Entrepreneurship & Small Business
BBB elects new officers
Benjamin Engel, owner and president of J.F. Cook Co. Inc., has been elected to serve as the chairman of the board of the Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin (BBB) board of directors.
Bubbler Executive of the Week: Devin Sutherland
Devin Sutherland, Executive Director of Downtown Racine Corporation (DRC)Organization address: 425 Main St. in RacineWebsite: www.racinedowntown.comIndustry: Nonprofit and Economic...
Baird venture group completes investment in Catalyze.io
Madison-based Catalyze.io, a cloud-based health care technology company, announced today it has closed a Series A financing round co-led by Baird Capital’s venture capital group, Arthur Ventures and Chicago Ventures, with participation from the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Gener8tor, Angels on the Water and other individual investors.
Heinemann joins BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation
The BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation has announced that former Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Lorrie Heinemann will join the foundation as vice president.
To bid or not to bid? That is the question.
“They get bids for everything and always take the lowest bid.”
“They send out an RFP and I can never speak to the decision maker.”
“We’re becoming a commodity. All they do is take the lowest bid.”
“It’s the government. They have to take the lowest bid.”
“They send out an RFP and I can never speak to the decision maker.”
“We’re becoming a commodity. All they do is take the lowest bid.”
“It’s the government. They have to take the lowest bid.”
Heinemann joins BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation
The BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation on Thursday announced that former Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Lorrie Heinemann will join the foundation as vice president.
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Heinemann joins BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation
The BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation today announced that former Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Lorrie Heinemann will join the foundation as vice president.
Why did you lose the sale? Really?
Seventy four percent of salespeople complain about losing a sale because their price was too high. And 74 percent of them are wrong.
Take a trip: Journeys abroad teach us about opportunities and threats
As businesspeople, we need to know the potential impact of our world's variations in currency values, emerging markets, international politics and shrinking margins.
Take these steps to seize new opportunities
The sole purpose of a business is to grow. This can take on many dimensions – acquisitions, grabbing more market share, or new product or service, just to name a few. Many people get stuck and never grow because they think, “This is how we have always done it!” Or, when they want to grow and make changes, they do not understand the steps needed for a smart calculated risk.