2020 Pillar Award for Community Service – Greater Cincinnati
The Pillar Awards recognize organizations that set the standard for outstanding service to their communities. Here are their stories.
What to consider when bringing on outside capital to fund a business
When businesses take a more expedient approach to solving their funding issues, it can be problematic, says Wesley Gillespie, ERIEBANK’s regional president, Northeast Ohio. What works to solve only today’s problem misses the bigger picture and can put the company in a tough situation later on.
Recover your capital investment more quickly through cost segregation
If your company is planning to build, purchase or renovate a building, or has done so in the past several years, a cost segregation study could help boost your cash flow and save your company significant money, says Chris Bzinak, CPA, senior tax professional at Clark Schaefer Hackett.
CrossCountry Mortgage is poised for greatness in the 2020s
Ronald J. Leonhardt Jr. brings a competitive spirit to his work at CrossCountry Mortgage, much of which stems from his time playing football at Baldwin Wallace University.
John Ziss Jr. is driven to do more at Kurtz Bros.
Everybody has enough time to spare one day or half a day to get their hands dirty and give back, says Kurtz Bros. Inc.’s John Ziss Jr.
Core values can shape the image of your business
Every time Margy Judd thinks about editing her core values, she gets a strong feeling in her gut that stops her from doing it.
Take steps to keep things moving in your dealmaking activity
Don’t let a poorly conceived and executed deal process get in the way of your personal and business objectives.
You can’t really know someone else’s story until you listen
You never know where another person is coming from, where they’ve been.
Behavioral pitfalls that can derail an LBO’s performance
Portfolio company CEOs and their sponsors improve their odds of maximizing their multiple on invested capital when alignment is both financial and behavioral.
Dealmaking is a process that offers challenges — and moments to learn
When Steve Marks and I opened the doors of our business, Main Street Gourmet (originally Main Street Muffins) in 1987, we were backed by friends and family who believed in us. Their early investments got us going until we sold to venture capital in 1996. We, along with a minority owner, bought the business back […]