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Free Rent for a Year

Free Rent for a Year
Starting a business, building a brand and creating a presence in the community is not easy for anyone. For Julie Wilkes, owner of Seven Studios, it is the culmination of years of hard work. Through Kickstart Columbus −a partnership with The Economic & Community Development Institute, Columbus City...
May 23rd, 2013 | ECDI Spotlight | Read More

Make sure your employment policies don’t box you in

Make sure your employment policies don’t box you in
I have written here before about how, when your company becomes involved in legal proceedings, you want to be able to tell your company’s story as effectively as possible to neutral third parties who have no background on the dispute and the personalities involved. In employment disputes, one...
May 16th, 2013 | Metropreneurial Legal Insights | Read More

How To Be Your Own Sales Consultant

How To Be Your Own Sales Consultant
Since we offer a full spectrum of “commercial excellence” consulting services, we wind up helping clients determine what kind of pricing opportunity they have and then we wind up assisting them to implement pricing improvements. This involves sales− and it’s not naturally a pleasant...
May 15th, 2013 | Growth Strategies | Read More

The Importance of Process

The Importance of Process
Most people want to buy something tangible. Something we can look at, touch, smell, and, in our own personal way, assess whether we like it. When we initially engage with clients, they typically have a fuzzy vision of the application they want. I think this is pretty common in most buying situations,...
May 8th, 2013 | Small Business Technology | Read More

Three Things to Do Before Taking Out a Business Loan

Three Things to Do Before Taking Out a Business Loan
A healthy cash flow is crucial for the success of a small business, but it’s not always easy to come by. If you’re having trouble maintaining your cash flow, taking out a business loan or line of credit can be a quick fix. Deanna Barzak Here are three important things to do when taking out...
May 2nd, 2013 | $traight Talk | Read More

ECDI loans help entrepreneur launch two growing businesses

ECDI loans help entrepreneur launch two growing businesses
Tim Galakchiev was born in Russia and first came to the United States with his mother in 1998 at the age of 21. Later, his father, Edward, and Tim’s wife and children also immigrated to America. Here they began putting down roots and reuniting with members of the Columbus area Russian Jewish community,...
April 25th, 2013 | ECDI Spotlight | Read More

Protect your business records on the Internet

Protect your business records on the Internet
Most readers of this online column conduct business extensively over the Internet. Customers are contacted, contracts are negotiated, transaction records are stored, and employees are hired, fired and promoted all via electronic communications on the web. Brad Stoll Order histories, credit card numbers,...
April 18th, 2013 | Metropreneurial Legal Insights | Read More

What Place, Happiness?

What Place, Happiness?
Having written this feature for a year now, I thought I would reflect on a topic that may not be top of mind for business value improvement: happiness. What impact does happiness have on a business? Isn’t that something that the employees should be responsible for? Should I take on being responsible...
April 17th, 2013 | Growth Strategies | Read More
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