Entrepreneurship & Small Business

I'm spending the day at Marché aux Puces, the antique flea markets of Paris. Also known as the “Puces” or “MAP,” it hosts 14 named market areas that offer an authentic and one-of-a-kind atmosphere. The market, steeped in history, brings together antique dealers, designers, artisans, artists, and customers from all over the world.

Marquette University and Milwaukee-based Brady Corporation together are working to spur social change and community development through the 2014 Good Money Challenge.

Marquette University and Milwaukee-based Brady Corporation together are working to spur social change and community development through the 2014 Good Money Challenge.

BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. announced it has partnered with gener8tor to invest in technology-enabled, rapidly scalable early stage companies.

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BizTimes Media and ActionCoach of Elm Grove have created a new workshop series to guide business owners and C-level executives through steps that are critical to growing their businesses.

More and more employers are choosing to conduct background checks on potential hires, including checks for criminal and credit history. There are a number of legitimate reasons for doing so, including compliance regulations in certain industries, concern about liability for negligent hiring, and simply a desire to ensure that employers are selecting the right person for the job. Employers must be mindful, however, that administrative agencies at both the state and federal levels are scrutinizing these practices like never before, and that many states (like Wisconsin) have laws on the books that regulate how employers are permitted to use background check information.

Activate Healthcare LLC has received a multimillion dollar growth equity investment from New York investment management firm Spring Mountain Capital LP.

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I see, therefore I think.
I learn and I think, therefore I reason and respond.
THE POWER: That is the power of observation.

Three southeastern Wisconsin companies ranked in the top 500 of Inc. Magazine's 2014 Inc. 500|5000 list, which recognizes the 5,000 fastest growing private companies across the country.