Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Innovate or die – Starbucks CEO saves his company
In 2008, we almost lost our opportunity to enjoy Starbucks coffee and the ambience of its stores. The stock had plunged by 65 percent, and same-store sales had dropped dramatically.
Wild Flour Bakery expands to fifth location
Wild Flour Bakery & Café will expand into the organic bread business by opening a new production and retail facility in East Troy.
Federal fund spurs more lending for small businesses
Wisconsin banks have increased their small business lending by $16.9 million since receiving capital through Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF), according to a new report by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
The qualifying conversation – Why it’s the most difficult sales talk of all
Qualifying! It's probably the most under-valued and under-performed activity in sales. If almost any sales organization were to double its effectiveness at qualifying – which is painfully easy to achieve – it would deliver at least 10 percent to its bottom line overnight.
Federal fund spurs more lending for small businesses
Wisconsin banks have increased their small business lending by $16.9 million since receiving capital through Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF), according to a new report by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Executives to be named to Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame
Four venerable Wisconsin business executives will be inducted into the Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement during a ceremony on Thursday, April 19, at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
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Online Toolkit is resource for entrepreneurs
You've been thinking about starting your own company for quite a while. In fact, the ideas you jotted down on your laptop are haunting you each night as you wonder, “What if someone else does this first?”
Abele to discuss business climate with IBA
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele will discuss how to foster a better business climate in the county when he is the featured guest at an event hosted by the Independent Business Association of Wisconsin (IBA ).
Time is running out on gift tax exemption
Congress has given many business owners an incredible tax bonus by increasing the lifetime gift tax exemption amount to more than $5 million, but only until the end of this year. Barring additional legislative action, that exemption will expire and be reduced to only $1 million. This gift tax exemption level provides many business owners an unprecedented opportunity to pass on the family business free of exposure to wealth transfer taxes.
Three root causes of failed strategic planning
When strategic plans, effectively executed, fail to drive growth a number of root causes are usually at work. Leaders...
