Entrepreneurship & Small Business

*Thursday, Dec. 12, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will present a “Home for the Holidays with the MSO” concert. In...

A different kind of thanks. Yours.

When you think of a high level of customer service in a major retailer, the names that come to mind are Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and even Saks Fifth Avenue. But it's not the merchandise that sets them apart, it's their people.

Many businesses use non-compete agreements, but few use them effectively. If you are in court trying to enforce such an agreement, not only do you have to convince the judge that your agreement is lawful, but you have to convince the judge that she or he should issue an order putting someone out of work or restricting their employment activities.

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.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and a panel of business executives will focus on the “Key Industries for Job Growth.”

Madison-based Catalyze.io, a cloud-based health care technology company, announced that 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.

The minute I get a thought, I capture it. For the past year or so, I've been texting myself through voice dictation. It works. It's the same way I am writing this column. Voice to text. It works.

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.

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.