Mitigate financial inefficiencies with cash flow management
Northwest Bank’s Lynn Young explains how businesses can benefit from having an efficient cash management process in place.
Don Taylor’s team is built to last at Welty Building Co.
For Welty President and CEO Don Taylor, building his team is just as important as constructing a building — and he’s co-opted a novel approach to do so.
Jimmy Haslam needs to be a leader for beleaguered franchise
Cleveland has a lot of things going for it these days. New construction projects are popping up all over the city, businesses are growing and expanding and there is a steady flow of people making a move to live downtown. In the midst of all that positive news, however, is the state of the Cleveland […]
Stay on top of benefit compliance or face escalating fines
It’s common that employers aren’t sure whether their benefit plans are complying with all the applicable laws.
It’s not necessarily the plan design, deductible or what’s covered that’s the issue, says Cheryl Cooper Perez, president of Benefit Innovations Group.
The world moves too fast to rely on what you’ve always done
Change is happening with increasing speed, and attention spans seem shorter. In today’s world of immediate gratification with continuous news feeds on social media, people expect an instant response and, therefore, have developed an urge to react before they respond in a thoughtful manner. This environment requires practical strategy tools that encourage engagement and promote […]
Robots and Pencils seeks to disrupt how mobile technology is used
Michael J. Sikorsky has been in love with software since he began writing it as a curious 12-year-old boy growing up in Alberta, Canada. “You don’t really understand all the disciplines when you’re young,” says Sikorsky, co-founder and CEO at the mobile app development firm Robots and Pencils. “You just realize there is this amazing […]
Robots and Pencils wants to do more than just transform the app world
Michael J. Sikorsky set out to create a company that would not only revolutionize the way people look at mobile technology, but how they look at the structure of any business. Sikorsky contends that even in these times when workplace culture has been granted greater importance, business leaders too often take an impersonal approach to […]
How technology can improve organizational efficiency
Regardless of whether an organization’s service area is local, regional or global in scope, it is important for all business leaders to constantly be vigilant in considering new ways to increase operational efficiency in today’s highly competitive marketplace. Reducing costs is not the only way to improve efficiency. It is equally essential to examine how […]
Later-stage startups still face challenges on the way to success
For every startup, raising a Series A funding round is a major milestone. A seven-figure infusion of cash may not put the entrepreneurial valley of death permanently in the rearview mirror, but it definitely fuels the opportunity to turn a big idea into a company with customers, revenue and growth momentum. Most startups never make […]
Driven Foundation develops a unique brand of service
The words “former Buckeye” are valuable in Central Ohio, but they also come with expectations. Roy Hall, president and co-founder of the Driven Foundation, has tried to live up to them. Hall started the foundation in 2008 during his NFL rookie year in Indianapolis. He’d held a youth football camp in Cleveland, but was challenged […]