Worcester Business Journal

34 Worcester Business Journal | March 20, 2017 | wbjournal.com GROW YOUR BUSINESS START A BUSINESS EXIT YOUR BUSINESS 617-412-4640 • http://americas.rocg.com Navigating your business can be difficult. There are times when business owners are unsure whether to veer right, veer left or stay the course. As a nationally recognized boutique consulting company, our 'end-in mind' proprietary business exit roadmap helps owners take control over their destiny by planning their business proactively, implementing change, and building business value. ROCG works exclusively with small to medium sized business owners. We have a unique understanding of the dynamics and psychology of owner-managed companies and how to drive the results they need. For more information, our White Paper on Business Transition, recent business exit and value growth articles and upcoming speaking engagements visit http://americas.rocg.com or contact Terry Shepherd at 617-412-4640. Regardless of Where You are Headed, ROCG Can Help! We work with business owners to: • Re-energize their business model • Help them discover what they need to support their long-term goals and financial lifestyle needs • Develop a strategic plan to meet their goals • Help set milestones to ensure everyone works with the end goal in mind • Execute their strategic plan successfully W O N T H E M O V E Continued from previous page A C C O L A D E S & H O N O R S Marlborough staffing firm The DAVIS Companies earned a place on Inavero's Best of Staffing list for both client and talent satisfaction. Staffing Industry Analysts, mean- while, selected the firm as a 2017 Best Staffing Firm to Work For. This is the second time DAVIS has been rec- ognized as a Best Staffing Firm to Work For in the past three years. Pictured (from left) are Davis Companies' COO Ryan Clutterbuck; Mark Agostinelli, regional vice president, Northeast; Bob Davis, CEO; Patrick Davis, vice president business operations; and Brendon Davis, president. Clark University's website redesign has won the Gold Award in the 2017 Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District I Excellence Awards, taking the prize in the institutional websites cat- egory. Clark's entry in the fundraising materials category, a Clark Fund mailer, won the Silver Award. In December, the Worcester university's revamped website received the Best in Higher Education 2016 Acquia Engage Award; in January Clark won the Silver Award for Institutional Website in the Higher Ed Marketing Report's Educational Advertising Awards. C H A R I T A B L E W O R K S Webster Five donated $5,000 to Rainbow Child Development Center. The funds will be used to support the center's Preschool Summer Science Program. SpencerBANK donated $2,500 to the YWCA of Central Massachusetts to benefit the Girls CHOICE Program. The initiative provides leadership training and service learning through an intensive, six-year program of mentoring and support for 34 weeks during the school year. Fidelity Bank made $1,000 donations to three nonprofits in Leominster and Fitchburg, plus seven others across Central Massachusetts. Pay It Backpack in Fitchburg provides those in need with backpacks with items such as clothing, food and clean water. The Montachusett Interfaith Hospitality Network serves homeless families. The Spanish American Center in Leominster, serves the local Hispanic/Latino community. Other recipients of $1,000 grants included the Shirley Charitable Foundation, Veterans Inc. in Worcester, the Millbury Lions Club, Ahimsa Haven Animal Rescue in Templeton, the Barre Food Bank, the Worcester Animal Rescue and NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans in Princeton. ERA Key Realty Services in Spencer contributed $1,000 to the Spencer Toys for Kids Program, which supplies toys for over 200 children in Spencer every year. W

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