Why it’s important to start investing in your future leaders today
Regardless whether you are a manufacturer, distributor, consultancy or technology firm, your staying power and ongoing success will ultimately be determined by one single factor: your future leaders. Most business owners recognize the critical importance of leadership, yet many organizations still fail to develop the leaders they will need to face tomorrow’s challenges. What should […]
How asset-based lending can assist growing companies
Asset-based financing can help businesses get critical funding when traditional lending avenues might not be available. “Perhaps they don’t have a strong balance sheet or good leverage. Maybe they have liquidity issues,” says Christopher Hill, senior vice president and team leader of the Capital Finance Division at Bridge Bank. “There are ways to structure a […]
Jeffrey Kadlic: Three facts to disprove mainstream media assumptions about private equity
I have been in private equity long enough to feel a strong kinship to others who participate in the industry and am well aware that, like any group, you are going to have a few who you may not particularly care for — and that goes for me too. But how we are portrayed, […]
Best practices for identifying and managing local and global legal risks
Companies are gathering data … from everywhere. They track website behavior, monitor social media feeds, and follow their customers’ digital smartphone trail. Even historically “dumb” devices are getting smart about data and collecting and transmitting it. For a company, this data is immensely valuable. It can help you improve your products, improve customer service, aid […]
Roger Vozar: To create your own championship legacy, take talent and mix it with trust
Sports analogies are common in the business world, many of them centering on the importance of teamwork. So it’s no surprise that cover story subject Pat Riley, president of the Miami Heat, was one of the speakers at the EY Strategic Growth Forum®. A popular motivational speaker, Riley talked about leadership, trust and other essential […]
Roger Vozar: Are people ready for “water made tasty” rather than sweet?
One of the basic rules to starting a successful business is to find a need that’s not being served — and fill it. Kara Goldin certainly found an untapped market when it came to Hint Water. Much of her story sounded familiar — being hooked on diet soda and finding water to be a boring […]
Going mobile: How TapSense envisions the future of portable device marketing
While consumers have flocked to smartphones and tablets, companies and advertisers have been slow to follow. TapSense Inc. CEO Ash Kumar predicted that situation would eventually change and sought to capitalize on it when he co-founded the mobile marketing cloud platform with ex-Google engineer Amit Manjhi in 2011. The San Francisco-based company raised seed money […]
Why employers today need a fiduciary liability policy for protection
A fiduciary liability policy protects the personal assets of a plan due to allegations of breach of fiduciary duties. Specifically, it protects plan sponsors and trustees from defense cost and penalties if they are sued for decisions they make for an employee benefit plan. “They may be sued by an individual who was a participant […]
Over delivering: Patrice Matamoros breathes new life into the Pittsburgh Marathon
In 2003, the Pittsburgh Marathon lost its title sponsorship. The city of Pittsburgh seemed to be heading into bankruptcy, and the city services used to support the event couldn’t be provided without payment. So, the marathon was canceled. Then, Patrice Matamoros stepped up to the challenge of resurrecting the event.
How the Affordable Care Act is affecting dental and vision benefits
Understandably, most of the attention generated in the health insurance world in the past year has concerned the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its impact on health benefits. What has gone unnoticed, however, is that the ACA also has had an impact on dental and vision benefits. “There are many misconceptions about the ACA, especially […]