Cover Story
Cover Story – Surviving a cyber attack
One Sunday night a colleague of Eileen Manning at her event planning company was dialing in remotely to do some work but was finding the connectivity slow. When she couldn’t get on to the company’s network she called Manning and described a scenario that just seemed odd. Though it was late, Manning advised her to […] Continue reading →
Back Page
Back Page
Technology entrepreneurs and others starting and building companies will get some assistance from the state starting this fall. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and the state Legislature this year created Launch Minnesota to help grow its startup community. Launch Minnesota will not only house many ongoing programs but also will provide funds […] Continue reading →
Business Builders
Planning
IF YOU’RE RUNNING a business, you know that advice can be plentiful and well-meaning. Unfortunately, it can often be off track — or downright faulty. As a result, finding the right professionals to help guide you and provide counsel as you build your small company can be one of the most important things you do […] Continue reading →
Management
THOMAS EDISON ONCE SAID, “Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets planning.” Consider how much planning it takes to commute from your office to your home on a clear Sunday afternoon. Not much, if any. You know the route from memory and Sunday afternoon traffic isn’t so bad. You could almost make the drive […] Continue reading →
Law
You run a small business. You open your storefront one day to find a nondescript man waiting. He asks your name and hands you an envelope. The envelope is filled with official looking papers — one of which announces in capitalized, bold letters: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. Your stomach sinks, you sit down and read. […] Continue reading →
Catching up
Catching Up
Biolyst Inc. was in its early stages when Upsize caught up with CEO Phil Walter in 2012. Walter was optimistic about the company’s chances of making a real difference in people’s fights against peripheral neuropathy, a condition in which nerves that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord are damaged or diseased. […] Continue reading →
