Time is Money

By: Kevin Scott, Partner of DeWitt Ross & Stevens Time is money. We’ve all heard it, we’ve all said it. But how many of us are mindful of it on a consistent basis as we conduct our business every day? Time is what we sell in legal services. I charge clients a certain amount of…

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Cornerstone of Confidence

By: Susan Marshall, founder of the Backbone Institute, LLC

What would you do if you had greater confidence? Over the years I have asked this question a lot.  As you might imagine, the answers vary.  Start a business.  Write a book.  Leave a bad relationship.  Quit smoking.

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Aligning sales & marketing in the B2B world

By: Chad Ritterbusch, owner and president of TRG Marketing

For small businesses looking to grow, the proper alignment of sales and marketing is critical to future success. Failing to correctly answer questions like “who does what, who reports to whom, and what are our objectives” are missteps that can keep an organization from maximizing its potential.

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Celebrating 100 years of business

We’re excited to celebrate 100 years of business in 2018. From our humble beginnings in 1918 as the Waukesha Chamber of Commerce, representing just the City of Waukesha, we have grown to be a business powerhouse that represents the whole of Waukesha County, truly making us a strong voice for business in our entire region.

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2018 Workforce Development Strategy

The number one concern we hear from the business community is workforce. In a survey we conducted in 2017, 67% of businesses in Waukesha County report finding a skilled workforce to be the primary challenge they face when starting or growing their business. It’s time for us to address that.

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Talent Pipeline Management Academy, Part Two

Robyn Ludtke, talent and education manager for both the Waukesha County Business Alliance and the Waukesha County Center for Growth, recently participated in the second of three classes facilitated by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Talent Pipeline Management Academy in Washington D.C.

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Waukesha County: Preparing for Foxconn

Foxconn has announced Mount Pleasant as the site for its new $10 billion manufacturing plant. The Waukesha County Center for Growth and the Waukesha County Business Alliance have been supportive of the project since the beginning, and we have been working hard to make sure that Waukesha County is poised to take advantage of the many opportunities Foxconn has to offer.

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