A look at how everyday leaders can become game changers
I’ve always believed that leadership is everyone’s business, whether that’s within our organizations, at home, in our children’s schools, nonprofits that we volunteer at or in the community-at-large. My personal philosophy is that true leaders are everyday people who can be extraordinary game changers to make society better. Applying this to our organizational settings, we […]
How your bank can help protect your financial future
It gets complicated when you try to manage your personal life and your business, says Kurt Kappa, Senior Vice President, Market Leader, Cuyahoga County, at Westfield Bank. Kappa shares some tips on how to do both more effectively.
Key aspects that impact what your business is worth
Having a formal valuation performed by a qualified valuation expert is something every business owner should consider, especially if they haven’t had one done in the past, says Steven J. Piatak, CPA, ABV, CFF, CFE, Senior Manager, Valuation Services and Fraud Prevention at Barnes Wendling CPAs.
How to breathe new life into abandoned retail spaces
The large physical structures that gave big box retailers their name are quickly becoming the white elephants of the real estate world, says Eliot Kijewski, Senior Vice President at Cushman & Wakefield/CRESCO Real Estate. The big question is what do owners and communities do with these buildings, Kijewski says.
2017 Family Business Achievement Awards
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is pleased to return as the Presenting Sponsor for the 2017 Smart Business Family Business Conference. Check out what these great family businesses across Northeast Ohio have been able to achieve.
Staffing firms have the tools to minimize risk in the workplace
Quality staffing companies do more than just provide clients with qualified workers who can fill an acute operational need, says Tom Quail, Vice President of Risk Management and Corporate Counsel at Nesco Resource. They seek to build productive relationships that foster a safer work environment for everyone.
It’s a good time to be in business in Cleveland
Entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio are upbeat and optimistic about the local economy and encouraged about where it may be headed, says Keith Strauss, president of both EO (Entrepreneurs’ Organization) Cleveland and Sales Concepts Inc. “A couple pockets may be looking at some longer-term concerns,” Strauss says. “But the job market being where it is, the […]
Link employees to your mission to help drive engagement
One of the most valuable lessons I have learned during more than three decades of executive leadership in hospice care is that actions create a culture so much more than words. Employees not only contribute to success and growth; they are also the public face of an organization’s brand and brand identity. It is important […]
Entrepreneur views the future with cautious excitement
I am going to part from the usual business strategies article and instead begin a series of succession planning diaries to share an experience I am now living daily. For 34 years, I have built my company from 15 to 115 employees with a 7 percent annual compound growth rate. During that time, my wife […]
The cost of employment lawsuits and how to avoid them
It is essential that employers have good HR policies in place that protect the company against lawsuits, says Kellee Perez, an Account Executive at Benefit Innovations Group.