Commentary

U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has announced she has helped secure $100,000 in federal funding as part of the fiscal budget to the UW-Rock County campus. This earmark appropriation will be used to upgrade computers and lab equipment for students of the two-year college enrolled...

When the subject of training is discussed with small companies and startups, far too often it doesn’t get beyond the discussion phase. Training should be the cornerstone of any company’s long-term survival program. If you visit Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Cisco Systems, Intel, etc., training takes...

Technology and government support can help. The manufacturing industry can benefit from technology breakthroughs, but government help is needed, both at the federal and state level. Our economic survival and development still depends on building wealth, for our citizens and our state....

When beginning a brand new startup or building a small company, entrepreneurs need to fully understand the challenges of attracting, and more importantly, keeping good employees. Providing the economic incentive for all employees to share in the wealth-building process has been the cornerstone for many...

A recent survey by TargetX, an email marketing firm, indicated that 13 percent of their respondents said they’d take their business elsewhere if they don’t receive a response to email within one hour. 15 percent said they were willing to wait up to three hours....

In these challenging financial times, good relationships with shareholders are more important than ever. Maintaining a positive relationship with current investors is especially critical because they could very likely be the best source for leading a company’s next round of financing....

Over the years I have watched many people succeed and some fail at starting new businesses. As they begin to define their ideas on “how and why” the world needs their new product or service, certain personality characteristics begin to emerge regarding how they approach...

Those who attended the BIO2003 Conference in Washington D.C. two weeks ago no doubt had an eye opening experience. First, it was attended by over 16,000 people from around the world and second, because it was filled with dignitaries such as President Bush, Secretary Tommy...