Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Small business owners are split on the state of the economy, according to the 2013 U.S. Bank Small Business Annual Survey.

While Las Vegas has long been branded with the cliché “what happens here, stays here,” Tony Hsieh is out to spread the word about a surge of revitalization efforts transforming its downtown.

In a merger of two of Milwaukee’s dynamic marketing agencies, 2-Story Creative has acquired Weiss & Company.

BizTimes Media LLC today announced the winners of its 2013 Bravo! Entrepreneur Awards and I.Q. (Innovation Quotient) Awards.

Plans for a new entrepreneurship project are being unveiled today by the Greater Milwaukee Committee (GMC). The project is backed by both Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and is being commissioned by American Express Co.

Recently I was asked to review a client proposal for a consultant who works in China's sports market. I was so impressed I decided to share it with you. The names have been changed to protect the guilty, but Party X is a major world sports company, and the consultant is a former Milwaukee resident (not me).

For years, clients have been asking me if they needed to get on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Google Plus. Now everyone's asking about Pinterest. My answer has never changed: “Don't even think about any of them until you define your strategy.”

Entrepreneurship is a risky field because not everyone makes it. However, it is possible to save a struggling business, whether brand new or established.

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) are creating an early-stage venture capital fund focused on information technology.