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

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 18, 2007
Businesses brace for the Democratic agenda
Most business executives I know lean to the right in their politics, and many of them begrudgingly held their noses and voted to re-elect President George W. Bush in 2004. It's often a case of voting for the lesser of two evils.
Tags: 911, abramoff, business, democrats

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 22, 2006
Next tech bubble won't pop Wisconsin companies
The cover story of a recent issue of BusinessWeek magazine featured a photograph of Digg.com founder Kevin Rose. In the photo, the boyish-looking Rose is sporting a backward baseball hat, headphones and an impish smile, and his thumbs are pointed upward.
Tags: business, tech, small business times

Arts & Entertainment - June 8, 2008
A Big Business Lesson
Sunday June 8th, 2008 - Milwaukee, WI/Kenosha, WII found a new philosophy of life today. Kipper McGee from WLS sent me an email and it had THE best quote I’ve seen in years. It said ‘There are many undiscovered geniuses in the world but not many undiscovered marketers.’ That one...
Tags: business, education, baseball cards

Arts & Entertainment - May 14, 2008
Fun Inc.
Wednesday May 14th, 2008 - Chicago, ILIt’s not what you know it’s who you know. Right? That’s what I’ve always heard. It’s a fact that knowing the right people in the right situation can really grease the wheel and for once I knew someone that helped me. That doesn&r...
Tags: business