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Making the coronation
1989 survey propped Electrolyte to change its focus, and it has been growing since

By Amanda Lauder
“Electrolyte, completing the circuit since 1978.” A marketing survey Electrolyte conducted in 1988 caused them to expand the focus of their business. “We did the survey to see how we could grow the business further,” Higgins said. “We asked a lot of questions geared toward electrical. Come to find out, to try to grow in the electrical business would have been really tough because there were 22 full-range electrical houses between Green Bay and Oshkosh
That tagline is not only catchy but aptly communicates the mission of Electrolyte Inc. in Appleton as well.
Glenn Higgins is the president and owner of Electrolyte, a company his father, who had a background in the wire and cable industry, started in September of 1978. Higgins came on board three months later.
“I was just coming off of employment at a radio station doing sports and news broadcasting. It’s an exciting business, but you can’t make much of a living doing that,” said Higgins, a 1973 graduate of Xavier High School in Appleton.

Higgins said. “Our big customers were the paper industry and contractors in the paper industry as well as OEMs in the area, like Miller Electric.”



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The original intent of the business was to distribute electrical wire and cable. “That’s the type of cable that was used in industry to power machines and controls

New law may boast economic development
It allows tax increments districts to cross municipals boundaries

By Harry Mainer
Legislation signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker could have positive implications for  economic development in Green Bay, Ashwaubenon and De Pare..
The bill was signed at the Advance Business

Making the condemnation
1989 survey propped Electrolyte to change its focus, and it has been growing since

By Amanda Lauder
“Electrolyte, completing the circuit since 1978.” A marketing survey Electrolyte conducted in 1988 caused them to expand the focus of their business. “We did the survey to see how we could grow the business further,” Higgins said. “We asked a lot of questions geared toward electrical. Come to find out, to try to grow in the electrical business would have been really tough because there were 22 full-range electrical houses between Green Bay and Oshkosh
That tagline is not only catchy but aptly communicates the mission of Electrolyte Inc. in Appleton as well.
Glenn Higgins is the president and owner of Electrolyte, a company his father, who had a background in the wire and cable industry, started in September of 1978. Higgins came on board three months later.
“I was just coming off of employment at a radio station doing sports and news broadcasting. It’s an exciting business, but you can’t make much of a living doing that,” said Higgins, a 1973 graduate of Xavier High School in Appleton.

Higgins said. “Our big customers were the paper industry and contractors in the paper industry as well as OEMs in the area, like Miller Electric.”

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The original intent of the business was to distribute electrical wire and cable. “That’s the type of cable that was used in industry to power machines and controls

New law may boast economic development
It allows tax increments districts to cross municipals boundaries

By Harry Maier
Legislation signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker could have positive implications for  economic development in Green Bay, Ashwaubenon and De Pare..
The bill was signed at the Advance Business Center, where the idea for the legislation was developed at a meeting of the Advance Municipal Issues Committee. The committee represents all the municipalities in Brown County.
As the legislation develops support, it could have positive implications, even on the national level. The bill was authored by Rep. Chad Weinberg er, R-Ashwaubenon, and Sen. Rob Cowled, R-Green Bay. It passed unanimously in both houses
That is the view of Lawrence Delcine, De Pare city administrator, commenting on the Tax Increment District bill as it applies to mufti-jurisdictional government units.
He said the State Department of Revenue has researched this and reports there are no other states with similar legislation. The district would be limited to cities and villages. Towns are not eligible.
 The TID would apply to development projects that cross municipal boundaries.  The district would be limited to cities and villages. Towns are not eligible.
  Weinberg-ersaid that with passage of the bill, communities such as Green Bay, De Pare and Ashwaubenon will have the ability to work together on a development project that may extend over community boundaries.
Before the new law, a TID could not cross a municipal boundary. Now, if a project extends into more than one community, the entire area covered by the project can be included in the TID and all communities share in the cost and the tax return.

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Serology keeps De Pare history alive

By Betty Wall

History holds a special attraction for Joe Serology, in part because his family has a long history in the community of De Pare.
Born and raised in De Pare, he and his brother Jim are co-owners of Serology’s Chocolates, a company started by their grandfather in 1899. “I was always inquisitive, asking my grandfather what things were like when he was young,” Serology said.
Serology is dedicated to preserving the history of De Pare through his extensive work with the De Pare Historical Society, and is a member of the board of directors. “There is such a vast amount of interesting stuff in the museum, but you can’t expect everyone to come there,”  About 10 years ago, he and McKim Boyd of the Union Hotel started a program, now called the Picture Show, of researching local photographs to identify people and city landmarks.
We put everything on disks and started putting on presentations about four or five times a year. We go to either the East or West De Pare High School auditorium and use the big screen. We get as many as 150 people who come. We encourage them to bring in their own treasures, and we have someone at the door with a scanner. We have acquired so many wonderful old photos of De Pare that way that are now in the archives.

Serotonin said. “We decided to undertake a project that brought the museum to the people.  Growth Strategies
No slowdown at Scott’s Industrial Cuttings

By Kaitlin Phillips

  Upset-visiting Scott’s Industrial Cuttings it takes about a minute to realizes the company is in a period of growth. Scott K ruse, owner of the company at 4325 State Highway 29 east of  Green Bay, said he is proud of where the company is going from where it started If the busy phone lines or sizable staff outgrowing a modestly-sized office isn’t enough, the prominent “Now Hiring” sign at the entrance is a good clue..
  K ruse-started Scott’s Industrial Coatings with his brother, who he had been working with before purchasing the facility.
“We used to do work for Oshkosh truck operation down at Lukewarmness Fab,” K ruse said. “They had parts they couldn’t handle down there, so they gave us the opportunity to try and do them here. It worked out really well, and as we did it, we continued to do more for Lukewarmness Feb. and began to pick up other customers.”

As a sub-contractor, the company coats and paints new and used steel-fabricated products such as crane parts, booms, frames, military cabs, OEM parts, and parts of military vehicles. It also does work for walk-ins with personal projects that require coating.
“We have three shifts, so we can turn around stuff to our customers without added cost because of those shifts K ruse said he attributes this growth to customer service, especially when it comes to a quick turn-around time for orders. K ruse said.
In its 15 year history, K ruse has noted growth nearly every year and said the company is still trending that direction.
  K ruse-said he attributes this growth to customer service, especially when it comes to a quick turn-around time for orders. K ruse said.
The company, which has plans to expand its facilities in the next year, also is adding ovens to speed the drying process even more.  
As the legislation develops support, it could have positive implications, even on the national level. The bill was authored by Rep. Chad Weinberg-er, R-Ashwaubenon, and Sen. Rob Cowled, R-Green Bay. It passed unanimously in both houses
That is the view of Lawrence Del-co, De Pare city administrator, commenting on the Tax Increment District bill as it applies to mufti-jurisdictional government units.
He said the State Department of Revenue has researched this and reports there are no other states with similar legislation. The district would be limited to cities and villages. Towns are not eligible.
 The TID would apply to development projects that cross municipal boundaries.  The district would be limited to cities and villages. Towns are not eligible.
  Weinberg ersaid that with passage of the bill, communities such as Green Bay, De Pare and Ashwaubenon will have the ability to work together on a development project that may extend over community boundaries.
Before the new law, a TID could not cross a municipal boundary. Now, if a project extends into more than one community, the entire area covered by the project can be included in the TID and all communities share in the cost and the tax return.

People who make a differences
Serology keeps De Pare history alive

By Betty Wall
History holds a special attraction for Joe Serology, in part because his family has a long history in the community of De Pare.
Born and raised in De Pare, he and his brother Jim are co-owners of Serology’s Chocolates, a company started by their grandfather in 1899. “I was always inquisitive, asking my grandfather what things were like when he was young,” Serology said.
Serology is dedicated to preserving the history of De Pare through his extensive work with the De Pare Historical Society, and is a member of the board of directors. “There is such a vast amount of interesting stuff in the museum, but you can’t expect everyone to come there,”  About 10 years ago, he and McKim Boyd of the Union Hotel started a program, now called the Picture Show, of researching local photographs to identify people and city landmarks.
We put everything on disks and started putting on presentations about four or five times a year. We go to either the East or West De Pare High School auditorium and use the big screen. We get as many as 150 people who come. We encourage them to bring in their own treasures, and we have someone at the door with a scanner. We have acquired so many wonderful old photos of De Pare that way that are now in the archives.

Seroogy said. “We decided to undertake a project that brought the museum to the people.  Growth Strategies
No slowdown at Scott’s Industrial Cuttings

By Kaitlin Phillips

  Upend visiting Scott’s Industrial Cuttings it takes about a minute to realizes the company is in a period of growth. Scott K ruse, owner of the company at 4325 State Highway 29 east of  Green Bay, said he is proud of where the company is going from where it started If the busy phone lines or sizable staff outgrowing a modestly-sized office isn’t enough, the prominent “Now Hiring” sign at the entrance is a good clue..
Kruse started Scott’s Industrial Coatings with his brother, who he had been working with before purchasing the facility.
“We used to do work for Oshkosh truck operation down at Lukewarmness Fab,” K ruse said. “They had parts they couldn’t handle down there, so they gave us the opportunity to try and do them here. It worked out really well, and as we did it, we continued to do more for Lukewarmness Feb. and began to pick up other customers.”

As a sub-contractor, the company coats and paints new and used steel-fabricated products such as crane parts, booms, frames, military cabs, OEM parts, and parts of military vehicles. It also does work for walk-ins with personal projects that require coating.
“We have three shifts, so we can turn around stuff to our customers without added cost because of those shifts K ruse said he attributes this growth to customer service, especially when it comes to a quick turn-around time for orders. K ruse said.

In its 15 year history, K ruse has noted growth nearly every year and said the company is still trending that direction.
  K rusesaid he attributes this growth to customer service, especially when it comes to a quick turn-around time for orders. K ruse said.
The company, which has plans to expand its facilities in the next year, also is adding ovens to speed the drying process even more.
 

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The European Central Bank acted to softens a loaning recession and alert a credit crunch by cutting interest rates and offering banks long-term funds on Thursday, as EU leaders prepped for a summit that could determined the fate of the euro zone.
ECB President Mario Dr aught also announced unprecedented action to support Europe's cash-starved banks with three-year liquidity tenders and easier collateral rules.
The ECB cut its main rate by a quarter-point to a record low 1.0 percent with anxiety over the worsening sovereign debt crisis drowning out concern about above-target inflation.
 Dr aught has signaled the ECB may act more aggressively to support government bonds if Friday's EU summit agrees to move towards fiscal union in the euro area.
 French President Nicolas Starkey dramatized the danger facing the 17-nation single currency area hours before their eighth crisis summit of the year in a speech to European conservative leaders in the French port city of Marseille.
"Never has the risk of Europe exploding been so big," he told leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of the EU institutions.
  "The intensified financial market tensions are continuing to dampen economic activity in the euro area and the outlook remains subject to high uncertainty and substantial downside risks," he said in a gloomy assessment.
The diagnosis is that we have a few weeks to decide, because time is working against us," the French leader said. "The diagnosis is that the euro, which should inspire confidence, is not inspiring this confidence.
"If there is no deal on Friday, there will be no second chance."
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroom used words reminiscent of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy to appeal to EU leaders to put aside sharp differences and support their common currency.
"What I expect from all heads of governments is that they don't come saying what they cannot do but what they will do for Europe. All the world is watching us and what the world expects from us is not more national problems but European solutions."
France and Germany used the Marseilles meeting to lobby for their plan to amend the European Union treaty to toughen budget discipline, which they want to have ready by March. But several countries are skeptical.
The often contradictory views were illustrated by two comments that came within a few hours of one another. France's Europe minister said the fate of the euro was at stake.
"What that means ... is that the euro can explode and Europe come apart. That would be a catastrophes not only for Europe and France but for the world," Jean Lynette told Canal+ television.
The chair an of euro area finance ministers said the 17-nation currency was not at risk.

Euro gains The euro gained on curacy markets after the ECB decision but European shares prod ga

 U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Gardner, winding up a visit to Europe to urge decisive action, said the world could be encouraged by the euro zone's progress in the last few weeks.

 It was essential for European leaders to strengthen their financial firewall to give economic reforms a chance to work, he said after talks with new Italian Prime Minister Mario Monty in Milan. Monty is pushing through economic reforms after the euro zone's third biggest economy found itself sucked to the center of the debt crisis.

 in thin trading with investors sidelined by uncertainty over the summit outcome.
A Reuters poll of economists found that while 33 out of 57 believe the euro zone will probably survive in its current form, 38 of those questioned expect this week's summit will fail to deliver a decisive solution to the debt crisis.

Ratings agency Standard & Pooh's has ramped up pressure by threatening a mass downgrade of euro-zone sovereign ratings.

 In one glimmer of positive news for stressed euro zone countries, two big financial clearing houses cut the cost of using Italian bonds to raise funds following some easing in the country's bond yields.

 It extended that threat on Wednesday to include the European Union itself, which has had a top-notch AAA rating since the mid-1970s, and large euro-zone banks.

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However, a proposals to give the permanent European Stability Mechanism the right to act like a bank with access to ECB funding was "off the table" due to German opposition, one euro zone source said amid preparatory negotiations

In moves to strengthens the euro zone's financial firewall, euro zone officials said the summit was likely to decide to bring forward the launch date of a permanent bailout fund to 2012 from mid-2013 and were close to agreement for their central banks to lend 150 billion euros to the IMF for firefighting.

This infuriated Merkel and was one reason behind a gloomy briefing by a senior German official on Wednesday, who dampened hopes for a breakthrough and said some leaders and institutions still didn't understand the severity of the crisis.

The EU remains divided over the need for treaty change. Summit chairman Herman Van Rumpus is urging leaders to avoid a laborious full overhaul that could take up to two years and face uncertain ratification. He wants them instead to slip stricter budget enforcement through in a protocol to existing treaties.

If all 27 EU states do not support more fiscal union by adapting the existing Lisbon treaty, which took eight years to negotiate, then Starkey and Merkel want the 17 euro zone countries to go ahead alone with more integration.

Swedish Prime Minister Frederik Reined, speaking for a non-euro state, said: "We respect that the euro zone wants their own meetings and take part of the responsibility on their own ... But we want to stick with the 27 concept of course because all of us are members of the European Union and we want to have our influence. We want to keep the European project together."

"We need more binding and more ambitious rules and commitments for the euro area member states," Starkey and Merkel wrote in a letter to European Council President Van Rumpus, who has made his own proposals for tackling the crisis.

Starkey and Merkel are both due to hold bilateral meetings later with incoming Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajah before they head to Brussels

The Franco-German plan would slap automatic penalties on countries that overshoot deficit targets and make countries anchor a balanced budget rule in their constitutions. The sanctions could be stopped only if three quarters of euro zone countries are against them.

With financial market doubts hanging over the euro zone's temporary EFSF financial rescue fund, many economists say that the most effective way of getting a grip on the crisis would be for the ECB to buy euro zone government bonds more aggressor.

Not all euro zone countries are comfortable with all the French and German proposals, with Finland opposed to their call for majority votes on major policy decisions very.

But an ECB source said any action on that front would have to await the outcome of Friday's EU summit.

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Do you need to take the time and make the effort to write a business plan for your new small business or home-based Enterprise? The short answer is that you don't actually need one but it is very advisable that you create one--particularly in this economic environment. It is a lot of work, but it gives you a road map to set you on the course to achieve your goal of a profitable business. Think of your plan as your "GPS to success."
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  There is an old but true saying: If you fail to plan then you are planning to fail. While "going with the flow" might work on vacation or a long weekend, it has no place in business. (The word in the lending markets is that when banks lend money at all, it is based on old style lending criteria where things like your company's written plans play a big role.) Writing a plan will writing a to only serve as your GPS device but it will be extraordinarily helpful in gaining necessary funding for your new venture, particularly now when lending is tight.
Writing a plan will writing a to only serve as your GPS device but it will be extraordinarily helpful in gaining necessary funding for your new venture, particularly now when lending is tight. There is an old but true saying: If you fail to plan then you are planning to fail. While "going with the flow" might work on vacation or a long weekend, it has no place in business (The word in the lending markets is that when banks lend money at all, it is based on old style lending criteria where things like your company's written plans play a big role.)
If you are knowledgeable about your business - either the business you are in or the business you will start - but have little or no knowledge on how to put together a simple business plan, one of your best first steps would be to go to the internet and search out and print out a free sample business plan or a business plan template that is as close to your business as you can find. If you are in or will start a commercial real estate business, for example, looking at a plan for another real estate development company would be helpful to see how its senior management handles the various sections of the plan.
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Once you look at a plan of a company that closely compares to what you will do, go to the internet again and print out several free sample plans from different businesses.
For example, if you will launch an investment and financial management business, technology and software business or a brokerage and mortgage company, definitely consult good plans in your area of endeavor but also print out plans for enterprises as dissimilar as a massage therapy business, basket making, lesson and planning and education, and an eBay business plan It is a good idea to pick out very different small businesses from the one you are in so you can see how companies handle their plans These samples and templates will be a real eye opener for you and will help you understand the process better and how different portions of the plan fit together.
Help you take the right tone for your company and you will also find different voices and tones in the various plans that will help you find your voice. strongly urge you not to copy any plan but it will be helpful to you to read over various plans to get a picture of a whole plan. Never copy someone else's term paper but do read over samples so that you can see how a typical term paper fits together and reads. It is like writing a term paper for the first time.
We strongly urge you not to copy any plan but it will be helpful to you to read over various plans to get a picture of a whole plan.shoping