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Rapid growth can cause major problems, as any fast-track entrepreneur knows. Upsize and Club E sponsored a workshop to advise business owners the best ways to navigate.   Rick Brimacomb, moderator, Club E: Let’s learn how each of our panelists fits into the topic...

‘Grow or die’ is an apt motto for fast-track companies, but some firms grow AND die—felled by mistakes that are all too common, but don’t have to be. Sponsored by Upsize and Club E, our latest workshop featured experts explaining how to learn from others’ missteps...

It can be an uncomfortable experience—most entrepreneurs, after all, are used to running their own show and telling their own story. Here’s how to smooth the way. Before you make the deal of a lifetime, first you and your company must undergo scrutiny of the closest...

The Upsize Growth Challenge, presented by Winthrop & Weinstine, is a contest created by Upsize magazine to match two winning business owners with the expert advice they need to reach their goals. From nominations, judges select two winners based on the ambition of...

The Upsize Growth Challenge, presented by Winthrop & Weinstine, is a contest created by Upsize magazine to match two winning business owners with the expert advice they need to reach their goals. From nominations, judges select two winners based on the ambition of...

Selling a business involves both personal and business concerns, and a panel of experts hashed out both at an M&A workshop presented by Upsize and Club E. Plus, acquisitive members of the audience asked about the flip side of the coin: how to buy a business. Here...

“Be careful what you wish for. Rapid growth can cause major problems,” said Rick Brimacomb, founder of Brimacomb + Associates and Club E, to introduce a workshop co-sponsored by Upsize Minnesota on managing rapid growth, at the Minneapolis Club in late January. Four...

She and four other experts from disparate fields shared tips to help any business owner get off on the right foot, and Upsize offers edited excerpts from the discussion as a handy guide. Rick Brimacomb, moderator, Brimacomb & Associates: What is the smartest move...

Everyone knows certified public accountants handle tax time, but they can advise on so much more, from inventory management to risk assessment to financial analysis and more.   We asked leading local CPAs to describe ways they can help business owners build...

Are you a ‘me’ company? If so, you’ll never attain your ultimate value, says an intellectual property expert. Upsize asked four attorneys how they advise clients to protect and capitalize upon their IP assets, and they obliged with these tales and tips. Step one is...