Protect the lifeblood of your business
It’s become a popular tool for European companies to protect their interests and revenue, but the trend is just now starting to spread to the United States
Tips for craft brewers
With ever-growing market presence and seemingly limitless business potential, it’s no wonder small-scale brewers are jumping at the opportunity to start their own brewery and get their beer to the market.
How to get back on track
Biotech and life sciences companies are big business in today’s economy, but getting off the ground and beyond the early-stage growing pains can be a challenge.
A new tool to combat consumer fraud
Credit and debit cards using chip technology (also known as EMV) are becoming the security standard in the U.S., offering another layer of protection for both individual and corporate consumers.
Uniquely Cleveland: The House of Superman
The Siegel and Shuster Society perpetuates the image and creators of Superman
Selling your business: How to benefit from private equity’s middle-market shopping spree
More and more, PE firms awash in capital and with access to relatively easy credit are searching for growth opportunities among middle market companies. In fact, it is the middle market that is driving PE today. With close to $1 trillion in “dry powder,” these firms are competing for the best deals and are willing to offer attractive terms to sellers.
Three tips on using culture to transform your business
Culture enables successful change when the proposed change integrates the current culture. Management can use existing energy and team commitment to transform the work.
Teeter-totter management … Always knowing the inflection point
When the good times seem to be on the horizon, knowing the inflection point of a business’s cost structure will enable a company to rapidly ramp up proactive spending to have more product, or staff for a service business, on hand to maximize the opportunity. This can enable a company to gain market share many times before the competition even has a clue that times are a changing.
JobsOhio Corp. helps companies choose Ohio for automotive, advanced manufacturing projects
JobsOhio is a private nonprofit corporation that drives job creation and economic investment in Ohio through business attraction and expansion efforts, including the automotive and advanced manufacturing industries.
Ohio is a manufacturing powerhouse, and it’s not just massive in terms of output.
How to integrate intuition skills into day-to-day leadership
I’ve been observing an interesting leadership trend that deserves some deeper reflection. In our western culture, leaders are generally driven by data and metrics in daily decision-making. The other side of the leadership equation, though, is a leader’s abstract intuitive skills. Albert Einstein discovered this balance early on, saying, “The intuitive mind is a sacred […]