How Jay Dettling engages his expanded team in Acquity Group’s hiring process
Jay Dettling needs newly hired employees at Acquity Group to hit the ground running and quickly become productive members of his team. The digital marketing company focuses on helping customers engage their clients and has grown between 30 and 40 percent annually for more than a decade. The bar has been set high and Dettling […]
Janice Leone works hard to help employees find their sweet spot at Corporate Interiors
It was a question Janice Leone just had to ask. She was on an airplane, and just happened to be seated next to a passenger who was an airline pilot. “I said to him, ‘Do you ever get scared up there?’” Leone says. “‘Do you ever get fearful when you’re flying the plane?’ He looked […]
The business melting pot: Ruth Saphian is helping diversify EY and its St. Louis office
It’s hard to imagine a business world today without a diverse and inclusive workplace. It wasn’t that long ago, however, that women weren’t in leadership positions and offices didn’t have ethnically diverse workforces. At EY, within its St. Louis office in particular, that diversity and inclusion effort has been in big part thanks to Ruth […]
Four benefits of establishing an advisory board
Chief executives at large corporations rely on their board of directors for strategic advice and practical expertise. In contrast, small business owners may feel lonely at the top. Assembling a multidisciplinary advisory board allows small business owners to tap into the knowledge of experienced executives and develop greater confidence in their day-to-day decision-making. Liability exposure […]
The 2014 Medical Mutual Pillar Awards for Community Service
Great companies, great employees, work for the greater good of Greater Cincinnati Medical Mutual, along with our co-founding Pillar Award partner Smart Business, welcomes you to the annual Pillar Awards. We are honoring an outstanding group of companies and organizations of varying sizes. While this year’s diverse group of honorees may be different in many […]
Woodbury University: How halal industries use sustainability to appeal to more than Muslims
Halal is the rules that influence consumption in the Muslim world, directed by the values and beliefs defined in the Quran. It refers to anything considered permissible and lawful. The global halal market — food and non-food — is estimated to be in excess of $2.3 trillion, with the food sector alone reaching $700 billion […]
Medical Mutual 2014 Pillar Awards for Community Service, Central Ohio
Tanny CranePresident and CEOCrane Groupwww.cranegroup.com Raising the barThe Crane Group continues to find ways to be a good neighbor Tanny Crane puts her heart and soul into her business, and she does the same with her efforts to make Columbus and the surrounding region a better place to live and work. Her recent pledge of […]
Weaver: What audit committees need to know about Auditing Standard No. 16
The communication between independent auditors and audit committee members of public companies will change in 2014 with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Auditing Standard No. 16. The PCAOB’s standard is effective for audits of fiscal years beginning after Dec. 15, 2012. “There’s an emphasis on two-way communication and the timeliness of communication,” says Dale […]
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth: How to assemble an employee handbook with essential policies and practices
There are very few written policies that are required by law to be provided to employees, but there are certain policies companies can adopt to protect themselves and reduce their liability exposures. This can either be done though a company handbook or by distributing individual policies to employees. “Courts have said that by advising employees […]
Momentous Insurance Brokerage: How to understand what is — and isn’t — covered by your property insurance
To manage the risk of loss to commercial property, business owners can self-insure (absorbing any losses), transfer the risk to someone else or buy insurance. But not everyone is insurance savvy, understanding exactly how property is covered and what triggers coverage. “When it comes to business building and personal property coverage, it’s important to have […]