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The president of Beloit College may have thought he was offering a simple endorsement, but actually he was communicating volumes about the experience of place and the importance of making an investment. In a letter written to bolster Beloit’s chances of winning a Great American Main Street award (which it did), Scott Bierman told the story of how he came to accept the position as president of the private college, and how a simple walk downtown helped seal the deal with wife Melody. |
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Entrepreneurs tend to be visionaries, but given all the operational balls they typically have in the air at once, it takes a lot of imagination – not to mention nerve – or a new sole proprietor to think he or she can put on a relevant seminar, let alone a conference. Still, we've seen it done time and again in Madison, as businesses like Lindsay Stone & Briggs build conferences like Brandworks from the ground up. |
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Believe or not, Madison will attract national attention this year, and none of that attention will have anything to do with a Badger sporting event.
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of academicians and business people alike, the Capital City will welcome two national conferences for the first time in 2011: the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) National Conference and the 19th Congress for the New Urbanism. |
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