Community Shares offers donors chance to diversify their dollar
Bringing businesses and nonprofit organizations together is one of the goals of Greater Cleveland Community Shares. It offers donors a choice of diversity.
Community colleges provided beginnings to the likes of Walt Disney and Ross Perot
When you need trained workers to keep orders filled and your company growing, where can you turn for help? The answer is the local community college. Across the country, these colleges are playing a significant role in the marketplace by training workers for specific jobs that the local economy needs filled. These institutions are a […]
What happens when people are recognized for things they truly do well
What happens when people are recognized for things they truly do well
Ryan Montgomery stays focused on the core to grow Reliv International
Through a network of more than 50,000 independent distributors in 16 countries, Reliv sells an evolving line of nutritional supplements and products. Ryan Montgomery leads the company to stay focused on its core.
Innovative ways to manage permanent or temporary legal needs
It is not difficult to find attorneys within law firms to serve as outside counsel to small businesses. But eventually, companies grow to the point where it is more cost efficient to utilize an in-house counsel legal team to address their immediate compliance, contracts, employment law and other legal service needs. “The challenge for the […]
Thinking about tomorrow can turn into the real deal that drives growth
Rhythm and pace tell the story at Brand Asset Management Group and drives growth
Companies can make their supply chains less vulnerable to danger
Risk management is like insurance: You often don’t think you need it, but when you do, you’re really happy to have it. That’s especially true today for the supply chain, which is being increasingly called upon to help companies expand into new and unfamiliar areas in search of growth. When part of a complex, global […]
Big numbers at Busch Stadium
See our Uniquely St. Louis feature in the October digital edition Smart Business St. Louis here.
How we are a collection of life’s experiences, so live fully!
When I look back over my life, I often wonder how I ended up becoming an entrepreneur in Northeast Ohio, and that makes me think we are the sum of life’s experiences. I was raised a country boy in a small Oklahoma town. My parents were intelligent, but neither were college graduates. Looking back, I […]
Creative deferred compensation packages can attract and retain valuable key employees
In today’s talent marketplace, deferred compensation is one tool to be considered if a company wants to attract — and retain — key people. “Many closely-held businesses may not or cannot offer equity compensation in the form of stock, but they still have to be able to hire and retain good people, and a deferred […]