How to reduce your company’s property tax burden
Jenna R. Kerwood, CMI, principal, Tax Services, Brown Smith Wallace
Randall Kenneth Jones: Balancing 'character' versus 'characters'
When we start off working as youngsters, most of us don’t have the common sense to move beyond our juvenile selves to assume more mature character traits appropriate for the workplace. We also typically land in jobs where our potentially outrageous behavior can cause the least amount of damage — in my case, this included […]
How Troy Collins and Nathan Granger focus on people and service to keep Quality Cos. USA successful
Construction & Industrial Services FINALIST Troy Collins Co-founder and principal Quality Cos. USA LLC Nathan Granger Co-founder and principal Quality Cos. USA LLC Troy Collins and Nathan Granger previously worked for competing oil and gas production manufacturers for years until they met in the early 2000s and discovered a common passion—raising […]
Kelly Borth: How to measure your marketing spend to get the best of both
In nearly every marketing conversation, I am asked how to measure return on investment. It is a fair question, but the answer is not always simple to address. ROI, and equally important return on opportunity, are measured differently for most companies and are calculated on factors that are specific to each organization. Here are some […]
Joy Gendusa: How four key methods can maximize your PPC performance
Google Pay Per Click advertising is a great tool for building brand awareness and generating leads online. It can be a bit of a complicated process for some, so it’s important to have a good foundation in the fundamentals of maximizing your PPC performance. There are four things you should be doing for your PPC […]
How James Frischhertz serves as the rock for his family and employees at Frischhertz Electric
Construction & Industrial Services FINALIST James Frischhertz President Frischhertz Electric Co. Inc. It was a moment of professional accomplishment tinged with a deep sense of personal loss. James Frischhertz had been thrust into the role of president at Frischhertz Electric Co. Inc. after the untimely death of his brother, Bernard Jr. His first thought was […]
How new standards will change government reporting requirements
Kevin W. Smith, CPA, Partner, Crowe Horwath
How Basim Shami follows his plan to take Farouk Systems to even greater heights
Consumer Products FINALIST Basim Shami CEO Farouk Systems Inc. So what did Basim Shami do to prepare himself to one day take the reins at the business his father, Farouk, launched 27 years ago in the family garage? Well, he started his own business, of course. The younger Shami took leftover and excess chemicals from […]
How Belk’s Dave Penrod is leading 6,000 employees through non-stop change as the nation’s largest privately-owned retailer undergoes a renaissance at age 125
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How Stacey Gillman Wimbish led The Gillman Cos. through one of the toughest climates in the automotive industry
Consumer Products FINALIST Stacey Gillman Wimbish President The Gillman Cos. Stacey Gillman Wimbish may have learned a lot from her father, a legend in the Houston automotive dealership business, but there was no playbook for the challenges she has had to face since taking over the family’s Texas automotive dealership business, The Gillman Cos., in […]