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Expert Perspective: The Real Reason Your Team Doesn’t Trust You

As an entrepreneur, it’s easy to get wrapped up in your product, your customers, and scaling your business as quickly as possible. It’s a high growth, high risk environment. But in the swirl of all...

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Cheryl & Co. founder discusses leadership, a biz’s most valuable assets

After graduating from Bowling Green State University in 1974, Cheryl Krueger began working for Limited Brands, learning the ins and outs of retail. Seven years later, she and a college roommate opened...

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Boring provides insight into local retail industry trends

Columbus-based Boulevard Strategies has released its seventh annual “Top 10 List.” The list −a collection of trends, insights, observations and musings regarding the retail industry in Central Ohio and...

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Cummings discusses tech commercialization at OSU

In early spring 2011, The Ohio State University announced that Brian Cummings had been named its vice president for technology commercialization. In that role, he leads OSU’s new Office of Technology...

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Social Business Strategies founder talks company acquisition

The Karcher Group announced on Feb. 15 that it had acquired Social Business Strategies, a social media strategy and consulting firm in Columbus. A Web marketing and development and data services agency...

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Research Tips for Entrepreneurs

It seems obvious. Before launching your startup or to grow your existing business, there is much research to be conducted to ensure your business will thrive. But many times, entrepreneurs will pursue...

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The Key Social Media Tool for a Successful Crowdfunding Pitch

With all the talk about crowdfunding, if you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner, it’s probably crossed your mind at least once that you might want to get in on this trend. How can you help it...

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Welcome to the BYOD party

Work when and where you are most productive.  That philosophy is the guiding principle behind “Work Aways“ – a policy I instituted at my company a few months ago. The concept is simple: For at least...

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Donatos founder talks hiring, transparency, work-life balance

At age 13, Jim Grote began working at a local pizzeria, where most of his days were spent slicing pepperoni by hand with a paring knife and making pizzas. Two years later he was managing the place, and...

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Every Company Is A Tech Company

Are you a technology company? We believe the answer is yes. Regardless of what industry you are in, leveraging technology can help you provide more value to your customers and help you increase your...

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Information Security for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

This article is part one in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. Thanks to the Internet, small and medium-sized businesses can now...

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IT Risk Management for Small Businesses

This article is part two in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” – Geoffrey Chaucer These words should be...

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The Secret to SMB Information Security: Writing It Down

This article is part three in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. In 1997, United Parcel Service launched a marketing campaign around moving...

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It’s eleven o’clock. Do you know where your computers are?

This article is part four in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. A television news station in Buffalo, New York used to open each newscast...

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Securing Your People

This article is part five in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. In the first article of this series, we discussed the importance of...

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The Importance of Physical Security

This article is part six in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. When it comes to protecting your IT assets, it’s important to understand...

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New TechColumbus CEO talks startups, young people, job creation

Though Tom Walker hadn’t lived in the capital city prior to starting his job as CEO of TechColumbus, he wasn’t unfamiliar with it. After earning a bachelor’s degree in aerospace and mechanical...

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Building Your Daily Information Security Checklist

This article is part seven in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. Information security isn’t a destination. It’s a journey. If you’ve read...

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Controlling Access To Your Data

This article is part eight in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. Access management is one of the more complex areas of information security...

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Securing Your Information Systems

This article is part nine in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. Your IT staff has worked day in, day out to ensure that your network,...

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