Take steps to find a bank that can help your company grow
As your business assesses its own future, it’s important to find a bank that can provide a level of service that meets your own unique needs, says Northwest Bank’s Donna Dolezal.
Northeast Ohio manufacturers must reimagine, diversify
The manufacturing industry in Northeast Ohio had a good year overall, but the health of its disparate sectors can vary drastically based on unique circumstances as well as larger macroeconomic factors. For example, John Colm, president and executive director of WIRE-Net, says the automotive and commercial construction sectors had a strong 2016, but companies supplying […]
Investors may have recovery options when investments go wrong
When an investment or portfolio goes shockingly wrong, fear and embarrassment often will cause investors to wait much longer than they should before confronting their stockbrokers, says Hugh D. Berkson, a Principal at McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman
Harnessing big data to drive efficiency across the supply chain
The information age and the internet of things — the network of connected devices that capture and exchange information — have produced a staggering amount of data. The term big data is used to describe the overwhelming volume of information that is collected and shared through smartphones, tablets, networks and social media. But in business, […]
The pros and cons of using debt to support your business
Leverage in business is normal. The pros and cons directly correlate to the amounts and types of obligations that you are willing to incur, says Kreischer Miller’s Robert S. Olszewski.
Conversations with some of those working to fix manufacturing’s image issues
A refrain I heard again and again while interviewing people for this month’s features was that manufacturing has a marketing problem. Gone are the smokestack days, as one interviewee called them, when factory floors were dirty, dingy places. They’re now high-tech, with automation-enhanced machinery that’s allowing employees to maintain what could be considered a high […]
Artisan transforms discards into something beautiful
Susie Frazier has an eye for converting cast-aside materials – scrap pieces of stone, steel and wood – into works of art. Click here to access this month’s Uniquely Northeast Ohio feature about the creative mind – and hands of Susie Frazier.
Tim Mueller’s Transaction Analysis: New IT M&A Deals Jan 27
Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO) revealed that it was acquiring application monitoring company AppDynamics. Tim Mueller provides the details.
Design think your way past big, fuzzy problems
Design think: a creative framework to help your team design more creative solutions to the biggest, fuzziest problems holding your organization back.
Set your goal, then relentlessly pursue it
In the sports world, there is a clearly defined champion each year. Every team strives to be the one that finishes on top, but most don’t make it. Many teams have good seasons and might be satisfied with that, but only one is the true No. 1. The question to ask yourself is, what is your […]