An estimated 25 percent of businesses fail to recover from a major disaster, according to the Institute for Business and Home Safety, but Capital Region businesses that plan for the worst will be much more likely to survive the next calamity....
We all make mistakes. However, in business, mistakes that involve your people can severely drain your bottom line, your piece of mind and possibly your entire business.... > Full text
A new method of resolving disputes between citizens of different countries -- International Commercial Arbitration -- is rapidly becoming the process of choice.... > Full text
The governor calls it a relic of the 1930s, the Federal Trade Commission says it likely harms consumers and restricts competition, and a judge recently ruled it violated antitrust laws.
But -- like it or not -- Wisconsin's minimum markup law likely isn't going anywhere anytime soon.... > Full text
During his tenure as chancellor of Wisconsin's flagship public campus, John Wiley has done what he could to expand the list of commonly held (and positive) UW-Madison perceptions. He hasn't always been successful, but he will leave a solid foundation for his successor when he retires in September.... > Full text
Mike Knetter hears a lot about what business schools are doing wrong. In fact, he's currently reading a book by a Harvard business professor that highlights the failings of business schools.
But Knetter, dean of UW-Madison's School of Business, doesn't necessarily believe all the hype. Knetter said a lot of business schools are doing a lot of things right -- ethically, socially and globally.... > Full text
Most business travelers agree that 2007, a year overrun with crammed, sold-out and canceled flights was a challenging one for air travel.... > Full text
Mark Courchane and Matt Uselman were best friends who became brothers-in-law.
Together they founded Wind River Financial with Phil Ingwell, a friend who lived across the street from Uselman as a boy.... > Full text
