Cover Story
Entrepreneurs Series
Loren O'Brien, CEO and founder of B&F Fastener Supply in Minneapolis, is one of two winners of the Upsize Growth Challenge 2010 because of his company's ambitious growth goal: he wants to double in revenue in the next five to seven years, to $40 million. Continue reading →
Letter From the Editor
How nice
Welcome Beth Ewen, Upsize Minnesota, said the sign outside B&F Fastener Supply in St. Anthony, where I was going to interview CEO Loren O'Brien for this month's cover story.
How old-fashioned, I thought. How earnest. How nice. It's been a long time since a company has "rolled out the red carpet" for me, as O'Brien put it when I thanked him for the welcome. Continue reading →
Focus
Growth Challenge
"So it's growing into something else," says Stacy Anderson about her 10-year-old company Earth Wizards Inc., a $2-million firm that started in the blacktop business.
Describing exactly what that "something" is should be her main focus in the next few months, the Upsize Growth Challenge experts agree.
Anderson's company is one of two winners of the 2010 Upsize Growth Challenge, which experts who can help them get there, and reports on their progress. Continue reading →
Business Builders
‘Staffing cushion’ helps firms respond to economic cycles
'Staffing cushion' helps firms respond to economic cycles Continue reading →
Angel tax credit break meant to boost small companies
'Angel' tax break meant to boost
small companies
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Exporting
Protect brands overseas, even during recession Continue reading →
Beware when passing firm to offspring
Beware when passing firm to offspring Continue reading →
Franchising
How to know if your business is a franchise Continue reading →
To lead your small business, transform yourself
To lead your small business,transform yourself Continue reading →
How to rev up your exhausted top performers
How to rev up your exhausted top performers
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‘Fred, shut up!’ and other reasons to hone message
'Fred, shut up!'and other reasons to hone message Continue reading →
Do you qualify for r&d credit? How to tell
Do you qualify for r&d credit? How to tell Continue reading →
How to fight ‘dragons’ at private firms
How to fight 'dragons' at private firms Continue reading →
