The 2013 HR Awards
Congratulations! ERC and the Cleveland Society for Human Resource Management are proud to host and honor HR leadership in our region. The 2013 class of HR Award winners are making a difference through sound, creative and proactive HR management. We are also pleased to recognize the leading faculty adviser and student participant for student SHRM […]
Brooks Robinson: Why choosing the entrepreneurial path can lead to happiness
A rather gruesome quote has been attributed to Sean Parker, entrepreneur and Facebook’s first president: “Running a startup is like eating glass. You just start to like the taste of your own blood.” While that analogy is certainly descriptive, it does ring true for many entrepreneurs. I find startups both energizing and exhausting, and I’d […]
Sean O'Brien: How to weigh the pros and cons of taking along work on vacation
Summer may be over, but the trend of Americans working while on vacation is only beginning. Regardless of the industry, it can be difficult for employees to balance responsibilities to employers and customers, and a much-needed break from work. Our team at PGi recently surveyed our customers about their relationship to the office while on […]
Montage Insurance: Unlocking health care reform: A look at the individual mandate
When evaluating the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there are two angles — the employer’s angle and the individual American’s angle. Setting aside what employers need to know, in the individual world, the first thing people bring up is the individual mandate. “It is important to discuss the individual side of the legislation, so employers know […]
Sue McPartlin’s recruiting the best of the best at PwC Cincinnati & retaining a multi-generational workforce
The average age of Sue McPartlin’s counterparts at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is 27. That’s roughly equivalent to the number of years she’s been at the Big Four accounting firm. There’s one thing those years of experience at the firm has given her — knowledge — and she’s very proud to share that knowledge with the company’s […]
Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg & Torchia: How letters of intent provide a road map for business transactions
A letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or term sheet — all essentially the same — is intended to be a nonbinding expression of the parties’ intended business transaction, creating a framework for putting a deal together.It’s useful for a merger, acquisition or other combination, stock purchase, joint venture, real estate sale or lease, purchase […]
First Commonwealth Bank: Business development in a male dominated energy industry
Networking is key to growth when it comes to business development. Women business owners, however, face unique challenges, especially in a rapidly growing, male-dominated energy industry. In a recent survey conducted by First Commonwealth Bank® and Campos Inc. of 125 local women-led businesses, more than 47 percent of respondents said business development was their greatest […]
SMC Consulting: How design firms add certainty, cost efficiency to office furniture selection
So the construction of your new office is nearly done and you’re getting ready to move in. Have you considered how you’ll populate your space with furniture, what type it will be and where you’ll purchase it? “Practicality and well-being should be considered first when selecting office furniture,” says Kelly Colamarino, interior designer at SMC […]
UPMC Health Plan: How population health management delivers better, lower cost outcomes
Population health management is becoming an increasingly popular concept for health care organizations. Population health management — defined as an approach to health that aims to improve the health of an entire population — goes far beyond the concept of only treating patients in need of immediate care. “Population health management helps health care delivery […]
Distributors, software firms, architects, others missing tax savings
Businesses in certain industries frequently overlook the Interest-Charge Domestic International Sales Corporation (IC-DISC) provisions of the tax code, which encourage U.S. manufacturing and exporting. The incentive essentially reduces the top federal tax rate on income from certain qualified goods and services from 39.6 percent to 20 percent. “Because it is thought of as only a […]