Why You Should Freelance First
Test the waters before you sink your capital and time into a new venture you may not enjoy running. Read more
Encouraging Process Innovation
Hiring Mistake You Can't Afford
The candidate seems ideal in almost every way... except one. But that one factor is too toxic to ignore. Read more
Turn Customers Into Your Best Salespeople: 4 Tips
If you're not using your best clients to pitch your brand, you're missing out on one of the most powerful resources you have. Read more
Stealing Time: How Highly Productive People Get More Done
You can get discouraged by all the things that take minutes here and there from your day--or you can steal some of that time back. Read more
9 Hidden Qualities of Stellar Bosses
What your employees see you doing matters. But often it's what they can't see that matters more. Read more
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Want to scale quickly? Meet the young entrepreneur who did it after he turned down a $200,000 check on "Shark Tank." Read more
5 Reasons to Get Your Hands Dirty
This exec spent nine months doing every job at his company before becoming CEO. What he learned helped him triple revenue in five years. Read more
How to Ride Another Company's Coattails
Lots of start-ups make their money by identifying other companies' biggest hits and developing complementary products. You can, too. Read more
Write a Business Plan or Not? 2 Experts Debate
Writing a business plan could be a really great idea or a really bad one, depending who you ask. Two start-up experts make their cases. Read more
How to Automate Your Business for Fast Growth
Automation isn't just for corporate giants. Use these eight tips to get your business running more efficiently and effectively. Read more
7 Iconic Bands that Changed the Business of Music
These trailblazers all sparked major changes in the music business. Use their examples as inspiration to shake up your industry. Read more
The Power of Not Solving Problems
The next time an employee tells you about a problem, stop, listen--but whatever you do, don't propose a solution. Read more
Trendy Start-ups Are Hot--Until They're Not
Follow consumer fads, and you may get a serious case of whiplash. One investor explains why he only has eyes for enterprise companies. Read more
3 Tactics to Breed Innovation
Great ideas need adequate space to develop. Follow these three rules to make sure you stay out of the way. Read more
How to Think Big: 3 Ways
Do all your ideas seem small and boring? Here's a different approach plus three tips that will get you to the BIG idea. Read more
