GBQ to Host Fraud Prevention, Cyber Crime and Embezzlement Seminar with Huntington

We at GBQ are exceptionally excited to partner with Huntington Bank on September 10th for a Fraud Seminar at the Creekside Conference & Event Center in Gahanna.  The featured speaker will be Mr. Greg Litster, President of SafeChecks.    Topics [...]

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In Case You Hadn’t Heard…Judge Posner Dismisses the Experts and the Case

Are you an Apple devotee who swears by your iPhone?  Or are you attached to your Android?  Regardless of your cell phone allegiance, one of the battles over the alleged infringement of cell phone patents recently came to an end.  [...]

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CCIFP – The Financial Construction Designation

Last month, I discussed the summer as being the learning season for CPA’s and CCIFP’s (Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional).  Today I want to explain more about the CCIFP designation and why all financial professionals who serve the construction industry [...]

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Lane On… Do the Olympics Pay?

Should Columbus host an Olympics?  Is Mitt a genius for saving the Salt Lake City Olympics?  Should the Brits be happy?  To answer these and other penetrating questions about the financial impact of the Olympics, you have to look at [...]

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Another Great Article on the Power of Employee Ownership

Here is a link to another great article about employee ownership from the August 12, 2012 edition of the Cleveland Plain Dealer:  http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/08/employee-owners_boost_success.html. The article discusses a $100 million Troy, Ohio-based manufacturing company, Spinnaker Coating, which recently sold 100% of [...]

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Team GBQ to Take to the Road this Weekend

This is GBQ’s third year participating in Pelotonia and with 14 riders, we have raised more than $23,000 for cancer research. For those of you interested in a little friendly competition, Team GBQ has raised more money per person than all [...]

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Taxidermy: A New Meaning

Have you ever tried to sell an item, but realize it has no legal value in today’s market place?  I’m sure this happens quite frequently when someone inherits an old item with no use, like your grandmother’s gravy boat.  Can [...]

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Woman of the Week – Mary Stucke

Each week, Executive Elements features a fantastic new woman they think you should know. This week’s featured woman is our very own Assurance Manager and GBQueue blogger, Mary Stucke! Click here to read Mary’s profile. We are proud to know [...]

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States Seeking a ‘Millionaires’ Tax’

It seems like all over the US and throughout Europe the talk of Millionaires’ tax rates are on all the politicians’ lips whether for or against an increase.  Currently, there are two theories of thought about economic effects of an [...]

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