What Type of Crime Grows Faster than your Crops?
Let’s talk about crime. What is the fastest growing crime in America these days? If you guessed cybercrime, you’d be right. With over 16.7 million victims of identity theft each year, it is imperative that farmers protect themselves and the others they work with, or potentially become just another statistic we hear about on the…
Read MoreCutting Corners Could Collapse Your Tent
Read about general requirements trade contractors must adhere to in order to work in Ohio. Learn why trade contractors need to understand state and local requirements before working. Trade contracting is a big tent term. Even the lone handypersonperforming minor repair work for a fee may be considered a contractor. It is the responsibility of…
Read MoreThe Christmas Tree Debate
The Christmas tree conundrum: real or fake? The kind of tree that adorns a person’s home during the holidays can provoke debate as much as Coke vs. Pepsi or Chevy vs. Ford. When it comes to Christmas trees, do you choose live or artificial? Do you cut your own at 611 Trees in Avon or…
Read MoreOwners of Apartments in Greater Cleveland Beware!
Be aware of what? A huge liability exposure for you as the owner of residential rental properties and apartments in Greater Cleveland. Be aware of carbon monoxide – the odorless, colorless gas that is produced any time fossil fuel is burned. Gas ranges, ovens, furnaces and boilers are some of the sources that can produce…
Read MoreBasic Aspects of Business Insurance
Are you just starting up your new business? Or perhaps you have recently been wondering if your current commercial insurance coverage is enough. It can be frustrating trying to educate yourself about business insurance options. Let us help you understand some basic aspects of business insurance. General Liability This is the foundation of most policies.…
Read MoreDo You Believe in Life After Death? Part Two
Learn how members of struggling mainline Protestant churches may find closure. Read practical suggestions for members of declining mainline Protestant churches. While many of these churches continue in a downward spiral, meaningful discussion and planning may result in life after death for some of the church’s resources. Remember to keep your insurance agent in the…
Read MoreALICE Actions for Active Shooter
Somehow, shootings in public places keep finding their way into news stories. This keeps happening, so what can we do to keep ourselves safer when it comes to high-stress situations like these? The old protocol for active shooters of lockdown, secure-in-place is no longer an adequate strategy, and this opinion is supported in the Ohio…
Read MoreDistributors are an Undeniable Link in the Products/Completed Operations Chain
Not all bicycles are created equally, but all bicyclists expect that the bicycle is safe to operate for its intended purpose. Let’s return to the hypothetical example in my earlier blog of a bike rider suffering an injury due to faulty hand brakes. Consider a distributor who sold defective brake levers to the bicycle manufacturer,…
Read MoreIcicles May Look Pretty, But They Can Wreck Havoc on your Church
Preventing Ice dams on your Church’s roof! As I’m writing this, Greater Cleveland is receiving its first general snowfall of the year and more snow, cold weather, ice dams and icicles can’t be far behind. The prevention of ice dams can prevent damage to the exterior of your Church as well as the interior. Read…
Read MoreTo Every Thing There is a Season
Church calendars mark religious seasons and remind leaders and worshippers when it is time to transition to the next spiritual season. Your church should also have a maintenance calendar. As Northeast Ohio’s fall weather season approaches peak colors, hardy residents know that winter white is coming soon in the form of SNOW. Now is the…
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