Cover Story
Lasting legacy
As their father was aging, the children of a design engineer for NASA approached Foreverence with the idea of creating a custom urn in the shape of a space shuttle. Once their father was on board, the kids presented him with the urn. They sent CEO Pete Saari a video showing the man laughing and […] Continue reading →
Letter From the Editor
The pipeline
Do you have a spare $50,000 or so to begin investing in early stage ventures? If so, would you know how to get started when you’re neither a powerhouse baby boomer nor a techie wunderkind, the two groups who dominate this scene? If you answered no to both questions, I’d like to introduce Pipeline Angels, […] Continue reading →
Back Page
Back Page
Business owners might want to think twice before chasing financing from venture capital firms, according to one local author. Dileep Rao is a Twin Cities-based author, speaker and professor of entrepreneurship who has taught at Stanford, Harvard and the University of Minnesota previous to his current gig at Florida International University. He says the thought […] Continue reading →
Business Builders
Management
WE’RE LIVING AND conducting business in a time of unprecedented technological revolution, with exponential change happening at breakneck speeds. So how do we as business leaders stay savvy in a changing environment, and more importantly, lead our organizations with confidence into the future? Wouldn’t it be great if we could put on some magical glasses […] Continue reading →
Franchising
MUCH LIKE SANTA CLAUS, the Easter Bunny, unicorns and the perfect franchisor, there is no such thing as the perfect franchisee. However, after more than 20 years of working with franchisors, both large and small, I have identified various characteristics common to most successful franchisees. The importance of quickly identifying franchisee prospects with these characteristics […] Continue reading →
Planning
THIS IS THE FINAL 2018 ISSUE of Upsize Magazine. Soon, we turn the page on a new calendar year. We’ve been reminiscing about client situations we were drawn into the past 12 months. Many of them remind us of the wisdom of the very first recommendation we deliver to every new client — make time […] Continue reading →
