Entrepreneurship & Small Business

I’m at a corporate conference about to give my 90-minute, customized, personalized talk. I spent hours preparing it – as I do all my talks – and I’ve spent the last 20 years improving my speaking, presentation, and performance skills.

Employers are invited to attend the fifth annual BizTimes Get Smarter Conference, which will focus on how companies can use apprenticeships, internships and mentorships to develop their future workforce and become more productive.

Mary Isbister, president at Mequon-based GenMet, will be the next chair of the Council of Small Business Executives (COSBE) board of directors.

Employers are invited to attend the fifth annual BizTimes Get Smarter Conference, which will focus on how companies can use apprenticeships, internships and mentorships to develop their future workforce and become more productive.

Hi Jeffrey, I just purchased your new book on the "21.5 Unbreakable Laws of Selling." As usual, it's full of amazing content. But as I read it, it generated three compelling questions I hope you can answer. Thanks, Brandon

U.S. Bank and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin have introduced a loan referral program called “Asociados” in an effort to increase chamber businesses' access to lending.

“Where's the action? Where's the game?” is a line in the song “Oldest Established” from the immortal Broadway show (and my personal favorite) Guys and Dolls.

Pabulum leadership words really bug me – but not as bad as they may bug you if they're uttered by your leader.

Gov. Scott Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and the Wisconsin Women’s Council are seeking nominations for the 2014 Governor’s Trailblazer Awards for Women in Business.

Eleven local businesses have been selected to participate in Scale Up Milwaukee's “Scalerator” program.