Ideas

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced that the U.S. Treasury Department has approved Wisconsin’s application to participate in the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), which was created by President Barack Obama’s first rounds of economic stimulus.

U.S. Bancorp announced Monday it plans to restructure its operations at 777 E. Wisconsin Ave and eliminate 35 employees in the process.

Naushad Moolla has always wanted to go into business for himself, but didn’t want to start a company from scratch during the recession.

A few months ago, John Casper, the president of Milwaukee-based Marsh Electronics Inc., invited me in to talk with his executive team about the variety of issues and dynamics related to a multi-generational workforce, as well as the challenges his team will face moving toward the future.

Shortly after John Paul II became pope, he was interviewed by an Italian journalist, Vittorio Messori. That interview became the best-selling book, "Crossing the Threshold of Hope."

During difficult economic times, customers plead for price reductions or extended terms, but beware … not all pleas are created equal.

You're the owner or senior manager of a small- to medium-sized privately-held business. One day, an employee asks you:

"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night…..will stay us from the swift completion of our appointed...

According to the President's proposal, the second stimulus will be paid almost entirely by raising taxes and permanently capping...

Recently, nearly 100 neighbors and interested people attended a meeting called by Milwaukee Alderman Michael Murphy to address the...