No magic formula exists for choosing the right funding tool for your company, says Matthew Cannan of Fifth Third Bank. The best solution will be based on your business’s capital structure, your current situation and your needs.
The concern over the cost and safety of compound drugs is growing. Veronica Hawkins of Medical Mutual shares why and how to help employees avoid high-priced medications that are often unnecessary or dangerous — or both.
The dollar figure of the investment is important, but so is the structure, says Mark A. Thompson of Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter. Entrepreneurs should always ask: What am I really giving up in exchange for the money?
The Columbus Metropolitan Library and Patrick Losinski shifted focus to create more value and better serve the community.
City Year Columbus has been around for more than 20 years, but since 2010 the organization has become more strategic about its mission. That’s paying off as the nonprofit expanded into two new schools this academic year.
Don’t underestimate the importance of your blue ocean strategy as a woman business owner and executive.
Managing and leading are very different. In order to transform our business, we needed to transform our leadership style, collectively and individually, and that included me.
Over the years, I’ve gained a lot of experience and come to understand my strengths as a business leader, but I’ll readily admit that it’s becoming harder to take risks and push myself into uncharted territory.
Business leaders learned many hard lessons in our last economic recession. I was promoted to president of The Charles Penzone Salons in 2008, and thinking back, my first critical initiative was to empower everyone to step up and make an even greater contribution to the company, our customers and each other.
I am dreaming of a world where I, and our customers, can predict and forecast much more accurately. Current hit-or-miss forecasting and demand planning is
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