"I'm of the opinion that that's the real growth area in the economy, to start small businesses and sell them, and then go back and do it again," said entrepreneur Rick Terrien. ...
If you can't be your industry's Wal-Mart (the lowest-price alternative), avoid being its Sears (an alternative lacking differentiated benefits). Be Target, offering unique, hard-to-copy benefits that matter. ... > Full text
The fact is, Wisconsin banks did not cause the current recession and have money to lend to qualified borrowers. Eighty percent are still profitable.
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Whatever the reason, I routinely collect hundreds of travel information snippets and store them, teetering in piles on the edge of my desk or (no more efficiently) tucked back in the recesses of my mind, clunking around in the hard drive of my brain until the need arises to roll them out.
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Our region's opportunities in food production and food processing lie in scaling up what is already occurring, increasing the processing capacity in support of entrepreneurs who can create higher value-added products, and tackling the movement and distribution of food throughout the region.
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Tim Cooley had a simple question for the business community as he made his first contacts as Madison's new economic development director: What if anything can the city do to make your life easier right now?... > Full text
Participants receive written feedback at the end of the evaluation process, which is carried out by volunteers who are experts in performance management and quality assessment.
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In a capital campaign to raise $1.6 million by 2010, several community organizations are getting behind the effort to create an environment for the elderly that is both enriching and fulfilling.... > Full text
As the federal stimulus bill steamed down the track in Washington, a separate and (much) smaller state bill leapfrogged from formal introduction to passage by the Legislature to being signed by the governor, all inside a week.
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The decision to build the 20,000-square-foot, $3.5 million dollar Vitense indoor golf facility in 2006, just off of Madison's Beltline at Schroeder Road, was a big risk that paid off handsomely. ... > Full text
A combination of narrative points and short blurbs, this book offers readers both the fundamentals of client service along with a plethora of thought-starting stories.
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The more involved you become with social networking, the more effective you become at capturing the interest and involvement of customers, vendors and potential recruits -- especially those in the increasingly important Gen X and Gen Y demographics....
