If you arent getting the results you want from Twitter, the problem might not be Twitter; it might be you. These tools can help.If you arent getting the results you want from Twitter, the problem mig...
You might have a superstar on your payroll and not even know it.Do you have someone on your payroll with untapped skills? Most managers do, and they don’t even know it.Take Jeremy Lin, the New ...
The best businesses are based on stronger stuff than just your vision. Bring together these nine ingredients and youre well on your way.Editor’s note: This post is part of a series featuring ex...
The first step to taking your business to the next level is envisioning what will get you there. Ninety days away from your business will give you a fresh perspective.Someone once said that if you tr...
If you believe that government funding only harms innovation, let us introduce you to Uncle Sams most successful start-up: Silicon ValleyWhich way you lean in this Presidential campaign depends a lot...
Balancing marketing plans while trying to keep a small business sale confidential can be tricky. Heres how to target potential buyers quickly and discreetly.The most frequently asked question from th...
These three tactics help the fastest-growing inner city companies stay ahead of the pack.Here’s how Rohit Patel describes inner city Baltimore: “When I moved into the city sixteen years a...
Theyve been used, misused, and abused. Its time to eliminate these buzz phrases from your speech entirely.We all over-use certain words and phrases. (Me included: Im guilty of slipping "well"...
Reddit, created by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, was one of the first start-ups out of the Y Combinator program to be acquired, making Ohanian a 23-year-old multimillionaire. Heres how he did it....
Chances are youre not using your creativity to the full, says the director of Stanfords entrepreneurship center. Heres how to fix that.Vanishingly few of us are born Mozarts or Rimbauds, with symphon...
Attention, Facebook millionaires: Money can buy happiness--if you know the right way to spend. (Hint: Skip the yacht.)What would you do with a heck of a lot of money? Would you be happier? How much s...
A new report suggests that structure, size and timing all matter. Heres how to get the details right.In most small firms, sales proposals are the heart and soul of selling. Theyre also time consuming...
Some companies spend all their time chasing huge accounts. But big customers make me nervous. Heres why.At 37signals, the software company I co-founded, we like to keep one particular figure in mind:...
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...
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