Bowden Manufacturing combated a workforce shortage by changing a job title
How does a manufacturing shop combat an ongoing machinist shortage? The answer at Bowden Manufacturing was to stop calling them machinists.
Unleashing the wide-ranging powers of generosity
Better outcomes, better communities and better feelings. Those are a few reasons I’ve long believed in the transformative power of giving.
Prepare thoroughly to win the M&A battle
If Sun Tzu were a businessman today, I assure you that he would prepare thoroughly for M&A transactions.
Internships have big benefits for small businesses
There are few more proven ways to grow and retain talent — bespoke talent, in many cases — for smaller businesses than internships.
Evolving your business to stay relevant in a changing world
If you run a business — whether you’re 75 or 25 — you can fall into the trap of getting stuck in your ways.
Why fundless sponsors are gaining popularity with investors
The fundless sponsor investment structure has gained popularity with investors’ capital at the expense of traditional private equity funds.
Appeal to consumers with sensory marketing
Sensory marketing can work alongside traditional marketing methods to help businesses establish their uniqueness from the sea of competitors.
Pants, skirts, shorts: Should they go, or should they stay?
The one constant with either Zoom or in-person work is that appearances count, which will always include playing and dressing the part by wearing the appropriate attire.
Life insurance as a risk management vehicle to preserve company value
Huntington Bank’s Jim Altman on life insurance, and how it can preserve company value in the event of the unexpected loss of a key individual.
How property insurance changes are affecting commercial real estate lending
Babst Calland’s Joseph A. Pope on how changes in property insurance coverage are affecting commercial real estate lending, and what borrowers need to know about it.