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CEOs Share Optimism in Quarterly Survey

CEOs in central Virginia anticipate increases in capital spending and hiring during the next six months, but expect sales to remain relatively level due to concerns about slow growth and continued economic uncertainty, the 1st quarter 2012 CEO Economic Outlook…

Verne, NPS, and 2 Cool Things

If you aren’t subscribed to Verne Harnish’s weekly email, do it now.   He routinely shares compelling stories from fast growing companies (Gazelles), and shares the strategies, tools and tactics they use to be great. Cool thing #1.  This week’s edition…

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CEOs to focus on “The Top Line”

This year’s CEO Retreat addresses “The Top Line.”  After several years of getting lean and mean, top line opportunities are there for smart, focused business owners and CEOs.   Keynote presenters will include sales guru Jack Daly, Net Promoter Score…

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CEO Profile: Edward D. Barlow II

Born and raised in Richmond, Edward D. Barlow II is President and CEO of Atlantic Corrugated Box Co., Inc. He attended Mills Godwin High School and received his undergraduate degree in Marketing Management from Virginia Tech in 1990.  As a…

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Built To Sell, At the Best Price

Every business owner should be building their business to sell, at the best price, whether they wish to sell or not.  That is the upshot of two upcoming Virginia Council of CEOs programs. On August 18, entrepreneur and author John…

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