How financial reporting can help foster board member involvement
From time to time, nonprofit organizations may experience a lack of engagement of board members during regular meetings. There could be many reasons why, but sometimes it’s up to an organization’s staff to find ways to involve board members more in the decision-making process.
How to use data capture technology to eliminate bottlenecks
When you’re sharing information across the organization, an ECM system keeps data from going missing and minimizes duplication. But data capture technologies can help with the largest bottleneck — data entry.
How a defined contribution strategy could optimize health care spending
To better manage the rising cost of health care, more employers are moving away from employer-sponsored group health coverage in favor of a defined contribution strategy.
Five things to remember when transitioning business ownership
There’s no one-size-fits-all way to transition a business to a new owner. You can have a very short or lengthy transition period, but in either case, it’s critical to thoroughly plan to minimize potential hiccups.
An urban adventure awaits you in The Strip District
Take a stroll through The Strip, Pittsburgh’s Historic Market District, where diverse cultures and commerce intersect.
Health care reform audits: Summary plan descriptions vs. summary of benefits and coverage
With the goal of enforcing compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the federal government has started regular audits of group health plans. These audits extend into compliance of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
Improving overall employee health starts with good dental hygiene
Good overall health and good dental health are generally considered separately and mutually exclusive. What people do not always realize is the two are related and one impacts the other.
Avere Systems puts customers first as the ‘fastest game in town’
Eighty percent of the special effects for 2014’s top 10 box office hits were rendered on Avere Systems’ equipment. This is just one of the industries this Pittsburgh technology company is impacting in its hypergrowth stage.
How to know which customers aren’t worth it
At some point in your career you’ve probably found yourself spending countless company resources to please a customer that could not be pleased. The way you measure a customer’s true value to your business is to grade them.
Assume you’ll be pitching to sophisticated investors
With so many types of angel investors, how can a founder ever determine how to prepare for such a motley group of prospects? The answer is to always assume that at some point, you will end up pitching your opportunity to sophisticated investors, and therefore, prepare for it.