Last Week In Entrepreneur News: 3/22/09 - 3/28/09

Female entrepreneurs show a strong focus on goals - The Australian
March 28, 2009
Jon Dobell, a partner at Ernst & Young and director of its Entrepreneur of the Year program, says female entrepreneurs continue to be well represented in its program.
"We see this consistent pattern coming through, of women who have a strong focus on end goals," he says. "There's often a strong passion that comes through in successful (female) entrepreneurs." Read More...

New businesses grind it out - Wausau Daily Herald
March 28, 2009
The 49-year-old Hatley resident has owned R&S Xpress since August. He manages two drivers on the side while he drives a truck for another company 12 to 14 hours a day.
So far, his success in business remains a dream, though he has hope. Read More...

Businesses expand, despite recession - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 28, 2009
Paul Oswald says there is plenty about this recession that scares him.
He's expanding his business anyway.
Oswald's plans and those of several other businesses in metro Milwaukee run counter to widespread evidence of a floundering economy. Some businesses - especially small businesses - are growing. Read More...

Financial crisis hurting small biotech firms, angel investors - WisBusiness
March 26, 2009
The current economic slowdown is putting the squeeze on biotech start-ups, Promega deputy general counsel Sara Jensen.
“Cash is tight and your customers, your vendors and customers might fail, your business might fail, and we are seeing the effects of that every day,” she said. Read More...

Wisconsin Businesses Leading the Green Business Revolution - WITI
March 26, 2009
One of the focuses of President Obama's economic plan is spending money on alternative and renewable energy. That's getting a lot of attention here in Milwaukee, where 2500 people are attending the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summit. FOX 6's Gus Gnorski says the meeting draws people from all over the state, and local organizations are on the cutting edge. Watch the Video...

New Milwaukee Web site offers free advertising for new small busine... - WisBusiness
March 25, 2009
A Milwaukee designer is trying to do his part to help out fledgling businesses in the down economy: he's created a Web site, newbusinessmilwaukee.com, that offers free advertising for start-ups in the Milwaukee area.
The creator, Tom Story, launched the site about one month ago and currently features more than 30 new Milwaukee area businesses. Read More...

Smaller companies cut jobs under the radar - Wisconsin State Journal
March 23, 2009
It’s hard enough to read, virtually every day, about local companies shedding workers or closing their doors entirely.
But the cuts the public hears about — largely through official notices to the state or tips surreptitiously passed along to reporters — represent only a fraction of the downsizing going on in south-central Wisconsin. Read More...