business

Shaping The Corporate Landscape With Conscious Capitalism

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:43:39 +0000

It's the new buzzword phrase, but just what is conscious capitalism?

Job Market Predictions For 2013

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

What will the job market hold for 2013? Nobody has a crystal ball, but certain trends are giving us a hint.

Area Development: 2012 Review & 2013 Preview

Steve Kraske and Danie Alexander — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:31:21 +0000

While the announcement that Swedish furniture retailer Ikea was the big story in area development for 2012 for its many fans in the metro, there was a lot more news about business growth the past year.

The Biggest Deal

Jabulani Leffall and Danie Alexander — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:04:06 +0000

What does $20.1 billion get you? Well, if you're Japan's SoftBank Corp., it gets you 70% of the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States.

Women Facing Challenges In Business

Danie Alexander and Brian Ellison — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Women business owners have less access to outside capital than their male counterparts. When they want to expand or improve their companies, they're more likely to use personal assets rather than seek larger outside funding.

UMKC Innovation Center To Create Digital Sandbox

Steve Kraske and Danie Alexander — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:42:52 +0000

The announcement was made last week: a UMKC-led consortium claimed a winning spot in the third round of the federal i6 Challenge.

A Professional Futurist Tells All

Andrea Silenzi, Jabulani Leffall and Charlie Upchurch — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:27:44 +0000

Borders Books. Blockbuster Home Movies. These companies share the same mistake; they missed a moment when they were challenged to adapt to a new business landscape. In their places stepped the Amazon Kindle, and Netflix respectively.