Commentary

The season of taking: Avoiding occupational business fraud over the holidays

It’s commonly referred to as the “season of giving,” but business owners...

A business wish list for Santa

The other day, as I was beginning my list of goals for...

High-tech on the gridiron: How Camp Randall went from dead zone to hot spot

At the close of the third quarter during the Wisconsin Badgers’ runaway...

Handicapping Scott Walker’s potential presidential rivals

There’s something terribly revealing — and inadvertently uninspiring — about the Ready...

Market and economic update: November ends with flurry of economic data

Despite the Thanksgiving holiday, the end of November came with a flurry...

Embracing their inner braud

From the pages of In Business magazine. “If you want a thing done well,...

What CNBC’s ‘The Profit’ gets wrong

A few years ago I received a call from a television producer...

How Madison hit the proverbial wall in the race to equity

Since the first installment of Minority Biz Report, some readers have asked...

Commercial terms and conditions are boring and confusing; why bother to read them?

Boilerplate T&Cs in commercial sales documents are often larded with legalese: tedious,...

Trash your cash register: 3 mobile payment options for your small business

Have you noticed the Apple Store doesn’t have a single cash register...