Meeting and networking with new people can be a great benefit to business professionals at nearly any stage in a career and in any industry. But it’s also important when you’re a business leader. Did you know that a strong business network has been linked to a host of benefits, such as better company performance, higher firm value, greater innovation and even more favorable financing terms? It’s true.

Are you effectively growing and leveraging your business network? Here are five great ways to use networking as a business and career development tool:

As businesses begin to bring employees back and with schools starting, we can help you keep your office staff, teachers and students safe while complying with local health policies.
​Strive has all your barrier needs, contact your Strive Account Manager or local Strive office for more information.

With the current Covid-19 situation, hand sanitizer has been at the top of many consumer's and businesses' lists. GOJO®, the company behind the Purell® hand sanitizer brand has been inundated with product requests from industries of all kinds putting demand way ahead of supply. As a result, many new brands of hand sanitizers have hit the market to fill that demand. One common complaint, has been the smell of these new hand sanitizers. An article in the New York Times by Gregory Han outlines the reasons for this. The main takeaway from Mr. Han's article was regarding "activated carbon filtration" which would remove contaminants and the related odor. ​

“That off-putting smell—sometimes described as rotten garbage or tequila-like—is the natural byproduct of ethanol being made from corn, sugar cane, beets, and other organic sources,” explained Zlotnik. “[Ethyl alcohol] production is highly regulated. It stinks because these new brands—many made by distillers who’ve pivoted from producing drinking alcohol to meet public demand for hand sanitizer—are making and using denatured ethanol. This ethanol costs significantly less than ethanol filtered using activated carbon filtration, which would typically remove almost all contaminants and the malodor with it.”
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"All that said, smelly hand sanitizer may have a silver lining: “The malodor is a potent behavioral message to keep our hands away from our face, which is something we should be doing anyway,” 
Credit Gregory Han, New York Times - Read article in it's entirety. 

​Strive has been working hard to source safe and effective hand sanitizers for our customers. We currently have several options available and in stock. If you have any questions, please contact your Account Manager or your local Strive Customer Service team.

Along with you, we at Strive Workplace Solutions continue to closely watch the impact COVID-19 is having in our local communities. I am very proud of how our employees, suppliers and business partners have mobilized quickly to protect the health and well-being of our employees, their families and our customers, which all are our highest priority.
 
We recognize you and your business rely on us to provide essential business products to operate your business on a daily basis, whether from your office or home and we take that responsibility very seriously. We ensure our delivery drivers have masks, gloves and hand sanitizer with them and use them as needed, mandated or required by our customers. We strive to maintain contact-less & no signature delivery whenever possible.
 
As an independent and family owned business that has felt the impact to our business, please know that we value your business partnership and thank you for your continued business. We will continue to strive everyday to delight our customers with the highest level of service and safest delivery practices…”It’s how we do it "

Help keep your employees and guests safe -  Hand Sanitizers and Masks in stock now