The good news is that your small business is humming along. The flip side is that as company owner, you are facing increasing challenges and considerations, such as whether it’s time to expand your brand locally, statewide or even further or how to finance such an expansion, if you wish to pursue it. While you ponder what’s best for you and your enterprise, you still need to oversee it, and you might find yourself somewhat overwhelmed. Read more...

The exit interview is of paramount importance to employers, says Zuni Corkerton, president and founder of RefCheck, a Columbus company that provides background investigations that delve beyond the standard criminal background check. Read more...

Wikipedia defines ‘gross margins’ as the difference between revenue and the costs of goods sold, divided by revenue and expressed as a percentage. An example of gross margin occurs when Store A buys 100 widgets for ten dollars and sells them for $15. Subtracting the initial $1,000 investment from the $1,500 earned from sales results in a gross margin of $500. Read more...