Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Innovate or Die
“Necessity is the mother of invention,” is an English proverb which means necessity or difficult situations encourage inventive solutions.
Idea Factory owners find success as partners in marriage and business
After 23 years in business together, John and Patty Mueller, the owners of Menomonee Falls-based Idea Factory Inc., have managed to keep their marriage operating as smoothly as their business ventures.
Maximize tax advantages for closely held businesses
N ow may be the perfect time to take advantage of the many new tax laws and changing tax...
‘Trust nothing, verify everything’
It seems there is no way to put a stake in the issue of trust vs. verification. Caterpillar Inc.'s recent $580 million writedown on a Chinese company it acquired in June for $700 million is an example of the principle.
“Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours”
Have you ever felt overwhelmed at work or school...or both? In “Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours” author Robert C. Pozen will change your mindset from hours worked to results produced.
“Social Business By Design: Transformative Social Media Strategies for the Connected Company”
Social media is such a widespread networking tool that it is beginning to change the way businesses operate today.
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Embrace a recipe for employee retention
I received a phone call last week from a guy I would refer to as a highly talented, committed, hard-working young professional. A top 10-percenter or probably more like 5. This is the “guy” HR professionals all over the greater Milwaukee area are trying to recruit.
Innovation needs to be a core competency
Are you pleased with the quality of innovative thinking at your company?
Commit to your own happiness
Our TEC membership in Wisconsin lost two valued members and highly respected CEOs recently, one in a tragic motorcycle accident and one after a courageous fight with cancer.
State should venture only as limited partner
Super angel investor Tom Shannon meets with the CEO of Somna Therapeutics, a recent spinout from the Medical College of Wisconsin, every Monday morning to go over an activity report. He and CEO Nick Maris look at what got done the previous week, what needs to happen in the coming week and progress against critical milestones as they prepare to bring to market a device for the control of acid reflux.
