How finding ways to differentiate your company is good for business
When my great grandparents immigrated to America from Italy in the late 19th century, they sought to assimilate. Like many newcomers, their goal was to work hard and blend in with their American neighbors. A lot has changed since then. We’re a far more diverse nation than we were 100 years ago and technology has […]
Do you believe in magic? Click your heels twice and see what happens
Should hard-nosed, thick-skinned, ice-water-running-through-their-veins executives who live and die by facts and profit and loss statements believe in things they can’t totally understand and certainly can’t explain? We have all been there. At various times, for virtually inexplicable reasons, an undertaking that has been struggling suddenly takes a 180-degree turn and begins an upward trajectory. […]
Effective content strategies empower you to get the right message to the right people through the right channel at the right time
Everybody’s telling you that you need a content strategy, but what exactly is content strategy? An effective content strategy coordinates all of your organization’s messaging — internally and externally — and gets the right message to the right people through the right channel at the right time. When it works, people are motivated to interact […]
Meeting customer needs: SBN Interactive creates great opportunities
When the economy dips into a recession, companies have two basic responses: hunker down to weather the storm or be aggressive by attacking weakness in competitors and opportunities in the market. I have always preferred the latter approach. During the past two years, our company made several important acquisitions and recruited top talent to forge […]
How Oleg Firer built America’s fastest growing company through acquisitions
Use acquisitions to grow methodically while managing within the budget
How Allen beat out competition to attract PFSweb
PFSweb, a growing business providing e-commerce solutions to many major retailers, was courted by several communities when it was looking for a new location for its professional staff of more than 400 employees. The company ended up opening its new facility in April 2012 in Allen because the city and the Allen Economic Development Corporation […]
How changes made in the American Taxpayer Relief Act could play out for business owners
Cathy Goldsticker, CPA, Partner, Tax Services, Brown Smith Wallace LLC
Robin Bell, CPA, Partner, Tax Services, Brown Smith Wallace LLC
How to prepare for the worst by assessing your technology and vulnerabilities
Mike Maloney, Vice president, Comcast Business Services
How to ensure compliance with local zoning codes and regulations
Catherine A. Cunningham, Director, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter
How businesses can avoid or resolve disputes with neighboring landowners
William J. Maffucci, Of Counsel, Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg & Torchia, LLC