How to prepare your company for an initial public offering
With the IPO market heating up, now may be a good time to seriously consider taking your company public. Determining whether your company is a good IPO candidate requires careful thought and professional planning. “It is important to start planning now because it could take a year or two before your company is ready,” […]
How to encourage employee wellness and increase workplace contentment
Workplace contentment, fulfillment or wellness may be intangible, but it will affect the growth and success of your business. When it’s present, there are obvious, unmistakable signs, says Satinder Dhiman, Ph.D., Ed.D., associate dean of the School of Business, chair and director of the MBA Program and professor of management at Woodbury University. “When you […]
How top global entrepreneurs turn vision into reality
Recently, I had the privilege of attending the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year conference in Monte Carlo. I’m back to report that entrepreneurship is alive and thriving around the globe! It was a whirlwind of a trip, packed with networking, thought-provoking panel discussions and personal interviews. We heard from a remarkable panel of speakers […]
How to find a VoIP provider that fits your business
There are many Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers out there, some large and some small. In the case of telecommunications, bigger is not necessarily better. Small providers tend to be more nimble and are able to customize and innovate in order to help their clients grow. Also, independent VoIP providers can lend a personal […]
How the EPA’s QAP program will impact the renewable fuel industry
“America likes cheap gasoline,” says Sandra Dunphy, director of Energy Compliance Services at Weaver. “But as much as we want cheap gasoline, we also want clean gasoline and clean air — and they are not necessarily mutually exclusive.” In the balancing act between the two, Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs), which are attached to gallons of […]
How to attract and retain a multigenerational workforce
For the first time in modern U.S. history, companies are employing four generations of workers. Four generations in the workplace can mean more opportunity for success or more problems, depending on how an organization deals with the generational differences. “We’ve never had four generations working side-by-side, a 20-year-old working with colleagues that may be 50 […]
Tim Smith faced a big challenge at Verizon PA/DE, but he had confidence and a track record to win over the skeptics
When Tim Smith arrived to lead Verizon’s Pennsylvania/Delaware Operations, he found a group that thought it was performing quite well both from a metrics perspective and in the way it served its customers. Unfortunately, the data Smith had reviewed painted a different picture of what was happening in the PA/DE region of the $115.8 billion […]
Movers and Shakers August 2013: People and companies making a difference in Northeast Ohio
SS&G recently announced the promotion of Jim Dannemiller, CPA, to managing director of its Akron office. Dannemiller will focus on growing the Akron office, mentoring new staff, building the firm’s presence in the community and will continue to serve clients. He will be co-managing the office with Mark Goldfarb, CPA. Dannemiller joined SS&G in 1993. […]
Michael Catanzarite built a new football stadium for the right reasons
Michael Catanzarite is friends with a lot of people in Strongsville. As he sat amongst those friends on a Friday night back in 2001 to watch a Strongsville High School football game, he could not help but notice the decaying structure that the team called home. “It was probably the worst stadium in all of […]
How Turner Construction built the Global Center for Health Innovation and Cleveland Convention Center ahead of schedule
John Dewine looks out his window on the ninth floor of the Standard Building in downtown Cleveland at the construction project he has been leading — The Global Center for Health Innovation (GCHI) and Cleveland Convention Center (CCC). Dewine, a Turner Construction Co. vice president and construction project executive, is no stranger to construction as […]