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7 Iconic Bands that Changed the Business of Music

These trailblazers all sparked major changes in the music business. Use their examples as inspiration to shake up your industry.  Read more

Apple vs. Samsung: Why 'Cool' Isn't Enough to Win

This battle won't be won by the hippest brand. As Samsung shows, hustle and hard work matter more against an entrenched competitor.  Read more

The Power of Not Solving Problems

The next time an employee tells you about a problem, stop, listen--but whatever you do, don't propose a solution.  Read more

Trendy Start-ups Are Hot--Until They're Not

Follow consumer fads, and you may get a serious case of whiplash. One investor explains why he only has eyes for enterprise companies.  Read more

3 Tactics to Breed Innovation

Great ideas need adequate space to develop. Follow these three rules to make sure you stay out of the way.  Read more

Use Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to Find (and Vet) New Hires 

On social networks, you can learn what prospective candidates are like long before you meet them, says Dave Kerpen, co-founder of Likeable Media.  Watch video

How to Think Big: 3 Ways

Do all your ideas seem small and boring? Here's a different approach plus three tips that will get you to the BIG idea.  Read more

Great Leadership Is All About One Thing (Hint: Not You)

You should strive to be your best, of course. There's just so much to learn from other people.  Read more

Outsourcing Is Overrated

Labor costs aren't everything. Just ask this Taiwanese entrepreneur--she built a thriving manufacturing business right here in the U.S.  Read more

How Smart Companies Use PR to Get the Word Out

What you need to know to market your new business idea, without spending much (or at all).  Read more

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

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

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

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

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

Why an IPO Can Kill Your Innovation

A Stanford study finds that tech companies undergo a major innovation slowdown after going public.  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

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