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Hard work + discipline = success

Last month, hundreds of area dealmakers — business owners, private equity investors, entrepreneurs and service providers — came together for Smart Business’ first ASPIRE conference in Pittsburgh.

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Ohio’s financial sector is the state’s quiet giant

From an outside perspective, there is little awareness of the size and strength of Ohio’s financial sector. However, once a conversation begins regarding the organizations that have chosen to headquarter here, Terry Gore, director of financial services at JobsOhio, says people are surprised.

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Attention competition

Our audience’s attention is getting harder and harder to capture. Getting someone to focus has become increasingly difficult. And yet, we need to find a way to get through the clutter if we want to run successful businesses.

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