First Business survey: 46% of firms say 2011 fell below expectations
Their expectations are usually higher than most, but Dane County business managers did not report much change in their companies’ overall performance in 2011, and most said they did not meet their own expectations, and they have somewhat subdued expectations for 2012, according to the annual First Business Economic Survey of Dane County.
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Collection Diplomacy Is Tricky
As reported in the pages of In Business magazine.
Calling to collect unpaid bills is a time-consuming exercise for established businesses, so imagine the headache it could be for entrepreneurs. Since start-up business owners usually don't charge enough for their services, they are usually behind the cash flow curve to begin with. Any timidity in dealing with "slow pays" further restricts their ability to generate the cash they need to fund their operations.
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From kilts to cupcakes to Green Owls, WWBIC helps area businesses grow
Regina Davan probably never dreamed of becoming a kilt-maker as a child. After all, who outside of the Scottish highlands does? But when some friends of hers were looking for affordable contemporary kilts, they pressed Davan, who at the time was studying costume technology at the UW, into service. She found she had a knack for it, and a new outside-the-mainstream Madison business was born.
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