Entrepreneurship & Small Business

I did my first big Twitter group tweet last week. It’s called a “tweetcast.”

Popular ABC entrepreneur show “Shark Tank” has announced it will hold its first casting call in Milwaukee for the show's upcoming sixth season.

Chad Albrecht, president of Centare, drew some rather inquisitive looks when he told the audience at a recent business luncheon that the most important strategy driving growth at his Brookfield-based software development company is not “putting the customer first,” but instead is “putting employees first.”

Every salesperson is looking for the fastest way, the best way, and the easiest way to “close” a sale.

It never ceases to amaze me how many people still ask me, “What's the best way to close a sale?”

My sales perspective flies in the face of traditional selling. And it's not just a disruption – it's the new way of sales. What's your perspective?

My sales perspective flies in the face of traditional selling. And it's not just a disruption; it's the new way of sales. What's your perspective?

For the third year in a row, manufacturers that make everything from plastics coatings and steel tubes to custom hardware and interactive kiosks hold the most spots – 15 – on Council of Small Business Executives Future 50 list for 2014.

The Denver-based Think Global Institute has announced it will open its next woman-owned business accelerator program in Milwaukee.

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.