005: How Propane Became a Gateway to Growth, Randy Thompson, CEO, Thompson Gas

http://traffic.libsyn.com/middlemarketthoughtleader/MMTL_005_w_INT.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download When Randy Thompson began running the family business a little more than 20 years ago, ThompsonGas had just one store, three delivery trucks, and eight employees serving three states. Today, the middle-market firm has more than 51 branch locations and 350 employees serving 12 states. Join us as Randy […]

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Meet The Maverick Restaurant Owner Who’s Beating Yelp

The more bad reviews Botto Italian Bistro gets, the better its business. It might sound counterintuitive, but the intent was to be subversive: The California restaurant made national headlines this week with its stated goal to be the worst-reviewed restaurant in Yelp history. Davide Cerretini, who co-owns the Old World-style bistro with his partner, Michele […]

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New York’s Recently Signed Medical Marijuana Law: Who Gets to Grow?

Is New York Too Corrupt for Medical Marijuana?

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How Technology is Giving the Office an Identity Crisis

Cubicles Are for Squares

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U.S. Job Creation Makes Strides

U.S. Economy Posts Huge Job Gains

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Security Solutions Firm GDSI Acquires Florida Specialty Vehicle Manufacturer

Midmarket Security solutions firm acquires Florida manufacturer of command-and-control vehicles

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Largest U.S. Thread Maker Acquires Gutermann of Germany

KPS Capital Partners Portfolio Company, American & Efird Global, To Acquire Gutermann

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Nimble Midmarket Firms Could Benefit From Elon Musk’s Open Source Gambit

A patent, contends Elon Musk, only serves to entrench a large corporation to a staked out position around their intellectual property and ultimately only enriches members of the legal profession and not the inventors themselves.

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High Growth and Human Capital, A-T Solutions CFO Debbie Ricci

http://traffic.libsyn.com/cfothoughtleader/5_Episode_20.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download   How does the CFO role differ inside a private equity backed firm versus a publicly-held firm? Join us as Debbie shares her insights from both worlds, and explains her growing focus on human capital inside the rapid rise of A-T Solutions.

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Doing Business with Other Cultures: Good for the Middle-Market’s Bottom Line

In today’s economy, doing business with other cultures isn’t just an option—it’s almost unavoidable. What can your middle market business do to make the most of the opportunities this situation presents? Three major trends explain why welcoming and cultivating customers, business partners, and employees from different cultures has become so important: International Trade Boom. In […]

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