Start it up

Rance Crain is a legendary figure in the world of independently owned business publications — hence the standing ovation he received during a meeting of his industry peers in June.

Crain, along with about 100 other business editors and publishers, including myself, attended the Alliance of Area Business Publications summer conference June 20-22 in Nashville. Crain's keynote luncheon speech was part history lesson of the Crain family business, and part entrepreneur 101.