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States Propose Limiting Credit Checks by Employers
At least 16 states are considering legislation to ban or limit an employer's ability to run background credit checks on potential hires. Read more
Wisconsin
Recent Articles about Wisconsin
Who Needs Silicon Valley?
Thanks to new state programs, companies are finding funds outside of traditional VC hubs. Read more
...And the State of Manufacturing
Wisconsin leads the nation in new blue-collar jobs. Read more
Everyone's a Knowledge Worker
Report from Green Bay. Read more
What Is the Way with a Will?
Q: When you make out a will, do you need to have it notarized? A: Glad you asked. Your question is on the tips of... Read more
What We Don't Know May Hurt Us
The Coleman Chairholder in Entrepreneurial Studies debunks some myths about entrepreneurs and shares some other ideas. Read more
Report On The States
I was extremely disappointed with your ranking of Wisconsin as 49th of the 50 states in "overall climate" for small business ("Ranking the 50 Business Cli... Read more
Industry Councils Escape Budget Knife
Despite the well-publicized cutbacks in the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act's programs, one CETA project is in no danger of getting axed by the ... Read more
How to Get Started
Column discussing government programs designed to help entrepreneurs and why no one knows about them. Read more
Brain Drain Worries Employers
Expanding global markets have businesses concerned about losing workers to competing nations, a survey finds. Read more
Slower Hiring Ahead
Most U.S. employers aren't planning to create any more new jobs this year, a survey finds. Read more
Investing in Summer
Summertime is my favorite time of the year. For one thing I don't work! The majority of the summer I'm at the lake in Wisconsin, dreaming and scheming. So... Read more
Teen Skateboard Shop Owner Honored
The 18-year-old owner of a Wisconsin skateboard shop was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the National Federation of Independent Business Young Ent... Read more
The Legal Landscape
Some states are friendly to noncompetes; others aren't. Here's a rough guide. Read more
Skilled Workers Scarce
Employers say engineers, technicians and sales reps are in short supply. Read more
Best Small Employers Named
A mining company, a financial services firm, and a business consulting group were among top employers named this week in Principal Financial Group's 10 Be... Read more
Bite The Bullet On Collections
"If you don't have a system for collection, the aging receivables will bury you," says Donald J. Long, president of Imperial Inc., a wholesale supplier of... Read more
I Want to Take You Hire
Having employees hire the people with whom they'll be working. Read more
Finding Their Own Replacements
Having employees hire the people they'll be working with can be the best way to ensure that teams function well together. AtJohnsonville Foods, a manufact... Read more
Great Moments In Recruiting
PART 2 The Profits, on the Other Hand, Are Nothing to Sneeze At Just after the Civil War, a group in Neenah, Wis., began gathering every night... Read more
More Independent Voices
I cannot believe that Curtis Hartman traveled through Texas, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Illinois looking for entrepreneurs, and did not include one farmer i... Read more
Business For Sale--Wisconsin Chocolate Shop
An overview of a business offering, including price, outlook, financial summary, and the pros and cons of the purchase. Read more
The Economy This Week
Small-business optimism improves; jobless claims surge. Read more
Tackling Health Care Together
Businesses in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, aren't waiting for federal or state reforms to cut the cost of health care. The "Save on Health Care Business Al... Read more
Positive Protest
Taking employees out for pizza to air grievances and to discuss issues. Read more
An Innovative Borrower Gets The Law To Bend
Two years ago, Alfred H. Knief thought he had found a foolproof way to beat the high cost of borrowing from a bank. He wrote a letter to his 23 employees ... Read more
Free Marketing Tele-Seminar
Jan. 25, 2007 -- The owners of an Ashland, Wis.-based strategic business and marketing firm are offering a free tele-seminar on effective... Read more
My Place: John Christakos's Steel Cabin
Many of the items in this furniture maker's modern cabin came from his own store--and eBay. Read more
Miss Management - Office Gift Giving
Each week, Inc. staff writer Nadine Heintz (Miss Management) will help you tackle office etiquette problems both big and small. Dear Miss M... Read more
Yet Another State Hikes its Minimum Wage
Tomorrow, Wisconsin will become the latest state to raise the minimum wag... Read more
Funeral Set for Former Entrepreneur of the Year
ABC Supply founder Ken Hendricks will be laid to rest on Friday. Read more
Inc. 500 Countdown: S.A. Robotics
S.A. Robotics, today's Inc. 500 honoree, is developing what may be the world's longest robotic arm. Location: Loveland, Colo. Three-Year Gro... Read more
Signals For An Upturn?
The Small Business High Technology Institute stands ready to mobilize the private sector and to stimulate the federal governemnt toward maximizing innovation. Read more
The Economy This Week
Small-business payrolls rebound in July; personal income and savings decline. Read more
At a Glance
Charts providing information on the features of Inc. 500 companies. Read more
A Tax Cut for Angels
How states such as Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota give angel investors (and start-ups) a break. Read more
If You Want Us To Gamble, You'll Have To Gamble, Too
To avoid pricey bank loans, negotiate a wager and agree on projections. Read more
How to Lose Customers and Alienate People
A cinema-chain employee responds with a rude e-mail to a customer complaint, and a Facebook boycott is born. Read more
Ways to Avoid Probate
Payable-on-Death Bank Accounts Payable-on-death bank accounts offer one of the easiest ways to keep money -- even large sums of i... Read more
The Years of Living Dangerously
The story of how a small group of pharmacies has survived one economic plague after another over the past 25 years. Read more
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