SBA Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved the following loan guarantees in July: 5629 LLC, 5629 W. North Ave.,...
Personnel File
Accounting Clifton Gunderson LLP, Wauwatosa, hired Ellen Trytek as chief growth officer. Trytek will be responsible for developing key...
Green and bold
Mark Ernst Partner Engberg Anderson Inc. Location: 320 E. Buffalo St., Milwaukee Employees: 60 www.eadp.com ...
Biz Notes
Pinstripe Inc. Brookfield-based Pinstripe Inc. was recognized among the annual "Baker's Dozen" list of major recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)...
Grab your pitchfork
Remember the scene in Young Frankenstein when the villagers were running through the streets of a village in Bavaria with pitchforks and torches looking for the monster?
Different strokes
In my last column, I discussed 12 key characteristics of systems thinking. I described how systems thinking (i.e. holistic thinking) is different than analytic thinking (i.e., parts-based thinking). I made the case that there is great power in looking for interdependencies and connections – between tasks, employees, work areas, stakeholders, etc.
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Problem solving
In today's world, there is pressure from all sides for leaders to have the right answers. There is internal pressure to be right, as well as the expectation of others for leaders to have the answers when there are issues to be resolved.
Kenosha County lures away Illinois businesses
Southeastern Wisconsin can compete against northern Illinois for business, because the Badger State's taxes are lower, its workforce is better trained, its land is cheaper and it is easier to get around.
Moving to Wisconsin
For years, a knee jerk Milwaukee talk radio refrain has been that Wisconsin, rife with high taxes and restrictive regulations, is a terrible place to do business.
Downtown Oconomowoc shows signs of recovery
The past few years have been devastating for business in downtown Oconomowoc.
First, the Pabst Farms development at Interstate 94 and Highway 67 brought new competition for the downtown.