One of the most frustrating experiences today is calling a company for help, only to spend 30 minutes navigating an automated system that never quite answers your question. Eventually, you find ...
The lower middle market continues to experience a persistent disconnect between seller valuation expectations and buyer discipline, even as financing conditions have improved and capital markets have ...
Annual strategic plans routinely reflect an organization’s best assumptions about future market dynamics, informed by historical data, forecasting models and macroeconomic projections. However, ...
For middle-market CEOs and business leaders, the day-to-day focus is almost always on operational excellence, revenue growth and market share. However, the metrics that drive a company’s value — ...
One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned working with lower-middle-market companies — whether as a board member or part of the leadership team — is to continually ask a simple question: What ...
For decades, private equity operated on a simple premise: acquire, build, and exit within a defined fund lifecycle. Today, that model is being quietly but decisively rewritten. Continuation funds — GP ...
After nearly four decades of steering a company through various economic cycles, I’ve observed a recurring trap for even the most seasoned CEOs: the executive bubble. We spend our days in a whirlwind ...
When Chris Adams first joined Park Place Technologies 20 years ago as chief financial officer, the company had about 100 employees and $10 million in revenue. Looking back, he says there’s really no ...
At Lorain County Community College, fostering entrepreneurship and supporting businesses is not an abstract goal — it is work we do every day, alongside the companies that choose to build their future ...
Why the most resilient manufacturers in 2026 are leading with purpose, not pace. Alliance Industrial Solutions is proud to once again serve as the presenting sponsor of the Evolution of Manufacturing ...
When a company understands why growth is important, then the focus can be turned to how. One of the most overlooked sources of growth is the existing client base. Most teams focus on winning and ...
The massive, intergenerational transfer of wealth known as “The Great Wealth Transfer” continues to unfold in the United States and globally. Baby Boomers continue to age out of the workforce, and the ...