Entrepreneurship & Small Business

The City of Milwaukee will host Mayor Barrett’s Entrepreneur Week from Nov. 9 to 14, which includes a variety of events highlighting entrepreneurship in the region.

People who do not succeed have one distinguishing trait in common. They know all the reasons for failure and have what they believe to be air-tight alibis to explain away their own lack of achievement.

The Commons has established a home in a 4,000-square-foot office space at 170 S. 1st St. in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point neighborhood, according to an announcement made on Monday by the nonprofit collaborative.

I’ve been attending networking clubs and networking meetings for the better part of 25 years.

I went to a networking meeting last week hosted by a formal networking organization called Business Network International.

The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s Council of Small Business Executives recently elected four new members to its board of directors.

After successfully piloting its Scalerator program last fall, Scale Up Milwaukee has announced 14 new business ventures it will coach through its second class of the entrepreneurial training program.

Empower your people to think like entrepreneurs and serve your customers.

“Return on Investment” in business is predicated on the ability of the company to deliver as promised in product, profit, and its accompanying service.

Wisconsin entrepreneurs looking to jumpstart their businesses are invited to take part at the first-ever Small Business Academy, which will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Potawatomi Hotel & Conference Center in Milwaukee.