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Always Be on the Lookout for Your Next Big Thing

Always Be on the Lookout for Your Next Big Thing

Steve Schussler is proof that the entrepreneur at age 35 can be seen already in the entrepreneur at 13. In his new book, It’s a Jungle In There, the founder of the Rainforest Café chain and Schussler Creative tells how his career creating themed restaurants took off—and in these excerpts, how a knack for seeing opportunity took him to extremes.
Winged Victory

Winged Victory

Sally Smith has taken Buffalo Wild Wings from fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants start-up to 683 restaurants and a market value of $897 million. Now, how to keep the company soaring?
Words On The Street

Words On The Street

The founders of Element Six Media want to change the way marketing is done. Heck, they want to change the world.

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Don Shelby is Out Standing in His Field

Don Shelby is Out Standing in His Field

He’ll tell you why he doesn’t belong behind WCCO’s anchor desk anymore: He’s a “relic,” he has “too many edges,” he’s needed the rigors of the outdoors to recover from strokes. But local TV news isn’t leaving Shelby behind. He just might leave it in his dust.
Is Target Field on Target?

Is Target Field on Target?

Is the stadium generating positive returns on the public’s investment? Let’s check the scoreboard. Just don’t expect to see a final score.
Strengthening the Foundation

Strengthening the Foundation

Marquette Real Estate Group—successor to United Properties—reorganized in 2008 in order to expand nationally. Turns out that those moves also positioned it to take advantage of opportunities in one of the worst downturns ever in commercial real estate.
Sarah Kinney Sells History

Sarah Kinney Sells History

When is a house not just a house? Get Sarah Kinney started on homes in St. Paul’s historic Ramsey Hill district, and pretty soon you’re dealing in poetry.
Do Something!

Do Something!

Former Navy SEAL Al Horner is on a mission to train people how to avoid or escape dangerous assaults. He takes a distinctive approach to self-defense—one that numerous Minnesota companies, including General Mills, have taken to heart.
How to Werc the System

How to Werc the System

In a soft market for independent films, fledgling indie producer Werc Werk Works is releasing three new movies and getting leverage with distributors.

Transom (1)

Doug Cameron left his post as chief science advisor at investment bank Piper Jaffray
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