Quality of Earnings (QofE) providers are traditionally brought in on the sell-side when the owners of a company have made the decision to sell the business. During the QofE process, adjustments are ...

The working definition of crisis is when external factors — over which your organization has no control — create chaos resulting in a downshift into survival mode. Entering this zone means you’re ...

The Pillar Award for Community Service was developed by Smart Business to honor businesses and individuals dedicated to making Northeast Ohio a better place to live. The program is designed to ...

With monthly fluctuations in the market from policies such as tariffs, Section 179 expensing can help businesses capture IT savings for purchases such as servers, desktops, software, IT services and ...

A Section 1031 like-kind exchange is an Internal Revenue Code provision that allows a person to not pay tax on a gain when selling real property to reinvest in real property of equal or greater value.

Before the pandemic reshaped the workplace, my leadership philosophy was guided by a simple acronym: MBWA — Management by Walking Around. At its core, MBWA is about stepping out of your office and ...

In the hypercompetitive world of M&A, talent is the ultimate key to success today and well into the future. The Smart Business Dealmakers Rising Stars program recognizes the industry’s most promising ...

In today’s M&A environment, diligence has become more demanding than ever. Buyers are increasingly sophisticated, lenders are more cautious and regulators are applying greater scrutiny across ...

A variety of financial accounts, including retirement plans and life insurance, allow individuals to designate beneficiaries. Whoever is named on a beneficiary designation form will receive those ...

Ahola Payroll & HR Solutions is a national leader in payroll and human resource solutions. The company exemplifies family business excellence, with over 50 years of innovation, integrity and ...

Inspired by the famous tale about Aladdin’s genie who emerged from a magic lamp to grant wishes, Fady Chamoun built Aladdin’s with the same goal: “to make people’s wishes come true.” Whether it’s a ...

What does it really mean to think “outside the box?” It’s a refrain that has been used for decades at this point, so much so that we no longer reflect on it. Simply put, it means to think outside the ...