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Where Paintbrushes Meet Business Strategy: The Art of Building a Fluid Brand
When artist, educator, and entrepreneur Paula Keene talks about running a business, she doesn’t reach for a spreadsheet—she reaches for a paintbrush. “When I’m painting on a canvas,” she explains, “I start with a plan, but once I begin layering color, the composition...
Why Q4 Is the Best Time to Reassess Your Financing, Investments, and Real Estate Strategy
A Short Year-End Planning Guide for Small Business Owners in Southeast WisconsinBy John Anderson Realtor®, John Anderson Realty In Partnership with Lannon Stone Realty As the leaves fall and our year-end season approaches, many small business owners across Southeast...
What Happens If…? The Real Impact of Life Insurance on Families and Businesses
When most people hear “life insurance,” they think family protection. And they’re right—but that’s only half the story. For business owners, life insurance is also a practical tool for continuity, choice, and calm in the middle of chaos. As an advisor, a business...
Huhn Remodeling Group
I admit — the thought of starting a kitchen remodel had me nervous. Two days before it began, I emailed Deanna Doperalski at Allen Kitchen & Bath to confess my jitters. She replied right away: “Mike is an awesome carpenter, and as soon as you meet him your mind...
Start Small, Think Big: Lessons In Marketing From the Classroom To the Real World
Start Small, Think Big: Lessons in Marketing from the Classroom to the Real World A couple decades ago, before “business” and “art” began to share the same space, I, a new art teacher, worked with the high school’s business department to create a brand-new course. It...
Men’s Hair House Brookfield
Most men don’t know how good a haircut can feel. My husband and my father are not included in that group because I have introduced them to Men’s Hair House. Starting off at the Menomonee Falls location some years ago, they now visit the Brookfield location and share...
Christmas In July: Small Business Milwaukee Style
You’ll be so pleased with yourself. You’re already familiar with that feeling, aren’t you? I’m talking about the delight we get in having planned something far enough in advance where we’re well ahead of the curve—outdistancing everybody else—reaching our goals with...
Cybersecurity: Protecting the Assets That Make Your Business Work
Part 1. An Overview Cybersecurity needs to be a strategic aspect of your business. What are the important assets of your business? Well, certainly your plan and vision for the service or products. If you have a retail operation, then add in your physical presence and...
Grateful Homeowners’ Story: Trusting Dorshak With Our Trees
The mature landscaping around our Brookfield condo—including an abundance of large Colorado Spruce trees—helped sell the property to us. Within a year or so of moving in, however, we were dismayed to discover those very trees were dying a slow death by fungal...
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