Business Insights For Business Owners
Margin pressure, leadership transitions, system upgrades — the decisions that shape a business rarely announce themselves. They show up quietly, in the numbers, long before they show up in the headlines. This issue is about getting ahead of them.
In times of shifting costs and tightening margins, having the right information early makes all the difference. This quarter, we’re covering:
- ERP decisions — what Ohio manufacturers should get right before upgrading, replacing, or holding steady with their current system
- Succession planning — eight practices that keep a family-owned manufacturer’s transition from becoming a disruption
- Pricing strategy — how to protect your margins as costs and conditions shift
- Percentage-of-completion accounting — a plain-English guide to knowing whether a job is actually profitable before it’s finished
You’ll also find details on Rea Manufacturing Education Day, coming to Wooster (Oct. 2), Dublin (Oct. 23), and Cleveland (Oct. 30) — a closer look at how AI is actually changing manufacturing, plus economic outlook, ERP decisions, and workforce strategy.
