Building with the Web

Small businesses are learning to use it as part of an integrated marketing strategy....

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SOLUTIONS

Boozing it up on the lunch hour

What should human resources managers and employees know about drinking alcoholic beverages during lunch or dinner business meetings? Could it be that the days of enjoying a glass of wine or two over a business lunch are gone?... > Full text

Leaders: Ask for help before you need it

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EXPERTISE

The 35-year copyright itch

You own a business. Your employee creates valuable, copyrightable material in the course of her employment, such as graphic design, Web content, architectural work, sound recordings, videos, reports, software, etc. Who owns the copyright to such material?... > Full text

They're justifiably outside the box

Leaders can divine the future

Does choosing to live in Madison mean less money?

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POLITICS

Clean up kludge of state handouts, say legislators

Economic development efforts paid for with taxpayer dollars are under heightened scrutiny at the Capitol following a comprehensive audit that found duplication and lack of accountability among more than 150 state programs that do everything from providing consulting and planning services to giving companies targeted tax credits.... > Full text

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VIEWS

Madison needs an updated demolition ordinance

Why is there a special subcommittee set up in Madison to look at demolitions? One word: predictability. Currently we have an ordinance that simply doesn't work for the Plan Commission or applicants.... > Full text

Downtown Madison an example for Chapel Hill

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TECH

Wiping your old hard drive clean

A recent study by Trust Digital concluded that the only safe ways to destroy data on old cell phones were to run over them with a truck or give them an acid bath. Such a study from a mobile device security company should be viewed with some skepticism; nonetheless, the very limited sample of 10 cell phones purchased on eBay showed that most of them contained recoverable data.... > Full text

Wisconsin, a low-talent, high-tax backwater?

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TRAVEL

Traveling for business, then pleasure

If you're one of those business travelers who secretly view road trips as welcome time away from the responsibilities of home and hearth, these statistics might surprise you ...... > Full text

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EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Healing those touched by cancer

"We're a support community. Emotional and social support for people touched by cancer."... > Full text

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GOOD WORKS

PR pro aims to help young women

Young women in the Madison area can learn a lot from entrepreneur and public relations professional Joan Collins. The president and founder of Joan Collins Publicity Inc. is celebrating 40 years in business by establishing a fund in the amount of $40,000 to support philanthropic programs dedicated to early career development of women in business.... > Full text

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FAMILY BUSINESS

E.C. Voit: A little bit country

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FOCUS

UW students get real to help businesses

Some 70 UW-Madison business students are participating in a real-life exercise that provides 15 Wisconsin companies with development plans, marketing and advertising information and data about their competitors.... > Full text

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Business Indicators

Past Issues

April 2008

Prayer and profit

Capital Region businesses mix religion and capitalism....


March 2008

Outside help: A consultant could be the missing piece your business needs

February 2008

Strike first: Make your plans before disaster hits

January 2008

Defend their data

December 2007

Generations meshed

November 2007

Going green

October 2007

Good work if you can get it

September 2007

Thieves within our companies

August 2007

Choosing a charity

July 2007

Southern Wisconsin's big kitchen

June 2007

Use debt to get a leg up

May 2007

More than just
rah-rah!


April 2007

Real world lessons

March 2007

Evolution or extinction

February 2007

New directions

January 2007

Polishing your image

December 2006

On guard

November 2006

Building with the Web

October 2006

Making lean work

September 2006

Winning together

August 2006

Hospitals are getting treatment

July 2006

Going inside corporate culture

June 2006

Madwaukee -- closer than you think

May 2006

Business next

April 2006

Protect your business

March 2006

Make your company a great place to work

February 2006

"The Incredible Shrinking Workforce"

January 2006

What to expect in 2006

December 2005

Secrets of highly successful CEOs

November 2005

Maximum exposure

October 2005

Employer flexibility

September 2005

401(k) auto features

August 2005

The value of today's MBA

July 2005

Exporting from Wisconsin

June 2005

Health care costs

May 2005

Ethics in the workplace

April 2005

The search for skilled labor


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