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The NE Ohio business executives surveyed by KPMG seem more interested in concentrating on their own business growth than the gloom and doom shadows of the overall economy.  That’s a good sign, yes?  Only 7% of those surveyed said they felt less confident about our local prospects. You can read about it in this Crains [...]

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Posting this today was inspired by the PD’s article on Box Creations, a North Olmsted based toy company that uses cardboard for their products.  They are getting much National recognition, even though only being officially in business since October of 2010.  The brains/CEO’s of the company are former American Greetings employees…very creative people!  Check out [...]

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Interesting, KeyCorp is not as large as the Too Big To Fail Banks  — CoreBrand did a survey, as they have been doing for several years, and included Key Bank in their list of eleven brands that will disappear in 2012.  They are a NE Ohio based bank. I found this analysis from February of [...]

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I knew businesses had charges for setting up plastic card services, because I managed a retail shop that refused to allow Amex since it’s fees were higher.  I paid no attention to the overall issue of using plastic however.  Did you know that every time you use your cards a merchant pays the card company [...]

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The Rustwire.com  blog consistently impresses me. Today I read an article on the focus of economic development in NE Ohio, where it seems to be to this author (and many of the comments), and where she thinks it should be.  She has many good points, in my opinion.  Would love to know what you think.  One [...]

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I have clients looking to buy and they are looking to pay cash, not get a loan.  I just got another call today from someone looking to do the same. Both of these people are at different ends of the purchase spectrum (one for under $70k and one for $250k).  Now here comes an article [...]

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And even if it sells in 2012. The Debt Relief Act allows you an exemption on owing Federal income tax on the forgiven amount.  This is important! And good news. If you owed 150,000 and sold your house for 120,000, you will not owe taxes on the 30k difference. My suggestion is to check with [...]

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A big hat tip to  Life in Ohio’s Ed Burghard  for these in depth interviews.  And to the website itself for it’s user-friendly layout.  I wanted to feature this because I’m not sure many of us have the chance to hear (or read, in this case) why companies start, grow and stay here.  It’s not [...]

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