Lot18s founders are hoping to strike gold again. This time, theyre targeting young pop-music fanatics with Popdust.Forget FM radio. Forget cable TV. Young pop-music fans are all online, all the time,...
The greatest attribute a small business leader can have is the patience to allow progress to happen in its own time.I am often asked what it takes to start a company and see it prosper and succeed. O...
Dont fall victim to complacency in your business. Practice these steps to keep your business one step ahead of the competition.Its out there right now. Lurking in the shadows of your success. Hiding ...
Inexpensive sales force tricks from Nikhil Arora, co-founder of Back to The Roots, a gourmet mushroom company, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.
Future mobile devices will change the way you do business--in ways you probably cant even imagine. Here are a few predictions.Think your smartphone is powerful now? Wait until the year 2050, when App...
ReDigis John Ossenmacher has one big idea: Anyone should be able to sell their unwanted MP3 files. Others disagree.If you buy a CD and decide you dont like it, you can sell it on eBay or to your loca...
Great logos arent accidents. Heres a look at a slew of thoughtfully designed logos and why they work.Is your brand trustworthy, legitimate, memorable, and unique? Its a lot to pack into a tiny icon, ...
Silicon Valley is hot on the trail of the next billion-dollar idea. Here are a few of the top contenders.Thirteen employees. No revenue. One billion dollars. Facebooks purchase in April of photo-shar...
Take a look at how different groups will fare under the new law.The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (or JOBS) Act achieved the near impossible when it received bipartisan support in Congress in March...
Want to be a better leader? Or find management inspiration, at least? Here you can learn from a bakers dozen of the most prevalent types.Our endless fascination with leadership has inspired an endles...
Candidates with dreams of starting their own business can actually make great hires for yours, argues one expert on entrepreneurship-obsessed Gen Y.When Millennial Branding and analytics company Iden...
Entrepreneurs are great at meeting challenges with optimism--but sometimes thats not what the business needs.Theres a funny thing about entrepreneurs: Theyre often way too optimistic about sales and ...
Making a list and checking it twice? Thats not going to cut it for achieving your toughest goals. Instead, try these tricks for realizing your visions.Entrepreneurs have no shortage of ideas and drea...
Whether with clients, partners or your own team, meetings can feel like a necessary evil. Heres how to make them more effective--and less of a drag.Death by Meeting is the title of a great book by Pa...
Dead equity -- equity held by employees and founders no longer working at the company -- is a large and growing problem.Facebook’s IPO minted many millionaires and even billionaires. One who at...
Before spending a cent on a new investment, answer these eight questions to help you focus your idea and ensure that it can be successful.Whether you are a CEO of a successful, established company or...
You know your business better than anyone else. So skip the broker--and do the homework yourself.Dear Norm,Our company is looking to expand through acquisition. I am uncomfortable using a business br...
Gilt Groupe CEO Kevin Ryan talks about hiring, firing, and managing employees.
A five-step assignment to convey your interest in your team, and spur a sense of belonging.I recently spoke with a CEO about his workforce. He felt his team wasnt very motivated and asked me what wou...
Sure, youre a visionary leader. But do your day-to-day discussions actually move your company forward, or just cause confusion? Heres how to tell.As an entrepreneur, you are probably a big picture th...
Surprise: They secretly despise that employee-of-the-month award. Find out what else your staff hates--and what to offer instead.You care about your employees. You have their best interests at heart....
If youve never asked your customers what they want, then you really dont know. And thats a problem.Do you know what your customers really want?Harvard Business Review recently published an interestin...
Defy Ventures offers former criminals a second shot by training them to run their own businesses.Catherine Rohr stands at the front of a drab, fluorescent-lit classroom in Midtown Manhattan. Her 27 s...
Youve used everything you had to keep going, but it may not be enough. Norm Brodsky weighs in on what to do next.Dear Norm,I am the second-generation owner of a wholesale shade-tree nursery that has ...
The leadership expert sits down with Inc. editor-at-large Bo Burlingham to talk about what makes great companies tick.Over the course of nearly 25 years and four best-selling books, Jim Collins has s...
Many time management systems encourage you to waste time. Heres a simple way to spend time more wisely.When you draw up to-do lists, set schedules, make appointments, and so forth, chances are youre ...
In 1940, a war-weary Britain was on the verge of capitulation. Heres how Churchill turned it around--and what it means for you.In 1940, when Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of Great Britain, ...
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