Inside Business articles from February 2003

Inside Business archives from February 2003

Championing entrepreneurs. (Editor's Column).(Ed Yenni biography)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... In addition to being a savvy businessman, Ed Yenni collects aphorisms -- the 50-cent word for short statements that reveal timeless truths. Yenni says he collects aphorisms that apply to business. Maybe, he adds, he'll compile them all in...

Garden party: Cleveland Botanical Garden debuts its $37 million exotic Glasshouse this fall. (The Business of Culture).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... There are species of plants in Madagascar that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Well, except in Cleveland. Beginning this fall, Cleveland Botanical Garden will unveil the fruits of a $37 million expansion and renovation...

Technology with a growl. (Five Questions).(Case Western Reserve University executive, Lev Gonick interview)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... If you see a white Toyota cruising University Circle, it may be Lev Gonick, whose license plate and job title are the same: CIO CWRU. As chief information officer of Case Western Reserve University, Gonick has become well known for his...

Prescription lens. (Passions).(Steven Sorin, doctor, begins hobby as photographer)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... His kids had moved out. He was burned out from working long hours at his medical practice. He was yearning for a creative outlet. In short, Steven Sorin was battling symptoms of a midlife crisis. But when he picked up a camera five years...

Fortunetellers. (By the Numbers).(polling data showing upbeat expectations for Ohio's economy)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... While Ohio's certified public accountants blame uncertainty for the flaccid economy of 2002, they're much more upbeat about recovery in 2003, according to a recent poll. A majority of the 466 Ohio CPAs polled were optimistic in their...

Have you looked into how an SBA loan can help start or grow your business?(statistical list of loans received by companies in Ohio)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Have You Looked Into How an SBA Loan Can Help Start or Grow Your Business? If you're looking to start or grow your business, contact the Cleveland Small Business Administration at (216) 522-4180 or Kim Gottfried, manager of Business...

FirstMerit success story.(biography of Barbara A. Borelli of Golden Leaf Adult Care Home)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Name: Barbara A. Borelli Age: 38 Business: Golden Leaf Adult Care Home Address: 6889 Lake Road, Madison, OH, 44057 Phone & E-mail: (440) 428-8910, baborelli@ncweb.com Year founded: 1994 Number of employees: 11 ...

COSE annual meeting. (Working the Room).(Council of Smaller Enterprises appoints new members)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) announced its new board members and celebrated 30 years of success at its annual meeting in December. New board members are: Marlene Herman of AAMCO Transmissions, George Hohman of Turfscape Inc.,...

Attack of the B-movies: hackers can turn you network into a horror show. (eIndustry).(Kevin Mitnick speaks at Comdex about prevent hacking of computer systems)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... "You've got to tell them! Soylent Green is people!" That's what Detective Robert Thorn (played by Chariton Heston) screamed in the 1973 sci-fi flick. In the year 2022 food is extremely scarce so the Soylent Corporation makes food substances...

Plain old customer service: when you think about it, it's not plain at all, and it should never get old. (Customer Service).(discusses successful ways to please the customer)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Customer service. Why do we call it that? What usually passes for customer service are long lines at the counter. The phone that is never answered. The voice-mail Bermuda Triangle, otherwise known as telephonic hell. This to me is...

Go to grow. (Chairman's Column).(column devoted to Ohio entrepreneurs)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Welcome to Ohio Entrepreneur, a publication devoted entirely to entrepreneurs in our state. It will chronicle their stories of hope and ambition as they start and grow their businesses. Nothing is more important to Ohio's future than...

Embedded optimism: failure has never been an option for high-tech entrepreneur Ed Yenni. (Profiling Success).
February 1, 2003... Hooked on science and electronics since the third grade, Ed Yenni was a Lorain High School student who wanted more. In the mid-1970s, his was the only high school in Ohio that could boast having a computer system as sophisticated as the IBM...

Mapping the roadway to Aha! and beyond. (Resources).(Lorain County's first innovation and resource hub)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... For Peter Ditchman and Don Knechtges, innovation is a roadway that leads to jobs. As Lorain County's first comprehensive innovation and resource hub, GLIDE aims to grow jobs in the region by harnessing the full power of what constitutes...

Establishing cred. (Resources).(answers questions about running a new business)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Ohio Entrepreneur is here to answer your questions. Ask Anything will be a regular feature in these pages where we take your queries about running your new business and find the scholars, executives or economic experts qualified to answer them....

Get poised to pitch. (Resources).(meeting with venture capitalist planned for May 5 and 6; Greater Columbus Convention Center)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... COLUMBUS -- Need funding for your startup? Get ready to pitch your idea to venture capitalists at Innovest 2003, touted as Ohio's premier venture capital event, which is slated for May 5 and 6 at the Hyatt Regency at the Greater Columbus...

MMM ... internet Resources. (Resources).(Appalachian Center for Economic Resources offers database for food service development)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... ATHENS -- The Appalachian Center for Economic Resources is serving up a few databases to help restaurants in that region. ACEnet (www.acenetworks.org), through its Food Ventures initiative offers resources for budding restaurateurs and...

Tech savvy women. (Support Groups).(Cincy Digital Women offers resources, support to women working in technology fields )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... CINCINNATI -- Women working in technology-related fields can now find resources and support from. Cincy Digital Women. The nonprofit organization is on a mission to support technologically savvy women via educational meetings, mailing lists...

Hit the books for ISO 9000. (Classroom).(Lakeland Community College offers programs to comanies seeking ISO 9000 certification )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... MENTOR -- Lakeland Community College's Center for Business and Industry is helping local companies obtain their required international Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000 certification. The ISO issued updated certification standards...

Down to the letter: Brian Sooy & Co. is going places, and so are its fonts. (Regional Focus: Lorain County).(profile of local type designer, marketing firm )(Company Profile)
February 1, 2003... Brian Sooy talks about type fonts like a composer describing the intricate details of a complex piece of music. Sooy has just spent 10 weeks composing a new font commissioned by a "major publisher" according to some distinct design criteria...

No guts no glory: back from five years of self-imposed exile, bellwether developer John Ferchill asks Cleveland's leaders to take a risk on his vision.
February 1, 2003... John Ferchill is delivering a message. If Cleveland ever expects to compete in the world, the city and its leadership need to find some guts, or, as Ferchill puts it, "political courage." The concept, says the 60-year-old developer, is...

IB readers weigh in on the dash-it-all survey of business.
February 1, 2003... The people have spoken. A few months back, we, the editors of Inside Business Magazine, presented you a sassy opinion poll that went where no other survey had gone before -- down to the nitty-gritty of office life. Well, the results...

Dominion East Ohio Community Impact Awards.
February 1, 2003... As Thoreau once said, "Things do not change, we change." It is the human mind that recognizes the need for change, and the human will that ensures that the change required is fulfilled. Nowhere is that better demonstrated than by the...

Good first impression: If you tell your new employees, "you're welcome," they'll say, "thank you." (Executive Placement and Human Resources).
February 1, 2003... It's the first day on the job. Two workers, two different companies. One has trouble finding a parking spot, doesn't know what door to use and once inside, isn't sure where to go. He finally staggers into the office and introduces himself...

Sage staffing advice: these HR masters have all the answers. (Guide to Executive Placement and Human Resources).
February 1, 2003... Q: How do I evaluate the effectiveness of my Web-recruiting program? A: "Always look at the number of qualified leads your Web-recruiting program generates -- not the number of people you hire," says Eliza Wing, president and CEO of...

The ABCs of SBA loans: funding small business startups and keep-ups. (SBA Lending).
February 1, 2003... Alexander Dybbs, president of Sonogage, a Cleveland-based biotech company, needed more than $150,000 to take his business to the next level. The nine-person company manufactures devices that measure people's corneas. From the company's...

Resource directory: your guide to small business lending.(Directory)
February 1, 2003... BANKS FirstMerit Bank (216) 621-1717 Contact: Robert Carpenter FirstMerit Bank specializes in serving the diverse credit needs of small, midsize and large publicly traded companies. When your business requires financing for...

Walking on water: Northeast Ohio needs to look to Cleveland's port as an unexploited economic access point to the world. (Getting it There).
February 1, 2003... Head north from any point in Northeast Ohio and you'll inevitably meet the shores of Lake Erie. To many, the Great Lake is a natural stopping point; the end of the journey. But those with a clear vision for invigorating the regional...

Resource directory: a logistics reference.
February 1, 2003... CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS IN LOGISTICS John Carroll University, Office of Continuing Education (216) 397-4779 www.jcu/edu/ce Contact: Christine Gibbons cgibbons@jcu.edu The Office of Continuing Education at John Carroll...

Law. (Players).(Arter & Hadden LLP appointed George Gore managing partner of firm's Cleveland office)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Arter & Hadden LLP has named George Gore managing partner of the firm's Cleveland office. Gore, who has been with Arter & Hadden In Cleveland since 1967, received his juris doctorate from Case Western Reserve University and his bachelor of arts...

Chamber of commerce. (Players).(Jonathan M. Green is named president of the board of trustees of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Growth Capital Corp., an affiliate of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, has named Jonathan M. Green president of its board of trustees. In addition to being managing partner of JM Green CPA Group, Green is active in numerous...

FirstMerit Bank. (Financial Services).(R. Eric Dellapina named senior vice president and manager of commercial banking and Stephen E. Schillig vice president-private banking)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... FirstMerit Bank has named R. Eric Dellapina senior vice president and manager of commercial banking and Stephen E. Schillig vice president-private banking. Dellapina will be responsible for coordinating and supervising the sales and lending...

MFN Financial Corp. (Financial Services).(Mark D. Whitham named executive vice president of profit planning and forecasting at KeyCorp.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Mark D. Whitham has been appointed to the newly created post of executive vice president of profit planning and forecasting at KeyCorp. As a certified public accountant with 20 years of financial executive experience, Whitham "will play a...

Public Relations. (Players).(Lisa Kruse named VP at Wyse Landau Public Relations)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Lisa Kruse has joined Wyse Landau Public Relations as vice president. Previously employed at Targeted Marketing Services, Carlson Marketing Group and Bozell Worldwide, she brings more than 10 years of strategic public relations and marketing...

KraftMaid Cabinetry. (Manufacturing).(Andrew Rattray named CFO, Sarah Reep named director of design)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... KraftMaid Cabinetry has promoted one person and hired another. Andrew N. Rattray has been promoted to vice president and chief financial officer. Rattray joined KraftMaid in 1996 as plant controller and was elevated to vice president and...

U.S. Marine Corps. (Manufacturing).(Steve Fellows named WhitacreGreer VP of operations)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Steve Fellows has joined WhitacreGreer, the Ohio-based architectural paving and fire brick manufacturer, as vice president-operations. Fellows comes to Whitacre-Greer from Gait Alloys in Canton, where he was director of product development. He...

Hospitality. (Players).(InterContinental Hotels Cleveland's new GM)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Leland M. Lewis has been appointed general manager of InterContinental Hotels Cleveland. He will be responsible for managing the Cleveland Clinic InterContinental Suite Hotel, the Cleveland Clinic Guesthouse and the new Intercontinental Hotel...

Culture=Success: Thomas Mulready, 44 \ principal, mulready group. (One2Watch).(Cleveland's identity crisis)
February 1, 2003... East side, West side or downtown? "I live in Lakewood, but if anyone asks, I tell them Cleveland. We're so close to Public Square, in any other city we'd be considered downtown. We should make a real effort to erase these arbitrary boundaries...

Resource directory: a guide for entrepreneurs.(Baldwin-Wallace College Entrepreneurship Center)
February 1, 2003... Baldwin-Wallace College Entrepreneurship Center (440)826-3331 www.bw.edu Contact: Sandy Stark sstark@bw.edu The Entrepreneurship Center puts B-W's combination of theory and practical application to work for people who...

In sites. (Inside-Business.com).(favorite Web sites)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Beth H. Hallisy Occupation: Partner, Marcus Thomas LLC Has held position: 11 years Email: bhallisy@marcusthomasllc.com Web Site: www.marcusthomasllc.com Favorite Bookmarks: "In our business, it's all about information...

Bright ideas. (Inside-Business.com).(microwave popcom in fun-shaped bags)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The concept didn't just pop out of William Biggar's head. Rather, taking an idea and making it work was the culmination of market research, finding the marketing and packaging experts, distribution channels and, of course, finding support...