Blog - North Group Consultants

Jul 8, 2022

Story 13 of 25: Wengers of Myerstown

By Roger North

If you were to look up the definition of family business, you would do well to skip the academic descriptions and simply visit Wengers of Myerstown. Incorporated by Carl and Margaret Wenger in 1958, W...

Jun 7, 2022

Story 11 of 25: McClarigan CPAs & Advisors

By Roger North

“Quiet in the land” – You may have heard this phrase applied to people of the Amish and plain Mennonite faiths. Comprising nearly 10% of the population of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the impact of...

May 10, 2022

Story 9 of 25: Arthur Funk & Sons, Inc.

By Roger North

What does it look like for a business organization to be intertwined with a community? What is the value for a community to fully embrace what a business has to offer? What is the benefit for a busine...

Mar 17, 2022

Story 5 of 25: Speedwell Construction

By Roger North

The renovation of a Lancaster County chicken house. The construction of 200 CVS Stores throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The growth of a top tier professional general contractor. Not to mention, two...

Mar 1, 2022

Story 4 of 25: Stoltzfus Meats

By Roger North

“Our customers are our lifeblood and we are privileged ‘guests,’ invited to their tables…” is perhaps the best expression of the heartbeat of Stoltzfus Meats. From humble beginnings in 1954 on the far...

Jan 20, 2022

Story 1 of 25: Rohrer’s Incorporated

By Roger North

The statistics are solidly against the survival of family businesses into the third generation. Naturally, the statistics are even more foreboding as we proceed towards fourth generation ownership/lea...

Dec 16, 2021

Work is Only One Component of an Abundant Life

By Roger North

We believe work is only one component of an abundant life. Where does this belief come from and how do we live it out at North Group? We are proponents of organizations establishing and living by a...

Jul 20, 2021

The Remote Work Revolution – Can Culture Eat Strategy for Lunch from Home?

By Roger North

Like me, I suspect you learned some new techniques during the required office shutdowns in 2020 (Zoom, Teams, Google Meet and all that). You may have learned to like some aspects of "working from home...

Mar 10, 2021

North Group is Opening a Second Office!

By Roger North

Over the years, we’ve often been asked the questions: “When are you going to expand your geography?” And, “When are you going to open another office?” We’ve given a variety of answers to those questio...