No-nonsense networking
Networking without a strategy is like throwing darts blindfolded and hoping to hit the bull’s-eye. I know because I used to do it that way.
Customers are more important than competitors
Here are five important qualities to incorporate when treating your customer right. If you follow these traits throughout your career, you will have a much better chance at being successful and beating out your competition.
Motivate others and you may be surprised by what happens next
Learning how to motivate people certainly can be useful for business leaders. The leaders of the most successful companies usually have that intangible something extra that draws talent and makes its employees want to go the extra mile.
Business owners have an opportunity to boost their retirement savings
Consumers National Bank’s Daniel Eshler discusses available options when it comes to refinancing your mortgage to boost your retirement savings.
Not used to use tax? How to make sure you’re paying your fair share
Andrew P. Sonin, an attorney at Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg & Torchia, explains use tax, who has to pay it and how it’s collected.
Sherry Groom loves trolls and wants to share her passion with the world
Click here to check out this month’s Uniquely feature in the Digital Edition of Smart Business Akron-Canton!
Phyllis Byrd demonstrates what one person can do to make a difference
Phyllis Byrd was as distraught as you would imagine a person to be more than 15 years ago when she found out that her husband had stage four lung cancer. “He was only 46 and we were making plans for the future when everything came to a halt,” Byrd says. “But I was always taught […]
Akron mayor to speak at Cascade Capital Growth Awards in October
Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan has seen the passion and dedication of people from all walks of life in the city of Akron during his first seven months in office. “The energy in the city shows there is a desire for change with a growing momentum toward collaboration and innovation with our residents, business leaders and […]
Place matters to your business, to your community
In a way, it’s ironic. In the digital age, many of us can do our work from any place, as long as we have a laptop and high-speed internet. Gone are the days when a central workplace anchored workers to a particular geography. As such, you could argue that in the digital age, place doesn’t […]
Principles of entrepreneurship benefit everyone
For the last few years, I have had the good fortune of being asked to talk to managers of small, medium and large companies about innovating in the corporate environment. Innovation is a big, popular topic these days. It’s a word that can excite employees and cause some senior executives to cringe. At my last […]