Entrepreneurs

For leadership advice, many business executives are told to read The Art of War by Sun Tzu, but they also should be reading about Patton's approach to operational leadership and management of resources, argues columnist James Carlini. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he says...

Senate obstacles and growing budget deficit notwithstanding, the state's new Commerce secretary believes that legislative leaders support Gov. Jim Doyle's new Accelerate Wisconsin plan. Jack Fischer, who has spent more than 30 years in the private sector, is optimistic that lawmakers understand the importance of...

NovaShield, a Madison-based malware detection start up, has secured a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to tailor its detection software to fight a new generation of cyber threats. Formerly known as Securitas, the company will use its latest grant to help PC owners...

If Kelly Fitzsimmons and Comic Wonder are any indication, the investment climate in Wisconsin is much more temperate than the winter of 2007-08, according to Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still. As the snow continues to pile up, Still says recent capital scores by Comic Wonder...

Comic Wonder, a Website dedicated to telling and listening to jokes, has added Lauren Flanagan, general partner of the Phenomenelle Angels Fund, and Pehr Anderson, former director of Silicon Pastures, to its board of directors. Earlier this month, the company announced that it has raised...

Former Wisconsin Governor and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson has agreed to advise BidRX.com, a Wisconsin-based online company that seeks to make pharmacies and pharma companies bid for your prescription drug business. The Oshkosh-based website was established to create a more...

Wisconsin computer game companies may be few in number, but thanks to some energetic executives and a little welcome help from state government, they are making an impact on global interactive entertainment. Whether this industry can grow beyond a handful of companies remains to be...