WI ranked #30 as Most Entrepreneurially Friendly State

The Small Business & Entrepreneurial Council has ranked Wisconsin #30 in its 14th annual ranking of states using its Small Business Survivability Index (SBSI) that ranks every state in the union on a wide range of characteristics that should be positives for entrepreneurs.

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council 2009 SBSI Analysis

I went through [...]

Thursday Music – Weezer Edition

It goes without saying that Weezer is one of my all-time favorite bands. I’ve been listening to them for a good long time, and so I thought I’d share a few of my favorites from the band. Enjoy!

First, here’s “Say It Ain’t So”:

Next up is “Island in the Sun”:

And finally, [...]

Transit rally this Saturday!

From my good friend Jason Haas comes news of a rally in support of Milwaukee County transit:

ALL HANDS ON DECK FOURTH AND GOAL WE NEED A TOUCHDOWN FOUL CALLED, WE HAVE THE BALL NEAR OUR OWN BASKET THE SURGE WE CAN WIN TAKING SCOTT WALKER TO TASK FOR MIS-MANAGING OUR BUS SYSTEM

A plea [...]

A sobering statistic

Number of gun-related deaths in Britain in 2005: fewer than 100

Number of gun-related deaths in the United States in 2005 (most recent statistics available): over 30,000