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Getting Your Volunteer Board Ready for Oversight, Insight and Foresight

Board Effect

The expert panelists included Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director at Diligent Institute and founding team member of BoardEffect; James “Jim” Pieffer, President and CEO at Presbyterian SeniorCare Network ; and Laurence “Larry” Gumina, CEO at Ohio Living. And the board took a step back.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 20: Nayeem Hussain and Will Zell

Steve Blank

Imagine a chart that’s 300 lines long for each component and you have to strategize when you’re going to buy this component and how far in advance you need to purchase it in order to get the price you need to get your cost of goods sold low enough that you’re going to make money on this thing. . That’s important me.

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5 Biggest Mistakes in Healthcare Staffing by Susanne Mariga, CPA

Mike Michalowicz

By offering your client a nurse willing to work additional hours a week and who is committed to stay longer, this benefits the client who is now able to save 4 days of orientation, increasing efficiency and reducing overall training cost. Susanne Mariga is a graduate of the Ohio State University and the daughter of an entrepreneur.

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SXSW Startups: Knowbella

Austin Startup

We have lower costs and risks due to using blockchain to manage critical functions such as issuing and managing cryptocurrency, grants, intellectual properties and STEM career listings. Knowbella is currently based in Cincinnati, Ohio. On the positive, the cost of living is amongst the lowest in the nation.

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4 Ways Workers Benefit From Shared Innovative Office Space

YoungUpstarts

Here are four benefits workers seek in collaborative spaces: Cost efficiency. Monthly membership fees for shared spaces can be relatively low compared to the cost of a typical office, including furniture and other office necessities. The result is a form of isolation – from community, information and trends. Flexibility.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

There is a lot of state pride in Ohio, and we want to be a program customized for Ohio markets that can be expanded across the Midwest and ultimately the US. Therefore, we started with the state bird of Ohio, the state flower, etc. The State bird of Ohio is a cardinal, so we though maybe we could do a play on the word Cardinal.

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[Interview] John DiJulius, Founder, The DiJulius Group

YoungUpstarts

A successful entrepreneur, John is the founder of three businesses: The DiJulius Group, an international consulting firm, John Robert’s Spa, a chain of upscale salons in Northeast Ohio, and Believe in Dreams, a nonprofit that helps make dreams come true for deserving children. It’s way more than a mere communications skill.

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