Politics - July 31, 2009
Canadians think Wisconsin is business paradise
We've been told on talk radio for years that Wisconsin is a terrible place to do business. You know the drill. Wisconsin is a tax hell hole. Wisconsin does nothing to encourage entrepreneurship or development of new businesses.
Tags: business, economy, governor's business plan competition, vitalmedix

Politics - July 29, 2009
A better way to promote the state's business climate
The Wisconsin Business Council (WBC) is a new organization formed to work with citizens and policy-makers to develop a pro-business, pro-employment agenda that makes Wisconsin a better place to start a business, expand a company and find exceptional investment opportunities.
Tags: wisconsin business council, wbc, wisconsin manufacturers and commerce, wmc, business

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 27, 2008
A Spreenkler system for the new Milwaukee
As the founder and president of Spreenkler, a newly formed community of forward-thinking creative minds helping to strengthen Milwaukee's brainpower and support local start-ups, Steve Glynn has some fresh ideas for this city's future.
Tags: spreenkler, steve glynn, comet branding, bucketworks, threadless, skinnycorp, harper reed, new milwaukee, spirit of milwaukee, visit milwaukee, business

Marketplace - June 15, 2007
What makes your company special?
At the annual Waukesha Chamber of Commerce Top Ten Small Businesses of the Year luncheon recently, we learned about what makes several successful local businesses special. Perhaps other companies can find inspiration from their stories.
Tags: sbt, Waukesha, business

Milwaukee Buzz - March 30, 2007
The sales 'hunter' becomes the 'hunted'
Sales representative is the hardest-to-fill job for U.S. employers, according to a new survey unveiled this week by Glendale-based Manpower Inc.
Tags: sales, small business times, business, manpower, jagler

Living - March 11, 2009
"Put" New Options to work Rebuilding Your Investment Portfolios
  (wr note: the next two posts discuss but do not recommend investment tools that can be used successfully in falling markets. The discussion presents the difficulty of using these tools—they are even hard to write about!--but if studied and explored, they can add flexibility to your p...
Tags: finance, business

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 28, 2009
Spies and Ties
“Panetta Joins the CIA in a Stormy Sea”             So far, so good for Leon Panetta in confirmation hearings before the Intelligence Committee of the United States Senate.        &n...
Tags: Milwaukee, Buzz, Economics, Business, Politics, Foreign Policy, Defense

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 30, 2009
A mime networks for business better than I do
I know I'm not alone when it comes to the awkwardness of business networking, but last night confirmed how very bad I am at it. I was attending a high profile business networking event downtown that included a Parisian theme - hence the mime.  As I stood alone waiting to catch up with someon...
Tags: networking, business, new business

Marketplace - Jan. 15, 2009
We're hosting a free workshop for Business Owners
Next Friday the 23rd we are hosting a workshop that focuses on how to grow your business in today's economy.  We call it "Kick the Economy" and we'll be focused on giving business owners some great ideas to grow their business.  Here are the details...I hope you can join us! ...
Tags: business, coaching, wisconsin, free, workshop

Marketplace - Jan. 15, 2009
20 Dumb Mistakes Organizations Make
Coach John O'Malley in Minneapolis sent me this article.  I thought it was excellent!   Here are the twenty dumb mistakes organizations make to mess up their relationships with the people they employ: Add another level of hierarchy because people aren&rs...
Tags: business, coaching, wisconsin, team, building