An Acquisition Without the Acrimony?
Lots of acquisitions lead to redundancies, lay-offs, and ultimately unhappy marriages. But they don't have to be that way. Read more
Entering New Businesses
Attention Start-ups: Big Corporations Want to Work With You
How young businesses can develop relationships with companies such as Nike and Pepsi. Read more
Should You Build an Adjacent Business?
As an entrepreneur, you are always looking to build the next thing. Here's how one successful healthcare CEO is looking to grow beyond her core business. Read more
Network the Hell Out of People: 6 Expert Tips
The more smart people you know, the faster you'll be able to grow your business. But you have to go about it thoughtfully. Read more
How to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Do you need to take your business into uncharted territory to accelerate growth? Here are four areas of expansion to consider. Read more
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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
Too Sexy? 'No VC Wanted to Touch Me With a Barge Pole'
Cindy Gallop, founder of MakeLoveNotPorn, explains how every obstacle she encounters only proves why she must launch her "real-world" sex sites. Watch video
Eight Ball, Corner Pocket: Think 6 Steps Ahead of the Competition
Want explosive growth? Strategize like a world-renowned pool player. Read more
Why My Company Pivot Scares Me
CEO of Inc. 5000 company VerticalResponse Janine Popick talks about her trepidation leading up to a major shift in the company's business model. Read more
Til Death (or the Company) Do Us Part: Working with Your Spouse
Yes, you can work with your spouse -- and survive it. Read more
