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Made locally by former New Glarus Bakery owner Nancy Potter, Potter's Crackers have earned their way onto the national marketplace, and there's still room for growth.

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Sam Geist IB Expo Business success is not dependent on strategy alone, especially when today's world moves at the speed of now. Companies must quickly adapt to change, implement new strategies effectively, and put plans into motion immediately. Fortunately, the IB Expo & Conference on Oct. 21 will equip you with the necessary skills and resources to innovate, to grow, and to succeed today -- and it all kicks off with a motivating keynote breakfast presentation by renowned business consultant and author Sam Geist. Drawing on his own experiences as a former owner/operator of a national sporting goods chain, Geist will share 21 ways to move strategic thinking into strategic action today.    
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Financial Perspectives  By Michael Dubis   

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Open Mic  A guest blog by Beth Norman   

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Leader to Leader  By Terry Siebert    

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Icons in Business With more than 30 years of experience in the food industry, Giacomo Fallucca is at the helm of Palermo's Pizza. The family-owned business, founded in 1964 when his parents opened a bakery in Milwaukee's Third Ward, evolved into an award-winning restaurant and expanded into the nationally recognized frozen pizza manufacturer we know today. At the next Icons in Business event on Sept. 3, discover Giacomo's lessons learned leading Palermo's Pizza and why he believes Palermo's is as much in the people business as the pizza business. Register today!

IB Poll
What do you make of Donald Trump's presidential candidacy?
A. He's a successful businessman, but his policy solutions are too extreme.
B. It's about time we had a politically incorrect truth teller.
C. He's bound to flame out just like Ross Perot.

To cast your vote, click here and then scroll down to the IB Poll on the right-hand side of the page. 
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Results from last week's poll question:
What's your view of a proposed bill banning the sale, donation, or use of fetal tissue for research?
  
Private biotech research and innovation would be derailed.       
69%
It would end a horrible practice that's also a moral outrage.    
31% 

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