Entrepreneurship & Small Business

After nearly 60 years of a wavering belief in Santa Claus, I have come to a major AHA! Santa Claus is actually Google.

Wisconsin ranks 29th in the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council in the 2013 "Small Business Policy Index 2013: Ranking the States on Policy Measures and Costs Impacting Small Business and Entrepreneurship," which was released today.

*Friday, Dec. 13, the Milwaukee Bucks will take on the Chicago Bulls in a 7:30 p.m. game at the...

*Thursday, Dec. 12, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will present a “Home for the Holidays with the MSO” concert. In...

A different kind of thanks. Yours.

When you think of a high level of customer service in a major retailer, the names that come to mind are Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and even Saks Fifth Avenue. But it's not the merchandise that sets them apart, it's their people.

Many businesses use non-compete agreements, but few use them effectively. If you are in court trying to enforce such an agreement, not only do you have to convince the judge that your agreement is lawful, but you have to convince the judge that she or he should issue an order putting someone out of work or restricting their employment activities.

I get a ton of emails from people seeking insight or asking me to solve their sales dilemmas. Here are a few that may relate to your job, your life, and (most important) your sales thought process right now.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and a panel of business executives will focus on the “Key Industries for Job Growth.”

Madison-based Catalyze.io, a cloud-based health care technology company, announced that it has closed a Series A financing round co-led by Baird Capital's venture capital group, Arthur Ventures and Chicago Ventures, with participation from the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Gener8tor, Angels on the Water and other individual investors.