Inside Business articles from March 2003

Inside Business archives from March 2003

Taxing patience, tempting fate. (Editor's Column).(Gov. Bob Taft tax reform plans for Ohio)(Column)
March 1, 2003... Ah! the Law of Unintended Consequences. It's as constant as the Northern Star and as imposing as gravity. Consider Herbert Hoover when he used the phrase "noble experiment." He really meant it when he said it. He was talking about...

Irish import. (Small Business).(The Irish Barber, Sean Gonnley)
March 1, 2003... The differences between Irish and American barbers are slim. An American barber would more likely sport a print of Old Glory alongside Rockwellian hunting and fishing paraphernalia than fliers for the movie Bloody Sunday and a mirrored...

A competitive edge. (Passions).(Nancy Mauer story)(Brief Article)(Interview)
March 1, 2003... Nancy Mauer wasn't going to let a little broken elbow keep her from the ice. After taking a nasty spill one of the first times she ever tried figure skating, the 25-year-old ice skater shrugged it off, saw her doctor, laced up her skates...

Economy of scale: team NEO aims to market the region's economic advantages. (Development).(Northeast Ohio business development group)
March 1, 2003... Talk about creating a home-field advantage. To promote economic development throughout Northeast Ohio, a handful of regional business organizations has fashioned a marketing initiative that packages 13 counties as a unit. Called Team...

Serious about sauce. (Inventiveness).(Benek Q Sauce and Marinade )
March 1, 2003... Paul Benek has a taste for business. In the past 22 months he's sold more than 10,000 bottles of his own Benek Q Sauce and Marinade in 100 different stores throughout Ohio, including Heinen's, Tops Friendly Markets and Dave's Supermarkets. ...

When you grow up. (By the Numbers).(survey of teen career preferences)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Compiled by Michael Zawacki Headline-grabbing scandals and a slow economy have rattled the world of business, but it's the profession of choice among teens. Business edged out medicine as teens' ideal career in the 2003 Junior Achievement...

2003 NEO Success Awards. (Working the Room).(Northeast Ohio business awards)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... More than 500 business enthusiasts from Northeast Ohio swelled Executive Caterers at Landerhaven's ballroom Jan. 23 to honor the 45 recipients of the 2003 NEO Success Awards. Alan Rosskamm, president and CEO of the home-craft giant Jo-Ann...

Copy this column: as digital content grows dominant, copyright battles swell. (E Industry).
March 1, 2003... People have been trying to come up with a catchy name for the new decade. I've heard it called the "naughts" "oughts" and even "zeros" -- not exactly "Roaring Twenties" caliber. Whatever label sticks, it will certainly be the Digital...

To win the sales game, be the coach: salespeople often take the course of least resistance. (Customer Service).
March 1, 2003... In most companies, the 80-20 rule applies: 80 percent of the sales are produced by 20 percent of the sales force. Regardless of the companies you look at, chances are the average sales force is weak. If your salespeople hit quota, that...

We've got the notes, we need the trumpet.(Editorial)
March 1, 2003... Welcome to the second issue of Ohio Entrepreneur. Response to the first issue has been, well, I'd like to say overwhelming, but you would think I'm exaggerating. So I'll put it another way: Response has been astounding. Actually, what...

Intensive care: once in critical condition, a startup is well on its way to recovery. (Profiling Success).(Kineta Technologies Inc.)
March 1, 2003... The incubation of a startup company is a delicate process. No one knows that better than the folks who helped grow now-defunct Stow-based Kineta Technologies Inc. out of a small department at Kent State University into the newly relaunched MV3...

A window of profits. (Manufacturing).
March 1, 2003... CLEVELAND -- Lean manufacturing emphasizes cutting the time from ordering to manufacturing and delivering by eliminating nonvalue-added waste in the production chain. And by reputation, Pella Corp's Brian Giddings understands what it means to...

Help for women entrepreneurs. (Advice).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... COLUMBUS -- The Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET) is helping women succeed-Women who have owned their own businesses for at least one year and are looking for business advice can enroll in the program hosted by the Creater...

Celebrating innovation. (Celebration).(Ohio University Innovation Center )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... ATHENS -- The Ohio University innovation Center which opened for business in 1988 announced the grand opening of a $6 million bioscience and IT business development Building. The opening of the 35,000-square-foot facility in July will kick off...

Startup funds for students. (Classroom).(at the University of Dayton)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... DAYTON -- Not only is the University of Dayton one of 49 universities in the nation to offer a degree program in entrepreneurship, it offers students the chance to start their own businesses. Sophomores at the L. William Crotty Center for...

Investing in Cincinnati. (Investing).(study of Cincinnati's economic potential)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... CINCINNATI -- A recent study commissioned by the Partnership for Greater Cincinnati, an economic development initiative of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, found the core of the city has one of the nation's largest inland waterway...

It takes a village. (Balance).(AlphaMicron CEO Bahman Taheri)
March 1, 2003... Striking a balance between home and work is one of the greatest challenges entrepreneurs face. Ohio Entrepreneur will regularly profile those who have found a successful formula for keeping the two separate. Bahman Taheri Taheri is the...

Succeed by stepping back. (Lessons Learned).(SofTek Software International CEO Jim Thompson)
March 1, 2003... Jim Thompson is CEO of SofTek Software International In c. of Youngstown (www.softeksoftware.com) which produces and supports software applications that increase efficiencies for businesses. SofTek located in the Youngstown Business Incubator....

Minority businesses honored. (Award).
March 1, 2003... CLEVELAND -- The Northern Ohio Minority Business Council (NOMBC) recently named A Thing of Beauty Commercial Art Gallery and Viking Industries LLC as the minority business enterprises of the year. These annual awards honor corporations and...

No knocks against Wood. (Classroom).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University South Centers "Working with Wood" project is turning low grade hardwoods into cold hard cash. Originally funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the project demonstrates the feasibility of...

Preparing to grow. (Training).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... TOLEDO -- The Small Business Development Center of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce offers a training program for entrepreneurs designed to take small businesses to the next level. The NxLevel Entrepreneurial Training Program provides a...

Character driven: cartoonist Bob Petry draws on experience and a creative team. (Regional Focus: Akron).
March 1, 2003... Bob Petry creates cartoon characters for a living. Petry and partner George Coghill lead the artistic minds at Kent-based Fineline Properties in creating original cartoon characters for licensing. Once a week, Petry and his team of...

A dose of leadership: if history is any guide, collaboration will mark Tom Zenty's role as CEO of University Hospitals Health System. (Rx for Health Care).
March 1, 2003... Los Angeles County's trauma care was in critical condition. Two hospitals were on the brink of dropping the service in 2001 because of the high cost t of covering uninsured patients. But Zenty wasn't about to let that happen. Zenty,...

A venue of change. (A Look at Lawyers).(Cleveland area law firms)(Industry Overview)
March 1, 2003... Over the past century, no institution or industry has paralleled Cleveland's history as closely as that of the city's six major law firms. It is likely that no other American city has had legal firms whose influence was such that, on occasion,...

Here and not forgotten.
March 1, 2003... I like to listen to ethnic radio shows on Sunday morning. The music is enjoyable; and even if I can't understand a word they're saying, I get this wonderful feeling of belonging to a city with deep roots to the rest of the world. On one of...

Doing business, naturally: an Entrepreneurs Group encourages green practices. (Green Business).
March 1, 2003... Holly Harlan sees opportunities where others see environmental problems. She believes that way of thinking can give rise to a host of new business startups, spark economic development in Cleveland and promote positive change. She's spreading...

Location as personal choice: businesses do what's in their (and employees') best interest. (Inside Business' Guide to: Corporate Relocation).
March 1, 2003... Frank Wasinski soaks in the views of downtown Cleveland, watching the bustle of Huron Road traffic from his fourth-floor office of the Caxton Building. Meanwhile, employees of Progressive Corp. gaze at the sprawling suburban landscape in...

Resource directory: a corporate relocation reference. (Guide to Corporate Relocation).(serving the Ohio area)
March 1, 2003... CORPORATE RELOCATION MANAGEMENT CRM (Corporate Relocation Management) (800) 837-5470 Contact: Bill Woodburn, president b.woodburn@CRMRelocation.com CRM (Corporate Relocation Management) can facilitate the move of...

Buyer (or seller), be aware: the time could be right for making a deal. (Inside Business' Guide to: Mergers & Acquisitions).
March 1, 2003... The stock market's down, banks are stingy with credit and venture capital has all but dried up, but insiders in the world of mergers and acquisitions say that now can still be a great time to buy or sell a company - under the right...

Masters of the deal: all the answers to your merger and acquisition questions. (Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions).
March 1, 2003... Q: In your opinion, why do M&A practitioners continue to face a lack of transactions? A: "Although a lot has happened in the past year, with the demise of several mega-corporations such as Enron and the subsequent passage of the...

Meeting needs in Ohio: here's how to have a successful gathering right at home. (Inside Business Guide to: Meeting & Event Planning).
March 1, 2003... Meeting planners have a wealth of venues and resources available in their own back yards. Within a day's drive or an hour's flight of 60 percent of the country's population, Ohio is a convenient and attractive choice for corporations,...

Hotels.(in the Cleveland area)
March 1, 2003... Hotels DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND # of rooms/suites Name/address/phone/contact # of meeting rooms Best Hotels and Suites 181/32 3614 Euclid Ave., 5...

Meeting facilities.(in the Cleveland area)
March 1, 2003... Meeting Facilities # of meeting Name/address/phone/contact rooms DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND City Club of Cleveland 5 850 Euclid Ave The City Club Building, 2nd Floor,...

Resource Directory. (Meeting & Event Planning).
March 1, 2003... A guide to meeting and event planning. AUDIO/VISUAL Hughie's Audio-Visual & Computer (216) 361-4600 www.hughies.com Contact: Dave Wheeler Hughie's Audio-Visual & Computer is your largest local choice for audio,...

Family matters: Linda Kucinski, 38 senior vice president, investment operations, McDonald Investments/KeyCorp. (One2Watch).
March 1, 2003... Do you feel pressure to be a supermom? "My definition of feeling 'pressured' assumes I have to do something I do not enjoy. I enjoy trying to be the best mother I can while pursuing a fulfilling career. Since these pursuits are my choice, I do...