Social media can be a cost-effective way of establishing your brand and attracting new customers. Many small companies have become household names after being found on Twitter and Instagram. But for every cronut bakery there are hundreds of small companies that have...
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Lessons from the Challenge as we bid adieu until spring
Four months after we first met Charlie Lehmann, the young man tapped to run AutoData Systems when he was studying for the bar, and he was acting more like a CEO than an aspiring attorney fresh out of law school. I call that the Upsize Growth Challenge effect, which I...
Upsize seeks Business Builder of the Year
Do you have a smart strategy for growing your company? Tell Upsize magazine about it, and we’ll select the best to share with our audience, for this year’s Upsize Business Builder of the Year project. The winning CEO goes on the cover of Upsize magazine, and all...
How to become a thought leader, like Cheryl Alexander
Nailing down return on investment is a big deal to Deb DuBois, marketing director at Winthrop & Weinstine and the Upsize Growth Challenge marketing expert, and she encourages business owners to spend time doing it, like Cheryl Alexander & Associates has. “If...
Once sales culture is set, discipline is key to maintaining it
"You’ve developed in a short time a sales culture, and it’s obviously successful,” says Bridget Manahan, an executive with Western Bank in St. Paul and the Upsize Growth Challenge finance and operations expert. She’s responding to Cheryl Alexander & Associates,...