Women of Color Foundation advocates for the empowerment of women
Alexandria Johnson Boone launched the Women of Color Foundation to give African-American women a forum to discuss issues that were pertinent to their lives. As the years have gone by, however, she has worked to expand the nonprofit’s reach to welcome women of all colors. “We’ve added Latino women, Asian women, Native American women, Asian-Indian […]
Women’s advocacy group has bigger plans in mind
Collaboration has played a key role in the growth of the Women of Color Foundation, founded in 2002 by Alexandria Johnson Boone as a forum for women to talk and learn about issues that affect their lives. Her ability to build a network to host events and support the nonprofit’s programs has been key to […]
Lessons for parents about the risks their children face on social media
Students of all ages are getting into trouble with social media — at school and with the law. It’s media that’s meant to be fast. But what students fail to realize is that a quick post or response can have lasting consequences. Kristina W. Supler and Susan C. Stone have the details.
Ignite your employees’ personal drive by connecting purpose to their work
Living with purpose not only ignites an internal drive and creates energy and joy, it also increases our engagement at work, our commitment to our organization and our satisfaction with life overall. In previous columns, I showed — perhaps counterintuitively — that you can increase employee engagement by helping employees identify and live their personal […]
New tools for accountants can help protect companies from cyber threats
The digital threats facing organizations today have multiplied as they move their data hosting from localized servers to the cloud. Further, myriad devices, such as smartphones, tablets and laptops are accessing that data, many of which are not a company’s property, but are owned by employees. That’s made protecting all that data, and securing all the possible entry points, a significant task.
Loyalty is reciprocal
As the Buehler family, a staple in the Wooster area, looked to sell its 13 grocery stores, they chose to sell back to their staff as an ESOP, rather than to an outside entity.
How digital transformation is driving change within IT
Digital transformation is the way in which companies are adopting technology, specifically digital technologies, to innovate their day-to-day business activities. As one company successfully incorporates a transformative technology, it changes the business model for all companies.
Key questions every owner must answer before going to market
While some business owners put a lot of thought into the decision to put their company up for sale, others do not. In either case, there are a number of threshold questions that should be considered before discussing the actual sale process. The discussion I usually start at the end. What is the seller trying […]
How to limit the risks when employees use their personal wheels for business
Most companies are conscious of the risks associated with employees operating corporate-owned vehicles. What they aren’t aware of, however, are the significant risks created by the operation of vehicles the company doesn’t own, says Chris Zito, president at Zito Insurance Agency, Inc.
Skycasters develops CWi converged satellite-LTE service
Akron-based Skycasters LLC has developed a Converged Wireless Internet service designed to deliver greater reliability, efficiency and cost savings to businesses currently using satellite wireless internet.