Become pleasantly persistent (not pushy)
Do not give up at the first sign of resistance. You will get a “no” a minimum of three to five times before you get a “yes.”
Bay Area festival entertains with diverse music, beautiful scenery
Click here to access this story about Stern Grove Festival in the Digital Edition of Smart Business Northern California.
How challenges at work led to preventing blindness for millions
In 1965, a young Dr. Jim Hobart and Gene Watson tried to convince their Silicon Valley employer, Spectra-Physics, to enter the laser business. They were turned down and immediately resigned. In 1966, they persuaded six other founders to start Coherent Inc. For startup capital, the group managed to scrounge up $10,000. During an initial meeting, […]
Businesses must adapt a new mindset to remain competitive
Today’s knowledge workers must go beyond the current needs of the economy and focus on the skills organizations will need in the future. Here are two of the most essential skills of the future workforce: Social intelligence Social intelligence is the capability to both read the thinking and emotions of others quickly in each context, […]
America’s largest export is American jobs
Most leading economists agree that when countries trade, the importing country loses jobs and the exporting country gains jobs. Support for “free” trade is largely based on two key assumptions — that in the long run the newly created jobs that are gained pay better than the old jobs lost and that the number of […]
Cemetery helps loved ones remember those who served their country
Click here to access our feature on Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in our Digital Edition of Smart Business Akron-Canton.
Two Akron-area women are confident Komae can transform babysitting
Audrey Wallace and Amy Husted met eight years ago and formed a friendship that only grew stronger when they both became moms. As the two women worked hard to raise their children, the idea for a business that would address one of the biggest needs in their lives began to take shape. “We were stressed […]
Employing Medina County helps residents who have nowhere else to turn
Homelessness in Medina County may not always be easy to spot, but it does exist, says Deborah Boehmke, program manager and life coach for Employing Medina County. “Our homeless are not standing out on the corners panhandling,” Boehmke says. “If you don’t see it, you don’t know it and that is a challenge. Reaching out […]
Easy tools to use to build your personal and CEO brand
Here are five commonly overlooked, yet easy to implement, personal branding tools that every leader should take advantage of in building their personal brand.
How can owners incentivize without giving equity
Incentivizing employees may be one of the oldest conundrums of business strategy. Especially for closely held, owner-managed and family-owned businesses, there has rarely been a simple path to having high-level employees truly embrace increasing the value of the enterprise.