How to develop a forward-looking financial forecast for your business
Financial statements and tax returns are a rearview glance in the mirror at what has already happened at your organization. Instead of always looking back at your financial data, it’s important to develop a forward-looking forecast.
How health benefits may soon change for many small businesses
Medical Mutual’s Veronica Hawkins talks about the ACA changes scheduled for 2016, what they will mean for employers and how to make the best decisions in what is sure to be a very uncertain climate.
How form construction documents can ease the stress on your next project
A construction contract created with the help of form construction documents is a relatively easy way to put protections in place that are needed to prevent a disaster from occurring.
Important financial moves investors should consider prior to year’s end
Aaron T. Armstrong, a senior wealth manager at Budros, Ruhlin & Roe, Inc., discusses financial moves to consider making before the end of the year.
How to maximize the benefits of an IT managed services provider
IT managed services are attractive to many companies today, but it’s important to utilize the arrangement fully in order to get the most value from your managed services provider.
2015 Pittsburgh Smart 50 specialty award winners
Three honorees and their companies were given special recognition in three categories at the 2015 Pittsburgh Smart 50 event, held Nov 10.
Jack Ouellette shares leadership lessons from the military and American Textile
When Jack Ouellette, chairman of American Textile, looks back to his days in the military, he sees a few leadership lessons that were true then, and even more so now that he’s seen them applied again and again in business.
Edward Marc Brands reinvents itself with creativity and resourcefulness
For more than 100 years, Edward Marc Brands was a small family chocolatier, but it recently set out to become one of the next great chocolate brands in America — almost by accident.
Facing down a tough crowd
Ever wonder what flight attendants are thinking as they go through the preflight instructions? Talk about a tough crowd. We could all improve our communication and maybe even earn bonus message reward points by following the Flight Attendant Message Discipline Checklist.
A primer on bridge notes
Savvy entrepreneurs should know what bridge notes are and how they work