When it comes to running a successful business, you’ve got to find your niche. Sometimes, it’s creating a product that’s superior to those produced by your competitors. Sometimes, it’s by delivering that product more quickly and accurately.
Read MoreEven as the unemployment rate dwindles to less than 6 percent, businesses across the country are still struggling to find enough workers. The term of the year is the “skills gap,” which plagues employers trying to hire people with advanced skills—especially in science, technology, education or math.
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n 1999, 23-year-old Chad Lyons thought he had his life all planned out. The Fairmont native was married with a young son, was working as a manager at a hog farm in Truman and was also serving in the Minnesota National Guard. He planned on going the full 20 years so he could earn a complete retirement package from the military.
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After 17 years in the sales industry, Megan Kaduce decided she’d had enough of the long drives and late nights. Instead, she and her husband, Larry, decided to start their own business in St. Peter.
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When one thinks of wine, a few locations come to mind: France with its champagnes, Italy with its Sangiovese, California with its Cabernet Sauvignon. In other words, one does not usually think of Minnesota. Yet, hidden in an unassuming southeast corner of a state better known for hot dishes and lutefisk, the Chankaska Creek Ranch and Winery has started making quite a name of itself in the world of wine.
Read MoreOn Friday, MSU’s Ostrander auditorium was filled with entrepreneurs ready to pitch their newest ideas to a panel of judges
Read MoreAs Memorial Day approaches, I’m already starting to see ads for sales on furniture and other deals–and I think that’s
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Growing up, Brandon Olson always wanted to start his own business—but running a daycare center was never on top of his list.
Read MoreMinnesota is set to increase its minimum wage to $9.50 per hour in 2016, and start indexing to inflation in 2018. But some people are saying that’s not enough for people to survive on, instead lobbying for wages of $10 or even $15 per hour for jobs as simple as flipping burgers.
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