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A Video Conversation with Bill Spotts, CEO of Heritage Benefits Part 3; Their Future
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantClick here for Part 1, Part 2 Making benefits a win-win for employees and employers alike Bill Spotts is the CEO of Heritage Benefits, an employee benefits brokerage firm. Based in Hunt Valley, Heritage also has offices in Wilmington, Delaware, and Preston, Maryland. The company…
Friday Factoid: Did Caesar “Invent” Leap Day?
The Roman dictator Julius Caesar is credited as being the first leader to adopt the current leap year system. The ancient Roman calendar system was based on 355 days per year with a “catch up” month every few years. Caesar decided in 46 B.C. to revise the calendar system to be based on 365 days…
Get Your Business Succession Plans in Order
From The Desk Of Herb Fineburg Recently trending in business headlines is the story involving the change in the leadership, succession and fate of two media giants, CBS and Viacom. Ownership and control in these companies are tied to a trust established by billionaire media mogul Sumner Murray Redstone whose health is failing. The 7 trustees of…
A Video Conversation with Bob Olsen, CEO and Founder of North Star Group and COMPASS Cyber Security- Part 1
Managing programs and developing solutions to safeguard sensitive data everywhere Bob Olsen is the CEO and founder of North Star Group and COMPASS Cyber Security. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., North Star Group is a project management and risk management firm offering technical services to clients in across government, nonprofit, and commercial sectors. COMPASS, short for Comprehensive Applied…
Employers Beware: Drastic Overhaul of the “Ban the Box” Ordinance Set to Take Effect in March
By Neil A. Morris, Esq and Gabriel Celii, Esq On March 14, 2016, the recent amendments to Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Screening Standards Ordinance (“Ban the Box”), signed by former Mayor Michael Nutter, will officially take effect. The intent of the ordinance is to make sure that employers make hiring and other employment decisions based on relevant work…
The Weekly Scenario: Charitable Component for an IRA
Question: I would like my IRA to benefit my heirs, but also incorporate a charitable component. How can I get the ‘best’ of both worlds? Answer: When a non-spouse inherits an IRA, generally the non-spouse beneficiary can stretch out the IRA by taking withdrawals from the account over her lifetime thereby allowing the money to continue…
A Video Conversation with Sean McDade, CEO of PeopleMetrics- Part 1
Transforming the customer experience through software, services and insights Sean McDade is the founder and CEO of PeopleMetrics. With headquarters in Philadelphia, PeopleMetrics turns customer feedback into actionable insights that enables companies to improve the customer experience. PeopleMetrics customer experience management software is used by thousands every day to increase customer retention, multiply sales, and deepen satisfaction….
M & A Nuggets: Arbitration, Or Not?
Although becoming embroiled in a dispute with a seller after the purchase of a business is the last thing on the purchaser’s mind at the time of the purchase, the purchase agreement must address the mechanism to be used to resolve any potential disputes. Many years ago, there was only one way to resolve disputes…
Read | Delete: Small Businesses Are Growing
Small businesses are hopeful about growth in 2016, and their optimism is driving them to hire more people. According to a monthly Small Business Report by human resources management solutions provider ADP, in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics, small businesses with 1-49 employees created 79,000 jobs in January. The study found very small enterprises with 1-19…
A Video Conversation with Doug Strouse, President of the CEO Club of Baltimore- Part 3
Click here to read Part 1, Part 2 Defining success as resilience in all forms of business Doug Strouse, Ph.D. is an executive, consultant, author, and classic “jack of all trades” within Maryland’s business community. As the president of the CEO Club of Baltimore—which he founded—Doug oversees a board of advisors who work with leading…
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