Cover Story
Low-cost looks
Before Roseline Friedrich opened Roseline’s Candles in Northeast Minneapolis this fall, she was selling her candles via her website. “That way, when I went online to say ‘hey, come buy from me,’ I wasn’t taking orders via direct messages or phone calls, I was just fulfilling orders from my site.” And she had a pretty […] Continue reading →
Letter From the Editor
One entrepreneur’s solution for the toxic bed
Mothers of young adult sons may wish to avert their eyes from this story about a St. Paul entrepreneur who is developing clothing and other products that never need laundering. His first major line? Bedsheets for young men, who it turns out rarely wash them — a truth everyone who gave birth to boys intuitively knows but tries to block out when they’re on their own. Continue reading →
Back Page
Chamber leveling digital tech landscape
One of the themes of the Minnesota 2030 report released by the Minnesota Chamber Foundation in early 2021 was that technology is dramatically reshaping how businesses operate and the skills that employees need in the workforce. Following that release, and because most available data was more national in nature, Chamber staff wanted to look more […] Continue reading →
Focus
Turning the page
Do you need a new piece of equipment? If so, should you buy it before the end of the year or wait until 2022? Are you planning significant capital improvements to a building or office space? Or are the supply chain issues and inability to get product to your shop in a timely manner affecting business results? Continue reading →
Business Builders
Taxes
A major takeaway from the last 20 months of living in a pandemic is the importance of planning and adaptability. As 2021 comes to an end, there is still so much unknown about what 2022 will bring. Will we ever get back to “normal” What new legislation will affect the way I do business? This […] Continue reading →
Cybersecurity
There are a lot of managed service provider (MSP) options available to help you with your technology needs. Here are some tips for finding the right one. Continue reading →
Banking
Five things every good banking relationship needs If the last couple of years has taught us anything, it’s that strong relationships are key to growing a successful business. Unfortunately, many small businesses found out the hard way that they didn’t have as strong of a relationship as they thought with their bank when it came […] Continue reading →
Catching up
Barking up the right tree
John Sturgess had more than two decades of experience managing and operating human hotels when he got the idea to create one for pets. Adogo Pet Hotels opened in 2011 and, when Upsize visited with him in 2016, he had three locations open in Minnesota with plans to expand locally, regionally and nationally. Continue reading →
