Arianna Huffington's Rule for Success: Dare to Fail
The co-founder and editor in chief of the Huffington Post explains the relationship between inventiveness, risk taking, and being willing to fail. Read more
Innovation
Recent Innovation Articles
Yahoo Is Trying to Lure Back Former Employees: Should You?
Sometimes employees who leave or take a break return more qualified than before. In Yahoo's case, it smacks of desperation. Read more
Are You a Low-Touch Retailer in a High-Touch World?
You can't cost-cut your way to great service. A survey of retailers reveals where they invest to make sure they keep customers happy. Read more
One Practical Way to Upgrade Company Culture
For one day out of every month, don't focus on planning or executing anything. Focus on this instead. Read more
3 Reasons Your Company Isn't Taking Off
For most organizations that try to scale but fail, the bottleneck is usually the person at the top: the founder/owner or CEO. Read more
Coming Soon: The Earth, Live From Space
Meet the scrappy young start-up aiming to be the first to offer streaming video of Earth from the International Space Station. Read more
World's Simplest Ways to Stay Energized
Sometimes motivation comes from the most basic things--like a good cup of coffee or walk outside. Or some wine. Read more
Hot B2B Companies: It's Not About the Idea
Up-and-coming business tech start-up PlanGrid shows you can win big points for execution--even if the idea isn't unique. Read more
How Your Business Can Avoid Extinction
Businesses can learn from the evolutionary prowess of penguins and Facebook. Read more
Surprising Way to Get Employees to Stay
How's this for counterintuitive? Maybe the best way to get employees to stick around is to encourage them to leave. Read more
In Solar, Innovation Doesn't Pay
Solar manufacturers in the U.S. are fighting a losing battle with China. Here's why the future is particularly dim for start-ups. Read more
Small Business Survey: Best Ideas, Biggest Challenges, and New Year Resolutions
SurePayroll president Michael Alter writes about small business sentiment as we turned the corner into 2013. Read more
5 Unusual Things You Should Trademark
Filing a trademark shouldn't stop at words and logos. There are many other ways to protect your brand that you may be overlooking. Read more
Inside a Successful Celebrity Ad Campaign
A big name and a pretty face help--but there's much more that goes into making a celebrity endorsement work. Read more
How to Use Technology to Win a Price War
Need to keep an eye on what your competitors charge? Let software do the work for you. Read more
Train Yourself to Be an Optimist: 4 Steps
Optimistic people are happier, healthier, more successful, and have longer lives. You can be one of them. Read more
One Leadership Skill That Will Set You Apart
This skill probably isn't one you've ever thought about developing--and that's a big mistake. Read more
How to Think Like Zuckerberg
The author of a new book on the Facebook founder reveals some of the characteristics that makes Mark, Mark. 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 Easy Stress Busters
You need peace of mind to work efficiently and make smart decisions. Get back some of your sanity--and productivity--with these tips. Read more
Spotted at CES: Singapore Start-ups
A handful of global start-ups came to Vegas to help Singapore pitch itself as a breeding ground for new ventures. Read more
These Days, Recruiters Are Worth the Money
When it comes to sourcing the right interview candidates, I've never been keen to use recruiters. But I recently changed my mind. Read more
So You Want to Write a Business Book...
Inc.com columnist and five-time author Phil Simon reflects on five hard-won lessons every aspiring writer needs to know. Read more
Business Partners: Date Before You Wed
Think you're ready to commit? Not so fast. Consider these questions before making any big partnership decisions. Read more
4 Tips for a Well-Timed Product Launch
Pull the trigger too soon, and your half-baked idea will turn customers away. But waiting for perfection is no less dangerous. Read more
