Deborah Sweeney: Four things you should know about filing a business tax extension
It’s easy to make the unfair assumption that if a business decides to file for a tax extension, the leaders have been spending the months leading up to the April 15 tax deadline procrastinating on their paperwork. But that’s not necessarily true. Rather than rushing to file in a hurry, a business tax extension is […]
Toolbox for Economic Growth: Leveraging our intellectual assets
“In Cleveland’s heyday … proximity to water or rail mattered a lot. Today, proximity to a university campus matters a lot.” Tim Ferguson of Forbes said that, not at a recent high-tech conference, but 15 years ago and in the context of manufacturing. What was true at the close of the last century is even […]
Jayne Gest: The fascinating world of logistics — Columbus leaders are making the area’s strengths even stronger
At the end of January, I received an email that Gwynnie Bee, an e-commerce retailer, was opening a flagship fulfillment center in the Columbus region, creating 400 jobs — and so began my research into Columbus as a distribution hub for this month’s feature story. I’d always heard that Columbus is located in the perfect […]
Mark Tager: Why employees never stop studying you for clues about your business
We live in an era of decreasing trust in many organizations and institutions. Ongoing Gallup polls document the erosion of trust that people have in leaders of government, religion, military, health care and business. While fostering trust is always important, it takes on greater significance when the environment becomes unpredictable. In a predictable environment, people […]
The influx of crowdfunding into real estate dealings is having an impact on the foreclosure crisis
As homeowners across the United States continue to struggle to stay in their homes, lenders and investors have taken different approaches in response to the crisis. As of January 31, more than 1.3 million homeowners have received a permanent modification on their mortgage through the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). The U.S. Treasury Department reports […]
Will 3-D printers end your ability to protect IP?
As the availability and use of 3-D laser based printers proliferate, IP related issues need to be considered. The use of lasers for rapid prototyping has existed for a number of years as a process of making molds and models in the early stages of production. However, with improved technology 3-D printers are becoming used […]
Gary Schottenstein takes care of his customers, team members at Schottenstein Real Estate Group
Gary Schottenstein learned from his father to treat your customer right and fairly. And after more than 35 years in the real estate business, he still holds true to that.
Mark Scott: Why you can gain a lot by sitting down with those who don’t agree with you
Mark Silverman had a lot of voices in his ear in the early days of Big Ten Network. The launch on Sept. 1, 2007, was a glorious day. But it was quickly followed by opinions from every direction as people with ties to the Big Ten Conference expressed their thoughts about what was and wasn’t […]
Building Stronger Communities: LifeCare Alliance
Working together: LifeCare Alliance marries the needs of for-profits with its own LifeCare Alliance would not be able to serve its 15,000 active clients without support from the corporate community — companies big and small deliver Meals-on-Wheels, work in its dining centers, deliver pet care, assist with numerous volunteer opportunities, and purchase catering and wellness […]
How potent are your sales drivers? They could improve the efficacy of your sales force
Considering sales purely as a numbers game often leads to brute-force approaches that are rarely effective. Alternately, analyzing sales drivers and systematically maximizing their potency results in more sales with less effort. Sales drivers are factors that influence the probability of deal-closure, deal cycle-time, deal profit margin and the post-sale risk of failure. […]