3 ways humanities lovers drive business success
Seeking out people and experiences grounded in the humanities will give your organization an advantage.
M&A communication best practices
Effective communication fosters trust, minimizes resistance, and ensures a successful transition, helping companies emerge as trusted organizations to stakeholders, employees and the media.
The economic earnings power of a business
Unlike public companies, which report the highest earnings possible to drive stock prices up, private companies don’t share their financial statements with the public.
How highly profitable companies set strategy
By ensuring that you have a visionary strategy, a sales strategy and a marketing strategy all working in harmony, you position your organization not only for immediate growth but for sustained success in the future.
Considerations before pursuing an M&A transaction
By doing your research, you’ll enter a merger and acquisition situation as well informed as possible, whether you’re pursuing a new alliance or being sought for one.
2024 Columbus Smart 50 honorees share drive to make a difference

The Smart 50 awards recognize the leadership of Central Ohio’s top companies. Check out this year’s honorees!
Understanding a business valuation and how to use it
Too often, when business owners get a valuation, they stick it in the drawer and never look at it again. But if they study it, there are things that they can learn to make their business better and more valuable.
Brian Zimmerman grows Cleveland Metroparks into its second century of stewardship

With several projects underway to continue enhancing aging facilities, expanding amenities and extending the Cleveland Metroparks’ reach throughout the community, Zimmerman sees plenty of opportunity to boost the system’s value and impact as its footprint continues to grow.
Cleveland Whiskey relocates to the Flats South with visions of riverfront revival

Cleveland Whiskey is moving across town into a century-old riverfront building that can increase production more than 24-fold over the next two years.
How to establish a cybersecurity baseline, and why you should
Cybersecurity requires regular assessments of the environment, identifying the top risks, patching those and then retesting to confirm those issues have been resolved.