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.
Five tips for employees adjusting to millennial managers
It’s not a new flash that millennials surpassed Generation X as the largest generation of active workers in the U.S. workforce. But for the first time, millennials are aging and rapidly moving into leadership roles: 1 in 3 workers are millennials and 91 percent aspire to leadership positions. Yet, today’s average retirement age is creeping […]
How to plan for the board of directors' role in a crisis
When a crisis hits a publicly held or private company, the Board of Directors has a unique role in helping its company manage and survive the crisis. Today, directors are expected to take on the role of representing not only shareholders, but the broader array of stakeholders and the public interest.
You can’t teach someone to care!
When they don’t care, they will pollute your environment, kill your productivity and ruin any chances of repeat business and referrals.
Some issues can be corrected through counseling, teaching and leadership; however, you can’t teach someone to care. They have to make that decision themselves.
2016 Family Business Economic Outlook Survey
Each year, the Conway Center for Family Business surveys Central Ohio family-owned businesses on issues and topics that matter most to them.