F-Suite Editorial Team, Author at The F Suite

Nonprofits

Harvest Pack

Healthy food on every table By Brad Fleming Did you know that the world produces enough food to feed every man, woman, and child? Still, we have hungry people in the United States and throughout the globe. How do we…

F-Suite Editorial TeamJuly 24, 2021

Entrepreneurship

The Winning Investor Pitch

A simple 11-point checklist that ensures you’ve covered your bases By Martie Cowsert Streit Have these rapidly changing times sparked new ideas for you? Have you recently started your own business, or are you trying to figure out how to…

F-Suite Editorial TeamJuly 18, 2021

Entrepreneurship Marketing

Post-Pandemic Business Trends

As the world opens up, what can we expect? By Mike Switzer Most people probably agree that we were caught unprepared when COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Many businesses were familiar with disaster preparedness: hurricanes,…

F-Suite Editorial TeamJuly 14, 2021

Entrepreneurship Marketing

The Perils of Intellectual Property

Don’t let your great idea turn into a horror story By Douglas Lineberry Intellectual Property is not often associated with horror movies and tragic tales. However, failing to protect intellectual property can lead to the demise of your business’ valuable…

F-Suite Editorial TeamJuly 8, 2021

Entrepreneurship

Ahhh-ten-shun!

Our salute to the military’s impact on Columbia’s business community by Susan Vaughan McPherson As Columbia’s business community continues to grow, maximizing all our resources will be the key to reaching our fullest potential. Most Columbia residents have probably noticed…

F-Suite Editorial TeamJuly 4, 2021

Finance

Maximizing Minimum Wage

A local small business owner explains how a federal minimum wage increase could impact small businesses By Kevin Williams As the number of COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths have continued to fall, and businesses return to more normal conditions, there…

F-Suite Editorial TeamJuly 1, 2021

Attitudes & Etiquette

Life As You Don’t Know It Post-Pandemic

Say goodbye to your pre-pandemic lifestyle By April Blake It’s almost an understatement to say, “Wow, a lot of things changed in 2020!” But there’s no way to acknowledge the past year plus without the changes that took place. The…

F-Suite Editorial TeamJune 25, 2021

Entrepreneurship Inspirers

When teachers go into business

Two former teachers drop out to test their mettle in business alongside their husbands By Carolyn Culbertson Photos by Sally Scott and Valery Taylor Smith Melanie Matthews was working as a banking and investor relations analyst at the corporate headquarters…

F-Suite Editorial TeamJune 19, 2021

Attitudes & Etiquette

Be the change you want to see

A minor shift in semantics can produce a huge shift in perspective By Karen Campbell At some point in time, all of us have been recipients of positive affirmation. Maybe we were praised by a parent for good behavior, by…

F-Suite Editorial TeamJune 14, 2021

Inspirers

Lauren Taylor of Realty Haven

An innovative real estate professional constructing great ideas that benefit the whole community By April Blake Photographs by Rashawn Merrick Working in real estate can be a wild ride, and no one knows that more than Lauren Taylor, founder of…

F-Suite Editorial TeamJune 7, 2021

F-Suite Editorial Team