INGRAM'S • August 2014• Volume 40, No. 8
Ingram's Archive Series: KC Restaurants
From humble beginnings, KC’s restaurant sector has emerged to serve world-class offerings to area hungry patrons.
by Dennis Boone
Best of Business Kansas City
Some eye-opening surprises mark reader balloting for the best of everything this region has to offer in wining, dining, culture, entertainment, business products and business services. See who claims top honors in Ingram’s 2014 Best of Business KC.
Succession and Tax Planning Guide
The numbers suggest that millions of small business owners—and heirs could benefit from more careful succession planning.
Boomer Investing, 2014
The Baby Boom generation faces retirement-investing issues that range from the mere challenging to crisis-level.
by Dennis Boone
New Faces on Campus
Across the two-state area, a dozen leadership positions have changed hands over the past year on college campuses.
Education Industry Outlook Report
Administrators and instructors from the region’s educational establishments gather to assess shared concerns about the direction of education, public and private.
by Jack Cashill
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
Sales Moves
There’s a new way of selling, and an old way. The difference between them? Earning a sale, not closing one.
Credit Adviser
Credit-card companies adding transparency to commercial client fee structures.
Financial Adviser
Are you looking to extract the value of your business to fund your own retirement? Before you do, ask yourself these questions.
Small Business Adviser
A first-person experience with succession planning yields some guidelines for others that must address the inevitable.
Wealth Management
How will inflation affect your accrued savings? Now might be a good time to think about your options.
PERSPECTIVES
Editor's Note
Let’s address crime and clean up our city.
Between the Lines
The national media is taking unusual interest in Kansas’ tax policy. And the reasons for that fall along predictable lines.
