
How Business Owners Can Survive a Recession
Surviving a recession takes skill and planning. Unfortunately, many company bosses wait too long before taking the steps necessary to save their businesses during a recession. Instead of waiting, they...
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John Jellinek is the President of Jelco Ventures, Inc., a private equity investment firm he founded back in 1971. Over the last thirty years, he has been apart of over fifty private equity transactions. John Jellinek is also the co-founder of the Entrepreneur Foundation at Miami University.
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Surviving a recession takes skill and planning. Unfortunately, many company bosses wait too long before taking the steps necessary to save their businesses during a recession. Instead of waiting, they...

Entrepreneurs have become the new rock stars of the 21st century. Those who want to join the ranks of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, or even Gary Vaynerchuk will learn about free online cour...

Originally posted on JohnJellinek.info A person’s appearance involves more than just how they dress. Making a great first impression has a lot to do with body language and, of course, an excellent pit...

Originally published on JohnJellinek.info If you are a manager, then you know that commanding respect and influencing your workers is crucial to your success. It is your job to read the people around...

Originally published on JohnJellinek.info Recent years have seen the development of an excellent environment for entrepreneurship in the United States. The number of self-employed individuals is highe...

Originally published on JohnJellinek.info If you are a in a management position, then you know that commanding respect and influencing your employees is crucial to success. It is your job to read the...

As times change, the world demands new skills. But some of them are timeless. There’s never going to be a point where clients don’t want better products, better offers. Three essential skills give an...

Originally published on JohnJellinek.org Traditionally, in the United States, public education has been shaped by tax dollars and the communities that pay them. In recent decades, however, that has ch...

Originally published on JohnJellinek.org Most businesses have heard that charitable giving and volunteer work should be used in their marketing plans in order to generate more returns. There is truth...

Technology has had an impact on everything else in our lives, so it’s no surprise that it has also changed the world of insurance buying. Going beyond simply ease of use, it has empowered today’s savv...

The term Fintech combines the words finance and technology. It is used to describe the blending of the structure of finance with the efficiency and security of technological innovation. People wholehe...

Originally published on JohnJellinek.org Robert F. Smith is just one of the founders responsible for forming Visa Equity Partners, which is a private equity firm that focuses on SaaS technology. His e...

Originally published on JohnJellinek.com Bigger isn’t always better, and that’s a principle that more and more businesses are beginning to understand. The evidence is in the numbers. 2015 saw corporat...

Philanthropy, as discussed before, is an admirable pursuit in making a difference for the benefit of others. Those with little to experience in this field, however, could find it more challenging than...

Philanthropy is a noble pursuit, regardless of your experience with it. If you are new to charitable activity, your fresh ambition can be a huge motivating factor as you work towards your cause or ini...

It seems that there are pretty solid stances on which is best: Formula One versus NASCAR. Fans typically pick their choices and stick with them. Its either “Formula One ( F1 ) is boring,” or it is on...

Originally published on JohnJellinek.com As companies grow, there is a natural proclivity for them to begin acquiring other businesses that could help streamline their processes or help strategically...