The words “nine to five” mean nothing to Tony Richards and Ann Marie Quertermous, owners of Word Marketing. Sometimes, the husband and wife find themselves on the couch at 10:30 p.m. working on their laptops and talking business while watching television. Quertermous laughs as she relates their obvious passion for their work. The two have […]
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Entrepreneurs play a vital role in economic development as key contributors to technological innovation and new job growth. Entrepreneurs also help build local communities in ways such as providing jobs, conducting business locally, creating and participating in entrepreneurial networks, investing in community projects, and giving to local charities. Realizing both the economic and social impact
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The inspiration to start your own business can come from anywhere—even from cracking your head on the garage floor. Lisa Scribner’s fall from the attic onto her garage floor left her with a few minor injuries—and the loss of her sense of smell for six months. The temporary disability made it hard for her to
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The Jefferson City Council welcomed four new members—and possibly a sea change in municipal government— April 16. In many ways, the new council looks more like its neighbor to the north—Columbia—than the long-conservative state capital. This council contains a member with a doctorate, a former Peace Corps volunteer, a former mental health worker/social worker who
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The Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City has had a long and colorful history since it housed its first prisoner in 1836, when Andrew Jackson was president. On May 15 the Missouri Department of Natural Resources will present an exhibit that includes images, oral accounts and artifacts representing the history of the Missouri State Penitentiary
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A fact is a fact: We can neither stop time nor create more of it. An effective manager is aware that time is a finite, non-renewable resource that must be carefully managed. A panicky manager will try to squeeze time in his grasp to keep it from slipping away. The symptoms are familiar to us
Shubhra Gangopadhyay has big plans for turning the University of Missouri’s tiniest research projects into local jobs. Gangopadhyay heads the International Center for Nano/Microsystems and Nanotechnology and supervises projects that received $10 million in funding from the Department of Defense last month and about $4 million from the DOD last year. “The goal is to
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Equinosis Principals: Kevin G. Keegan, associate professor of equine surgery at the University of Missouri-Columbia; Missouri Innovation Center; Incubation Factory, St. Louis Current status: Prototype. Filed for preliminary patents. Currently fund-raising. Product launch planned for December 2007. Profile: Equinosis’s Lameness Locator system makes it possible for a veterinarian to evaluate the source and severity of
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Immvac Inc. is a $50 million-plus veterinary pharmaceutical company with more than 40 employees doing business around the world, an inspiring example of what can happen when academia goes corporate. But driving up gravel-covered Bass Lane to Immvac’s the 650-acre ranch southeast of Columbia, visitors receive no indication of the company’s stature. There is no
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Some people say it’s bad to mix business with your personal life. For Dean Jones, owner of Jones Beltone Hearing Centers, nothing could be further from the truth. His hearing loss, which has been present most of his life, has actually improved his business. “In high school my speech teacher noticed my hearing loss and
