Douglas J. Guth
Freelance ReporterDouglas J. Guth is a freelance journalist based in Cleveland Heights. His focus is on business, with bylines in publications including Crain's Cleveland Business and Middle Market Growth.
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Rust Belt Fibershed is an effort to rebuild Northeast Ohio’s flax-to-fiber supply chain. The goal is to develop a regional fiber system that generates lasting economic prosperity while better connecting consumers to their clothing’s origins.
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Women entrepreneurs face a host of challenges that their male counterparts do not. There are efforts underway in Northeast Ohio to draw awareness to this and level the playing field.
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Greater Cleveland Partnership has wrapped up its internship program for the season. The goal of the program is to connect interns to the region and to one another.
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Local restaurants are using technology to speed up worker training while still making sure the industry remains human-first post-COVID.
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Employee Stock Ownership Plans can keep participants focused on corporate performance while nurturing a culture of openness and transparency across the organization.
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Startup owners may be tempted to sink all their capital into the business, banking on a huge retirement payoff, but only about 80% of startups survive after a single year and 45% fail after five years.
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Many manufacturers are doubling down on the technology front, a push consisting of collaborative robotics integration and real-time data monitoring.
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A Northeast Ohio company is using an advanced means of sealing food products in their final packaging to help manufacturers increase the shelf life of what they make.
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Cleveland-based creators believe independent film can thrive in a region already making headlines for big-budget blockbusters.
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Women entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio continue to face obstacles to success, including knowing where and how to find contemporaries willing to help them.