Bob Diamond Didn't Know What Was Going on at Barclays?
Former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond says he didn't know what was going on inside his company. Do you know what's happening at yours? Read more
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Intuit's Scott Cook on Failed Global Expansion: 'We Should've Known Better' 
Intuit founder Scott Cook tells what went wrong the first time he rolled out the company's Quicken tax prep software around the world. Watch video
Design Your Company, Not Your Product
These entrepreneurs are shaking up the idea of what it means to build a company. Is nurturing company culture more important than getting a product to market? Read more
Pop Quiz: Is Your Business Scalable?
Do you know how to determine if your business has exponential economic potential even if you are currently unprofitable or still growing? Here's how. Read more
Sell Your Customers More: Here's How
Advice on "upselling" from Ilya Pozin, founder of Ciplex, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Watch video
How the SBA Can Help You Raise Money
Karen Mills, who leads the U.S. Small Business Administration, explains what the government arm is doing to help entrepreneurs borrow now. Watch video
Let's Stop Complaining About 'Uncertainty'
Why are smart, risk-taking small business people suddenly blaming all their problems on uncertainty? Uncertainty has always been a big part of running a busi... Read more
Entrepreneurs Rule the World
What was the TEDGlobal topic in Edinburgh this morning? The $10 trillion market of street vendors and traders, the second-largest economy in the world. Read more
Does Your Growth Engine Need a Tune-Up?
The right metrics will give you better insight into the drivers of growth for your business. Read more
Microsoft Acquires Yammer for $1.2 Billion
After meteoric user-growth and a fresh $85 million infusion of funding, the social network for business was just acquired by Microsoft. Read more
When to Outsource: 5 Decisions
It's easier than ever before to outsource services. Here's how to find out if you should do it. Read more
Is M&A a Tactic or a Strategy?
Acquisitions are a means to achieve a goal, not the objective itself. It's important to understand that distinction as you're building your growth agenda. Read more
Don't Be Afraid to Go Against the Norm
Entrepreneur and VC Josh Linkner says if you want to beat your competition, you should try doing something that no one else would dare attempt. Watch video
Change or Watch Your Company Fall Apart
CrowdSpring co-founders Mike Samson and Ross Kimbarovsky talk about staying ahead of the competition. Watch video
Why I'm an Entrepreneur
Mike Samson, co-founder of CrowdSpring, talks about the adventure of starting something new. Watch video
The Trouble With Starting Up in the Heartland
Humility, quietude, and the farm mentality are the Midwest's best start-up allies. And its biggest foes. Read more
How to Make Money in Your Sleep
You fell in love with being your own boss, but can your company scale and exist without you? Here's how to branch out into new revenue streams. Read more
3 Overlooked Areas Ripe for Innovation
Innovation isn't just for your products. Missed opportunities for innovation could be hidden throughout an organization and staunching potential growth. Read more
Should You Buy One of Your Customers?
When a potential acquisition is also one of your customers, things can get complicated. Ask these questions to evaluate the costs and benefits. Read more
Surprise! You Can Win Customers For Life
Here's how to convert one-time buyers into repeat customers--and loyal advocates. Read more
Inside the Midwest's Secretive and Scrappy Start-up Scene
With roots in a rugged agrarian work ethic, start-ups are thriving around Omaha--thanks in no small part to big spenders' bankrolls. We sent a lifelong New Y... Read more
Meet 3 Start-ups Behind Apple's New Maps
Inside Apple's strategy: How the company built its new maps feature by making a strategic partnership and spending hundreds of millions on acquisitions. Read more
From Beijing to Troy: Why One VC Is Betting on America
Bruce Gibney, a partner at Founders Fund, explains why the next great technological revolution will come from the United States, not China. Read more
3 Changes to Make Your Company Grow
A company needs to make some philosophical shifts to go from scrappy start-up to big expansion. Read more
Host a Company Picnic: 5 Reasons
The sluggish economy may have you tempted to cut employee perks. Think twice. Read more
Shark Tank's Accidental Entrepreneur: Robert Herjavec
This CEO sold his last company to Nokia for $225 million. Now he's aiming for a billion-dollar business. Here's how Robert Herjavec went from penniless Canad... Read more
3 Crucial Indicators to Track as Your Company Grows
Are you on the path to domination? Here are the key business traits you should routinely measure and assess to find out. Read more
The Problem With Being Good Enough
Incremental success can lull you into dangerous complacency. Use these techniques to shake up your mindset and start planning for explosive growth. Read more
5 Traps to Avoid When Growing Your Business
In between "lean-and-nimble" and "huge and powerful?" You're at the most perilous time for a company. I learned firsthand. Read more
Powerful Leadership Lessons From a Veteran
There are few leadership training methods as proven as is serving in the miltary. Dawn Halfaker, founder and CEO of Halfaker and Associates, is a shining exa... Read more
Chasing New Business Opportunities: Pros & Cons
Experimenting in many areas can open your eyes to future investments, but it can also take your focus away from the core business if you let it. Read more
Grow Fast! 4 Lessons From Washington
There's something about being in D.C. that makes people speak their minds. They're talking about small business--and the economy. You might want to take notes. Read more
Want to Grow Your Business? Think Demographics
There's plenty of data available to help you understand your current customers and identify attractive new prospects. Read more
Breaking Into the American Haute-Coffee Market
When Toby Smith decided to open the first U.S. outpost of his Australian boutique coffee shop chain, his first order of business was understanding American t... Read more
Franchise Your Business: 4 Tips
This neighborhood butcher shop will grow by 30 stores in 2012 for total sales of $70 million. Here's how they did it. Read more
