Entering New Businesses




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My First True Start-Up 

Minimal founder Scott Wilson talks about Ooba Baby Furniture, which he launched when expecting his first child.  Watch video

Innovative Rebel: High-Tech Camera Maker Jim Jannard

After founding Oakley--and selling it for $2.1 billion--Jim Jannard is taking on the film industry with Red, his high-tech-camera company. But playing the in...  Read more

Edge Your Way Into a New Market

Entering an emerging market can be a big growth driver--but you need to minimize the risks. Try this three-step approach for capturing new opportunities.  Read more

The Sky Is Not the Limit 

Richard Branson talks about fundamentals: Why is he in business and what does he hope his company will do for the world.  Watch video

5 Must-Ask Questions for Business Buyers

Like many business buyers, you likely have some boilerplate questions to ask business sellers, but you may be missing the most important ones.  Read more

Go From Employee to Entrepreneur: 4 Tips

Use the skills, industry knowledge, and contacts you have today to set your business up for success.  Read more

4 Tips to Expand Your Niche Business

The potential opportunities might be much bigger and broader than you think. Think outside your niche with these tips.  Read more

Why You Need to Market to Your Employees

Marketing a new brand and product internally to your employees could be more important than what your customers will ultimately see.  Read more

Ray Kurzweil: 'Users Should Be Passionately Involved in Every Stage of an Invention' 

Inventor Ray Kurzweil talks about how he created the first print-to-speech reading machine so blind people would use it. Also an author, Kurzweil's most rece...  Watch video

Do the Numbers Add Up for Your New Venture?

Any new business model must include sources of revenue, costs, as well as key metrics for measuring success. Here's how we modeled our potential new venture.  Read more

Your First Venture Can Be Extraordinary 

Sir Richard Branson talks about entrepreneurial audacity--his own and that of his "great friends," Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page.  Watch video

3 Surefire Ways to Grow Your Business

These three avenues will help you focus on the core while capturing new growth opportunities.  Read more

Jennifer Lopez Has a Start-up

How ShoeDazzle founder Brian Lee teamed up with Jennifer Lopez to create a new T-shirt company.  Read more

Innovation Secrets From Apple, Priceline & Spotify

Find out why your customers come to you. And focus on making whatever that is faster and easier to get.  Read more

The 20-Minute Business Model

Can you put your entire business model down on paper in 20 minutes? Author Ash Maurya shows us how.  Read more