Columbia Business Times Archive

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...

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...

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...

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...

According to Mr. Shorr, the bill currently before the Missouri General Assembly to provide a buffer around State Parks and Historic Sites prohibiting Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)...

Whether in Washington, D.C., or Jefferson City, these are dynamic times for research and how it will steer America’s economy in the years ahead. As happens periodically in...

Don’t ever rely on my prognostications in regard to election outcomes. With the exception of Laura Nauser, the Columbia City Council is now dominated with single-issue office holders....

As a business person, you know that it’s critical to stay state-of-the-art in your industry and with customers. One unfortunate transaction or missed opportunity can affect you for...

Temporary staffing has come a long way since the days of calling up an agency for a “girl” to fill in behind a typewriter. But over the years...

The University of Missouri-Columbia Career Center expanded its recruitment program last month with the first all-campus HireMizzouGrads.com Career Fair, which attracted more than 125 local and national employers....