Keeping Peace in the Family
The best way to avoid bickering over family ownership of a company is to put everything in writing early on. Read more
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Elance CEO: Be a Business of One
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The Elf That Stole Christmas
Christa Pitts left her job at QVC to help her mother and sister create a book and toy that have become a holiday tradition. Read more
Do You Need a Partner, or Not? 
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Meet 5 Companies Created in 3 Days
Tech entrepreneurs explain how they launched their businesses--in 54 hours--at Startup Weekend. Read more
How One CEO Took on the Law
Omar Ansari of Surly Brewing had to fight the law to launch his craft brewery. Read more
Want a Speedy Start-up? Try New Zealand or Rwanda
How can the U.S. ease the process of starting a business? Take a note from countries like New Zealand that are using a "one-stop shop" approach encourage ent... Read more
America’s Favorite Small Business
Have you ever wondered what your business idea would be worth if you had an opportunity to present it to the nation for a vote? Apparently, Dell, Microsoft, ... Read more
Make Your Point and Have it Stick
Do you want to get your customer’s attention? Odds are you are starting your conversations with the wrong word. Read more
Tipping the Scales on Fear
Your life may be long overdue for a change. Can you stop resisting and take the plunge? Read more
How to Get Cold Call Results
No one likes cold calling. But are you missing an opportunity to increase your bottom line AND have some fun? Read more
Mastering Distraction in 18 Minutes
There is a better way to focus your time on what you value the most - and say no to the rest. It begins with a mere 18 Minutes. Read more
How to Communicate to Sell
Body language and verbal cues will tell you if your prospect is ready to buy. Read more
The Bully Within
We’ve all witnessed or experienced the affects of bullying in children, but adults are not immune to bullying characteristics. An adult bully will a... Read more
Giving Up on Twitter
If you're ready to throw in the towel on Twitter, take a closer look at what you'll be missing out on. Read more
How to Cash in on Clutter
Take a look around you. Are you surrounded by clean, uncluttered space or piles of paper, old magazines, dirty coffee cups and little items begging for a ... Read more
10 Things You Should Know About Social Media
Have you mastered your social media strategy? Do you know how to leverage the power of social media to create meaningful relationships, build your busines... Read more
Beat the Home Office Blues
So you’ve escaped, or narrowly missed, corporate cubicle confinement, but now you’re met with some very different challenges. Sure, working fr... Read more
10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Picking a Partner
It's natural to want a partner to share your experience with, but make sure you run through all the possible implications of your generosity. Read more
Pay Yourself and Prosper
Too many entrepreneurs neglect to make themselves a priority in their own business. The entrepreneurial spirit creates resistance to joining the ranks of ... Read more
8 Questions to Ask Before Incorporating Your Business Partnership
So you've found a business partner to help make your idea a reality. Be sure to ask yourselves these eight questions before incorporating. Read more
Brendon Burchard, the Millionaire Messenger
Some are calling him the next Tony Robbins. Most who attend his conferences claim that it’s a life-changing experience. And no one who has met him w... Read more
The High Costs of Filing an LLC in New York
I’m going through the steps of starting up FamiliesGo!, a travel planning website for families, and I would like to file the business with New York ... Read more
Time Tracking for Productivity
As entrepreneurs, we often read and hear about the importance of periodically tracking our activities for a few days to determine where we are spending ou... Read more
How to Brand Big
You probably wouldn’t expect The University of Southern MississippiRead more
Divvying Up the Business
Making sure you have a good ownership agreement Read more
Discover Your Marketing Mindset
Do you believe that there exists a right way and a wrong way to market your business? Is there a set of rules floating around somewhere that we must live ... Read more
How to Become a Benefit Corporation
Community-minded entrepreneurs can legally structure their businesses to provide a social benefit and to turn a profit. Read more
Competition Supports Leap to Millions
If you have achieved at least $1 million in revenue in each of the past 2 fiscal years, you may want to check out this competition. Here, the sky is the limit! Read more
How and Why to Develop a Niche
When business owners ask me why they have a difficult time prospecting and closing on business, one of the first questions I ask is, 'who is your audience... Read more
Developing a Business Vision and Mindset
When your business vision and the reality in which you live are miles apart, it may not be for the reasons you believe. Lack of money and time are t... Read more
Start-up Tips I Didn't Believe at First
Before I launched FamiliesGo! I spent the better part of a year talking to people, reading articles and blogs, and taking classes on starting and running ... Read more
How to Beat the Poverty Mindset
I work so hard and I still can't make ends meet. I'll never be able to afford a vacation. I'll take what I can get for th... Read more
How Accountability Creates Success
The 'list' gets longer and longer. Ideas and goals fall to the wayside remaining incomplete or never even seeing the light of day. There's just no time; e... Read more
How to Co-Brand to Boost Sales
Leveraging synergistic brands can take a business to new and exciting heights. How can co-branding help you to reach an expanded audience with your message? Read more
