Cover Story
Living Well
Some of Alexis Walsko’s employees at Lola Red PR will work from home on occasion if the weather is bad or if they have a personal situation to handle. They’re typically ready to get back to the office as soon as possible though. “I have always had the belief that I liked people being in […] Continue reading →
Letter From the Editor
Letter from the Editor
After 32 years of marriage, I considered my husband and me a well-oiled machine, capable of handling the business of life with unspoken mastery and a clear delineation of duties. At dinner parties, I roast the prime rib; he makes the dessert. For household chores, I do the laundry; he gets the groceries. I didn’t […] Continue reading →
Back Page
BACK PAGE
A healthy economy, baby boomer retirements and the declining birth rates of the 1970s and 80s mean hiring new employees has never been harder in Minnesota. That’s led the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, through its foundation, to start the Center for Workforce Solutions, which will house several initiatives it thinks might help the state’s employees find […] Continue reading →
Business Builders
Taxes
THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT represents a sweeping overhaul of individual, business and international taxes. And while it has broad impact in every corner of the U.S. economy and everyone in it, the new law impacts business owners more than anybody. Signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017, the new law […] Continue reading →
Succession planning
MORE THAN HALF of all small businesses in the U.S. are now owned by people over the age of 50. And as the average age of small-business owners and entrepreneurs creeps upward toward retirement age, many are left wondering who will take over when they leave. This question keeps many business owners up at night, […] Continue reading →
Staffing
BUSINESS IS BOOMING in Minnesota. Unemployment reached an 18-year low of 3.2 percent in February 2018, compared to the nationwide rate of 4.1 percent. Job vacancies were up 16 percent in the state for the fourth quarter of 2017 compared with a year earlier. At the same time, more people than ever are embracing the […] Continue reading →
International Business
MANY COMPANIES DREAM about building their global brand and expanding their revenues through overseas sales. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, 96.5 percent of manufacturing small and medium-enterprises (SME) export. However, SME’s comprise only 18.9 percent of the export value of the U.S. The two major obstacles those SMEs face with exporting are: The […] Continue reading →
Catching up
Catching up
Nicolas Thomley started Minneapolis-based Pinnacle Services Inc. back in 1999 with a $20,000 loan from his grandmother and a significant dose of passion for the idea of helping people with developmental disabilities and mental illness maximize their opportunities. The company blew through that money in a hurry, quickly opting to add a bank loan. Pinnacle has […] Continue reading →
