The Topeka Independent Business Association (TIBA) recently completed its ninth annual Small Business Climate Survey.
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The Topeka Independent Business Association (TIBA) recently completed its ninth annual Small Business Climate Survey.
Christa Murphy has seen many different types of people come through her studio space over the past 20 years, but her goal has remained the same: to help people express their inner artist.
How many times have you heard that the key to leadership is staying cool, reserved, and perhaps even a bit distant so that we can remain independent in our thinking and actions?
As people who purchase old buildings to renovate for their businesses are painfully aware, sometimes it is necessary to just completely start from scratch or at least get pretty darn close to it.
When you think of Jim and Charlene Robuck, you can’t help but think of jewelry.
Stormont Vail Health welcomes to its medical team longtime Topeka psychiatrist Samuel Bradshaw, M.D. Dr. Bradshaw, who in December 2018 stepped away from a long career at the Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center, joins the clinical staff at Stormont Vail Behavioral Health Center, 3707 S.W. Sixth St., Topeka, Kansas.
As traditional college tuition costs increase and concerns about student debt mount, technical certification programs are becoming more popular not only for the practical skills they impart but also for the lifelong earning potential and career satisfaction they provide.
Many adults haven’t picked up a paintbrush since kindergarten. Margie Mudge wants to change that.
Jill Beam loves to create. She has traveled around searching for unique paint and products to make her “shabby chic” home decor pieces more unique.
Santana Holbert, a sophomore at Shawnee Heights High School, was about 4 years old when she found a balloon twisting book and supplies left over from a birthday party.
Maddie Lamond, a junior at Shawnee Heights High School, has always loved playing with make-up.
Harper Zimlich, senior at Washburn Rural High School, watched a lot of baking shows as a kid, and she was fascinated with what she saw.
Every semester one of the first questions I ask my students is, “who or what is an entrepreneur?”
A third-generation entrepreneur, Kimberly Svaty—owner of Gencur Svaty Public Affairs—has been in business for 11 years.
Between work schedules and locations, it can be quite tricky for small business owners and association leaders to meet with elected officials when they have a concern that needs addressing.
Now in his 39th legislative session as a lobbyist, John Pinegar—partner and lobbyist at Pinegar, Smith & Associates—is a seasoned veteran in every sense of the word.
I was lucky when we started Advisors Excel to have two friends and partners that I trusted completely. Having someone that you can count on, and that will challenge you, makes you a stronger entrepreneur.