The partial government shutdown will end ... eventually ... and when it does there are concrete actions that can be taken to avoid the current debacle in the future.
Calls are increasing for corporations and businesses to take leadership roles on social and moral issues. It's a role that government contractors are equipped to embrace.
The timing of this partial government shutdown means that many of the market's public companies will have to address its impact on their businesses when they report financial results in the coming weeks.
Moe Jafari, CEO of HumanTouch, a mid-size government contractor, has pledged to forego a paycheck until his employees affected by the partial government shutdown can get paid again.
One small business owner has gone public with her concerns through an open letter to President Trump. As her worries apply to more than her business, she offers insights on how the shutdown impacts contractors and the public at-large.