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Business is ‘popping’ during the pandemic for fifth-generation popcorn company

May 19, 2020

As soon as people nationwide began staying home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, they began watching movies. And then, they started popping popcorn. That has been a bright spot amid the pandemic for JOLLY […]

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Event planner offers strategies to organizations forced to adjust

May 11, 2020

The days of conventions, big corporate meetings, in-person fundraisers and social events might be on hold, but any true event planner knows how to pivot. That’s what Addie Graham-Kramer and her team at The Event […]

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Family businesses flex their creativity, capacity during COVID-19

April 28, 2020

After 132 years in business, you learn how to adapt. So when COVID-19 forced Montgomery’s to cancel its annual four-day auditorium sale in Madison, the furniture retailer figured out how to sell the merchandise anyway. […]

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Is your family business trying to figure out the future? This one-on-one approach can get you there

April 23, 2020

There’s probably never been a time of more uncertainty for business owners — and that can be especially acute if you’re a family business. The Prairie Family Business Association is stepping in to help one-on-one, […]

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Family businesses can navigate crisis, resolve conflict with this approach

March 31, 2020

Family businesses: You are not alone. And you can use this crisis to tap into your entrepreneurial spirit while accessing resources to help you cope both at work and home. Those were some of the […]

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Family businesses: Here’s how to access resources for you

March 19, 2020

The Prairie Family Business Association has opened up its resources to any family business dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes a weekly call, with the next one scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, March 20. […]

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This process helped make OtterBox an industry leader. And it can work for your business too

March 10, 2020

You’ve probably heard of OtterBox – or maybe it protects your phone – but behind the business is a powerful strategy. An expert will soon share how it can help your organization too.

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2019: A Year in Review – Infographic

February 17, 2020
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The double win: Succeeding at life and business

February 12, 2020

He has led marketing campaigns for 16 New York Times best sellers and has a message he’ll be sharing soon in Sioux Falls: It’s possible to win in both life and business.

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From baseball cards and Beanie Babies to a nearly $100M business: Weisser family keeps building

January 17, 2020

Eric Weisser learned the basics of the distribution business as a teenager in the 1990s by selling sports cards on eBay. There never seemed to be enough Kirby Puckett baseball cards for fans of the […]

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