Minneapolis/St. Paul among top 10 metros for most profitable small businesses (gallery)
Small businesses in the Twin Cities metropolitan area are more likely to be successful compared with other U.S. metros, given its economic conditions and competitive landscape, according to a recent study by LendingTree. In analyzing data from the U.S. .....»»
Milwaukee among top 10 metros for most profitable small businesses
Small businesses in the Milwaukee metropolitan area are more likely to be successful compared with other U.S. metros, given its economic conditions and competitive landscape, according to a recent study by LendingTree. In analyzing data from the U.S. .....»»
A Potentially Profitable Options Trade In Shopify
Shopify Inc (NASDAQ: SHOP) has arguably been the stock to own in 2020. Buoyed by a global flight to e-commerce as a result of COVID-19, shares of the e-commerce platform for small businesses are up 43% in 2020. read more.....»»
In ranking of big metros, Minneapolis ranks dead last for job growth
Minneapolis/St. Paul falls in the middle of major job markets in the country, according to a new ranking from The Wall Street Journal. It could be worse — unless you're measuring specifically for job growth. Then it couldn't be. The ranking, c.....»»
New restaurant brings Tattersall Distilling to MSP airport (gallery)
The new cocktail lounge at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport gets its name — and its spirits — from Minneapolis-based Tattersall Distilling. The Cocktail Room at 18th and Central recently opened in Concourse A of Terminal 1. The coc.....»»
Minneapolis/St. Paul is a top 10 market for worker earnings (gallery)
The Twin Cities metro area is among the nation's best when it comes to median wages, according to a new measure of earning power for local employees. The typical worker in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market earned $42,034 last year, according to the o.....»»
Scenes from the 2019 Most Admired CEO awards (gallery)
Hundreds of people turned out to recognize some of Minnesota's top executives Thursday evening at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Most Admired CEOs Awards for 2019.  Business Journal photographer Nancy Kuehn recorded the event at Nico.....»»
Best Places to Work 2019: Read the profiles of the extra small employers
For 21 years, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal has been recognizing great work environments in our annual Best Places to Work awards. We seek nominations each year in February and March, and we partner with research company Quantum Workplac.....»»
Best Places to Work 2019: Read the top small-employer profiles
For 21 years, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal has been recognizing great work environments in our annual Best Places to Work awards. We seek nominations each year in February and March, and we partner with research company Quantum Workplace .....»»
Cincinnati ranks among metros with highest share of profitable businesses
Cincinnati ranks among the top U.S. cities when it comes to its share of profitable businesses, based on Census Bureau data. The Queen City ranks No. 14 out of 50 U.S. metro areas reporting the largest share of profitable businesses, according to a new r.....»»
MSPBJ announces 2019 Best Places to Work extra-small company honorees
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal is celebrating its 21st annual Best Places to Work awards — the Twin Cities longest-running awards program recognizing great workplaces. This year we are honoring 20 companies in the extra-small category.....»»
Washington banks are capitalizing on the sale of SBA loan guarantees
Financial institutions are finding a profitable way to help small businesses secure financing, and it’s the secondary market that makes small business lending particularly worthwhile......»»
5 basics of managing cash flow for a small business
It is an unfortunate fact of life that small businesses experiencing cash flow problems often struggle to stay open. Your business may be profitable on paper, but that may not be enough to keep your company going. One of the goals is to create a.....»»
UPS Lays Out Plans for More-Profitable Shipping
UPS believes it has an answer for the flood of lower-margin packages it carries for large shippers like Amazon.com Inc.: small businesses and health care......»»
Public transit use down in most cities, but not Minneapolis/St. Paul (slideshow)
Public transit ridership in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area is up 0.7 percent over the past five years. That may be a small increase, but it's notable since 15 of the country's 20 largest metro areas have experienced a decrease over that same time.....»»
3 Things That All Profitable Small Businesses Have In Common
Running a profitable small business is often hard, and most startups never even get to last one year after inception. Eight out of ten startups shut their doo.....»»
2018: A year in Business Journal pictures (gallery)
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal photographer Nancy Kuehn crisscrossed the Twin Cities capturing the year's top business stories in images. Here's a sample of her best work......»»
Second round of 2019 40 Under 40 honorees include leaders at Polaris, Frauenshuh, Bite Squad (Gallery)
Today, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reveals its second round of 40 Under 40 honorees for 2019, recognizing young business and community leaders from across industries and the Twin Cities. We'll release more honoree names tomorrow. Each year.....»»
Finalists named for CIO Awards (gallery)
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal and TwinCitiesCIO have named the 2019 finalists for our second annual Twin Cities CIO of the Year Orbie Awards. Finalists were announced during a Tuesday afternoon reception at Target Field in six categorie.....»»
Young Chinese are trading Shanghai for small cities. Brands like KFC are following them with thousands of stores.
Economic troubles in metros like Beijing and Shanghai are pushing people to move to smaller cities, where they have more disposable income. .....»»
Empowering small businesses in San Francisco: The 5 Cs of success and the role of community
In our work with small and midsize businesses across the country, we at Verizon Business see four key building blocks for success – connectivity, cybersecurity, collaboration and cloud. Connectivity ensures smooth operations and communicat.....»»