesses are struggling with employee retention and recruiting. I’ve been studying the issue since I looked at the demographic trends over a decade ago
19 Nov 2019
Business leaders are worried about recession. Their responsibility, however, is not just to survive a downturn, but to capitalize on good times before the recession comes. I’ve held several workshops for company executives and owners in which we explore
03 Jul 2019
The Austrian school of economics is an approach to the subject with some distinctive
characteristics that help business leaders find profit opportunities. Like much of economics, professors tend to be focused either on pure theory or else on public policy
17 Apr 2018
Many people are reading my article over at Forbes.com, Jordan Peterson’s Lessons for Business Leaders: You Need Both Liberals and Conservatives.
Quick summary:
The labels liberal and conservative refer not just to Democrats and Republicans, but to people with certain
23 Feb 2018
23 Feb 2018
21 Sep 2017
Testimonials
Bill Conerly has been an invaluable resource to our executive team and ownership by delivering superior, well-founded ideas that are critical to navigating the current economic climate within the construction industry. Bill assisted O.B. Williams Company with developing a strong business plan that we implemented 18 months ago. As a result and together with Bill, we are improving our position within our highly competitive market segment. We understand that navigating this current economy is indeed difficult, however Bill conveys his ideas clearly and concisely both in his customized client reports and in his newsletters. We have found Bill to be easy to work with, straightforward and personally committed to helping our company to be successful.
David Wick, CEO, O.B. Williams Company
On multiple occasions we have engaged Dr. Conerly to facilitate, and more importantly, stimulate strategic planning sessions. He artfully brings the complexity of economic consequences to light, and is also is a veteran voice of objectivity. And his ability to inject humor keeps the energy and teamwork a priority!
Greg Newton, CFO, Cascade Bancorp
Bill was a great resource in helping us develop our business model and has continued to be a great advisor as we have refined it and successfully entered the marketplace.
John Courtney, CEO, NextJob, Inc.
We asked Bill Conerly to look at one of the major factors limiting the growth of our business. He pulled together data from a wide range of sources, as well as his own extensive business knowledge, to give us an insight into when conditions would improve and how we could be ready to capitalize on better times. He did so in a straight forward, easy to understand manner. A year later it was clear that things had evolved just as he had forecast. Ever since then he’s been my go-to guy on how the economy affects my business.
Len Ludwig, former CEO, Vencore Capital LLC
Get Started Today
Talk to Bill to maximize your business potential.
Keep In Touch!
Sign up for Bill's newsletter on important economic topics.
My economic forecast webinar had 377 attendees; video at https://t.co/Z1jeI6ZbWB, Forbes article at… https://t.co/4LYafzSH0k
Webinar: The Economic Outlook with Coronavirus. Friday, March 20, 2020, at 10:00 am Pacific Time (1:00 pm Eastern).… https://t.co/qyRFiwmssD
Rolling recessions around the world are the most likely economic impact of the new coronavirus and COVID-19, though… https://t.co/Yq1qAqgo6c