For as long as he can remember, Ken Ganley dreamed of working at the automotive group his father started in 1968. “Very few little boys and girls dream of being a car dealer, but it’s all I’ve ever ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is mixed sentiment on the state of today’s M&A environment. For example, Thomas Pampush, vice chair – business group at Ice Miller, characterizes the market as “very robust,” as owners and ...

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 ...

The U.S. trades with more than 200 countries and each trade agreement has a wide range of goods, services, tariff levels and other unique stipulations. Policy decisions on international trade made by ...