July 22, 2014

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Wayne Breitbarth: How to make LinkedIn your business's best friend

At the next IB Seminar, LinkedIn expert Wayne Breitbarth will share his most effective online networking tips.

Business Report

> Another day, another Judge Doyle Square financing gap

> Court rules against Obamacare subsidies

> Fruit recall affects Trader's Joe's, Costco, Sam's, and Walmart

> Howard to leave United Way

> Milwaukee council paves way for Uber, Lyft

Nominate Your Top Financial Professional for the CFO Awards

IB is now accepting applications for the second annual CFO Awards, recognizing top financial professionals for their fiscal leadership and contributions to their companies' growth. Winners will be honored at an awards presentation at the IB Expo & Conference.

It's free to nominate someone!

Blogs

Bring It! A conservative blog by David Blaska

The Stately Manor is shovel-ready
and hammer happy

Left Business Brain A liberal blog by Tom Breuer

Walker attacks Burke on outsourcing;
will he now censure his friends?

Mind Your Business By Corey Chambas

By the time you get to Missoula, you're really fit: the value of lifelong learning

Taking Stock A finance blog by Nathan Brinkman

Top 10 tax breaks you'll miss in 2014

If You Have a Birth Certificate, You Are a Brand

Personal branding is unavoidable. Often within the first few seconds of meeting someone, you are being sized up with associations and beliefs that can either strengthen or weaken trust. Some of this is outside your control, but there are a number of ways you can influence a positive response. Define your brand at the IB Expo & Conference on Oct. 22 with marketing expert Jim Signorelli, author of StoryBranding

and CEO of eswStoryLab. Signorelli draws on 30 years of industry experience with clients such as Citibank, General Electric, and McDonald's to teach you to develop a personal brand that is authentic, memorable, and persuasive.
Register now and save 20% with code EARLYBIRD20

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