Have you ever thought about moving your business from one location to another, or remodeling?

As businesses grow and mergers and acquisitions take place, changes to a company’s structure or offering must be accommodated. It’s only a matter of time before some business owners find themselves facing relocation or contemplating the logistics of a major change to their facility.

Mark McKinley, a Principal and President of Rea’s Central Ohio Area, joins us on this episode of unsuitable to share what he learned from managing two separate office relocation projects and a new office remodel project. We will discuss some of the steps Mark had to take to make these projects successful and how you can find success in your own relocation or remodeling projects.

Planning is Essential

At least 30 percent of relocation and remodeling projects are spent in the planning phase. If you spend enough time mapping out your journey before you start, then the trip will be easier and faster. During this phase, you will want to break the project into smaller chunks because trying to tackle the full scope of the project will be overwhelming.

If your business is growing, it’s never too early to start thinking about this process. This episode will help you understand...

Why you need to include, trust, and delegate to people from every department, generation, and level of your business throughout the process.

How the budget affects the process (and how to prevent the budget from limiting your team’s input).

How to build an office around every type of employee, like individuals who aren’t in the office every day.

If you liked this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, let us know by hitting the like button or by sharing it with your followers on social media. You can also use #ReaRadio to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter, and you can watch the podcast in action on the Rea & Associates YouTube channel. We’ve also included access to additional resources on our webpage at www.reacpa.com.

Have you ever thought about moving your business from one location to another, or remodeling?

As businesses grow and mergers and acquisitions take place, changes to a company’s structure or offering must be accommodated. It’s only a matter of time before some business owners find themselves facing relocation or contemplating the logistics of a major change to their facility.

Mark McKinley, a Principal and President of Rea’s Central Ohio Area, joins us on this episode of unsuitable to share what he learned from managing two separate office relocation projects and a new office remodel project. We will discuss some of the steps Mark had to take to make these projects successful and how you can find success in your own relocation or remodeling projects.

Planning is Essential

At least 30 percent of relocation and remodeling projects are spent in the planning phase. If you spend enough time mapping out your journey before you start, then the trip will be easier and faster. During this phase, you will want to break the project into smaller chunks because trying to tackle the full scope of the project will be overwhelming.

If your business is growing, it’s never too early to start thinking about this process. This episode will help you understand...

• Why you need to include, trust, and delegate to people from every department, generation, and level of your business throughout the process.
• How the budget affects the process (and how to prevent the budget from limiting your team’s input).
• How to build an office around every type of employee, like individuals who aren’t in the office every day.

If you liked this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, let us know by hitting the like button or by sharing it with your followers on social media. You can also use #ReaRadio to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter, and you can watch the podcast in action on the Rea & Associates YouTube channel. We’ve also included access to additional resources on our webpage at www.reacpa.com.

There are big changes coming from the Department of Labor, and the logistics behind these particular changes can be difficult to fully comprehend.

Kim Veal, a supervisor on Rea’s benefit plan audit team, joins unsuitable on Rea Radio to explain what the “Big Three” up and coming DOL regulations are and how these new regulations will change the way the DOL looks at fiduciaries, participants, and plan audits.

The Department of Labor, Pension Plans, and You

The DOL’s new regulations will affect employers, employees, anyone who wants to start a 401k pension plan, and fiduciaries of a plan. The “Big Three” changes include a new fiduciary rule, a change in the definition of “participant” in Form 5500, and a new exposure draft regarding auditing standards.

Everybody from employers who sponsor plans to employees who participate in them needs to understand...

How the “Big Three” DOL changes will affect individuals and businesses

How these changes will impact plan sponsors, administrators, etc.

What these changes mean for audits and auditors.

If you have any additional questions for Kim, you can get in touch with her and the rest of the benefit plan audit team by sending an email to [email protected].

If you liked this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, let us know by hitting the like button or by sharing it with your followers on social media. You can also use #ReaRadio to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter, and you can watch the podcast in action on the Rea & Associates YouTube channel. We’ve also included access to additional resources on our webpage at www.reacpa.com.

There are big changes coming from the Department of Labor, and the logistics behind these particular changes can be difficult to fully comprehend.

Kim Veal, a supervisor on Rea’s benefit plan audit team, joins unsuitable on Rea Radio to explain what the “Big Three” up and coming DOL regulations are and how these new regulations will change the way the DOL looks at fiduciaries, participants, and plan audits.

The Department of Labor, Pension Plans, and You

The DOL’s new regulations will affect employers, employees, anyone who wants to start a 401k pension plan, and fiduciaries of a plan. The “Big Three” changes include a new fiduciary rule, a change in the definition of “participant” in Form 5500, and a new exposure draft regarding auditing standards.

Everybody from employers who sponsor plans to employees who participate in them needs to understand...

• How the “Big Three” DOL changes will affect individuals and businesses
• How these changes will impact plan sponsors, administrators, etc.
• What these changes mean for audits and auditors.

If you have any additional questions for Kim, you can get in touch with her and the rest of the benefit plan audit team by sending an email to [email protected].  

If you liked this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, let us know by hitting the like button or by sharing it with your followers on social media. You can also use #ReaRadio to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter, and you can watch the podcast in action on the Rea & Associates YouTube channel. We’ve also included access to additional resources on our webpage at www.reacpa.com.

Do you know if your backup data safe?

You may have seen in the news that a new type of ransomware attack is able to delete your VEEAM (pronounced like steam) backups, which means your backup data files can no longer be considered fail-safe.

Returning guest Joe Welker, cyber security expert and a manager on Rea’s IT audit team, will explain how ransomware works and what this threat means for the business community.

Your Computers Can be Touched by Anyone on the Planet

Cyber attacks on your organization can come from anywhere – a teenage kid in his basement or an Eastern European crime syndicate – and there is no one-size-fits-all cybersecurity solution.

One of the newest and most effective tools for cybercriminals, ransomware, works like it sounds: the software deletes existing data and then encrypts your backups while promising to restore the data if you pay a ransom. If it gets to this point, there is no guarantee you will get your data back, even if you pay.

This episode is important for any individual or organization with important data they need to keep secure. You will learn:

How to think progressively when it comes to cybersecurity.

Best practices for protecting your backup data.

What you can do if your organization is victim to a cyber attack.

If you liked this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, let us know by hitting the like button or by sharing it with your followers on social media. You can also use #ReaRadio to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter, and you can watch the podcast in action on the Rea & Associates YouTube channel. We’ve also included access to additional resources on our webpage at www.reacpa.com.

Do you know if your backup data safe?

You may have seen in the news that a new type of ransomware attack is able to delete your VEEAM (pronounced like steam) backups, which means your backup data files can no longer be considered fail-safe.

Returning guest Joe Welker, cyber security expert and a manager on Rea’s IT audit team, will explain how ransomware works and what this threat means for the business community.

Your Computers Can be Touched by Anyone on the Planet

Cyber attacks on your organization can come from anywhere – a teenage kid in his basement or an Eastern European crime syndicate – and there is no one-size-fits-all cybersecurity solution.

One of the newest and most effective tools for cybercriminals, ransomware, works like it sounds: the software deletes existing data and then encrypts your backups while promising to restore the data if you pay a ransom. If it gets to this point, there is no guarantee you will get your data back, even if you pay.

This episode is important for any individual or organization with important data they need to keep secure. You will learn:

• How to think progressively when it comes to cybersecurity.
• Best practices for protecting your backup data.
• What you can do if your organization is victim to a cyber attack.

If you liked this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, let us know by hitting the like button or by sharing it with your followers on social media. You can also use #ReaRadio to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter, and you can watch the podcast in action on the Rea & Associates YouTube channel. We’ve also included access to additional resources on our webpage at www.reacpa.com.

We live in an era of increasing entrepreneurship and constant change, and new leaders have to learn to adapt. In this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, we are going to take a look at the rising generation of young leaders, how the challenges facing leadership are shifting, and how leaders can innovate in 2017.

Our young guest, Kyle Quillen, is Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Agile Networks, a telecommunications company committed to enhancing public safety communications, extending the reach of existing fiber assets for government and education, and serving as a catalyst for economic development and rural broadband in previously underserved markets. He shares his own story as a young entrepreneur and what others can do to emerge as leaders in their own industries.

You Want Leadership to be Like a Smartphone – Not a Flip Phone

At the end of the day, leadership is still about communication and guidance. However, new leaders have to manage, leverage, and appeal to an even newer, younger generation of employees and customers that behave differently. It’s especially important that, as your customers and partners attempt to engage the younger generation, leaders can identify and attract the best young talent.

If you want to emerge as a new leader, or you just don’t understand the younger generation, this episode will teach you:

How today’s leaders are (and aren’t) different from yesterday’s leaders.

How to overcome the biggest challenge facing leaders in 2017.

How leadership can innovate on culture and technology.

If you liked this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, let us know by hitting the like button or by sharing it with your followers on social media. You can also use #ReaRadio to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter, and you can watch the podcast in action on the Rea & Associates YouTube channel. We’ve also included access to additional resources on our webpage at www.reacpa.com.

We live in an era of increasing entrepreneurship and constant change, and new leaders have to learn to adapt. In this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, we are going to take a look at the rising generation of young leaders, how the challenges facing leadership are shifting, and how leaders can innovate in 2017.

Our young guest, Kyle Quillen, is Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Agile Networks, a telecommunications company committed to enhancing public safety communications, extending the reach of existing fiber assets for government and education, and serving as a catalyst for economic development and rural broadband in previously underserved markets. He shares his own story as a young entrepreneur and what others can do to emerge as leaders in their own industries.

You Want Leadership to be Like a Smartphone – Not a Flip Phone

At the end of the day, leadership is still about communication and guidance. However, new leaders have to manage, leverage, and appeal to an even newer, younger generation of employees and customers that behave differently. It’s especially important that, as your customers and partners attempt to engage the younger generation, leaders can identify and attract the best young talent.

If you want to emerge as a new leader, or you just don’t understand the younger generation, this episode will teach you:

• How today’s leaders are (and aren’t) different from yesterday’s leaders.
• How to overcome the biggest challenge facing leaders in 2017.
• How leadership can innovate on culture and technology.

If you liked this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, let us know by hitting the like button or by sharing it with your followers on social media. You can also use #ReaRadio to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter, and you can watch the podcast in action on the Rea & Associates YouTube channel. We’ve also included access to additional resources on our webpage at www.reacpa.com.

There’s a lot of political rhetoric being thrown around these days, especially with regard to legislative issues. In this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, we will cut through the jargon and explain what business owners can expect from the state of Ohio, as well as from the federal government, in the coming months.

Our guest, Greg Saul, is director of tax policy with the Ohio Society of CPAs. He highlights the most important legislative concerns the business community will be grappling with over the next few months and what the Ohio Society is doing to advocate for Ohio’s business community.

Business Owners: Pay Attention to the State Budget

Largely due to income tax revenue falling short of projections, the Ohio government will likely need to cut $800 million to $1 billion in spending when they complete the state biennial budget bill (HB49) at the end of June 2017.

This bill will impact every industry in Ohio, but it will likely hit health care the hardest because health care spending makes up about half of the biennial budget.

This episode is critical for business owners because it offers a preview of significant changes that will soon impact your business and teaches you:

How to leverage the OSCPA as a business resource.

How the OSCPA advocates for business interests in the state legislative, executive, and judicial branches, as well as at the federal level.

How Ohio businesses can guide the OSCPA’s main issues and lobbying priorities.

If you liked this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, let us know by hitting the like button or by sharing it with your followers on social media. You can also use #ReaRadio to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter, and you can watch the podcast in action on the Rea & Associates YouTube channel. We’ve also included access to additional resources on our webpage at www.reacpa.com.

Like what you heard? Check out recent posts about this topic to learn more.

There’s a lot of political rhetoric being thrown around these days, especially with regard to legislative issues. In this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, we will cut through the jargon and explain what business owners can expect from the state of Ohio, as well as from the federal government, in the coming months.

Our guest, Greg Saul, is director of tax policy with the Ohio Society of CPAs. He highlights the most important legislative concerns the business community will be grappling with over the next few months and what the Ohio Society is doing to advocate for Ohio’s business community.

Business Owners: Pay Attention to the State Budget

Largely due to income tax revenue falling short of projections, the Ohio government will likely need to cut $800 million to $1 billion in spending when they complete the state biennial budget bill (HB49) at the end of June 2017.

This bill will impact every industry in Ohio, but it will likely hit health care the hardest because health care spending makes up about half of the biennial budget.

This episode is critical for business owners because it offers a preview of significant changes that will soon impact your business and teaches you:

• How to leverage the OSCPA as a business resource.
• How the OSCPA advocates for business interests in the state legislative, executive, and judicial branches, as well as at the federal level.
• How Ohio businesses can guide the OSCPA’s main issues and lobbying priorities.

If you liked this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, let us know by hitting the like button or by sharing it with your followers on social media. You can also use #ReaRadio to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter, and you can watch the podcast in action on the Rea & Associates YouTube channel. We’ve also included access to additional resources on our webpage at www.reacpa.com.

Like what you heard? Check out recent posts about this topic to learn more.