How to Manage Your Portfolio Like a Business
In your company, you focus on what's coming--not what happened last year. It's time to manage your investments the same way. Read more
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When Private Equity Is a Bad Deal
We hear a lot about financial buyers. But often a strategic buyer--a bigger company whose goals complement yours--is a better bet. Read more
Want Loyal Customers? Compete on Value, Not Price
Your customers care a lot about factors other than cost. Here's how quality, experience, and consistency can work for you. Read more
What Dell's Attempt to Go Private Says About the Public Markets
As Dell becomes only the most recent company trying to flee the public markets, you have to wonder why. Read more
Finding Innovation in the Rough
Universities can be great sources of new technology for your company--if you know how to navigate them. Read more
The Curse of Microsoft Excel
You may have a pretty spreadsheet, but that doesn't mean you've thought out your finances or your business Read more
Transform Rejection into Success: 5 Steps
The number of rejections you get is usually proportional to the success you achieve. Read more
4 Tips for Getting a Business Loan
Need cash? Boost your odds of getting a business loan with these simple tips. Read more
Welcome to SBA Ventures LLC.
The Small Business Administration is getting into the start-up business, helping fund high-growth companies through licensed investment companies. Read more
Investigators Probe Shady Crowdfunding Sites
The JOBS Act paved the road for new crowdfunding portals. Now regulators are sussing out the potential fraudsters. Read more
California Start-ups: Your Tax Bill Just Got Bigger
The state has nixed one of the chief tax incentives for starting a business there. But it gets worse: The consequences are retroactive. Read more
Why the Manti Te'o Train Wreck is Good for Entrepreneurs
The Manti T'eo scandal could provide just the push the Web needs to get real. 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
Entrepreneur vs Wantrepreneur: Knowing When to Quit
Taking a risk is not the same thing as putting your entire family in financial peril. Read more
Make Every Day More Productive: 6 Tips
I love new beginnings. But getting tons of stuff done--well--is much more fulfilling. Here's how I do it. Read more
Lynda.com Deal Solidifies Online Education Boom
Lynda.com, a 17-year-old online library of training videos, just raised $103 million, underscoring the massive online education boom. Read more
Weed Out Window Shoppers From Prospective Buyers
Tired of wasting your time with unqualified buyers? By asking these five questions, you can begin to separate the lookers from serious buyers. 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
Surviving the 3 Stages of Founder Growth
Founders tend to go through three stages as their companies grow. To get through the second, you'll need a founder whisperer. Read more
Best Investing Tip for 2013
You know you need to periodically recrunch your numbers and assumptions in your business plan. It's time to do the same with your investments. Read more
With New Capital Gain Tax Rates, Should You Buy or Sell?
An Ernst & Young start-up tax advisor outlines a six-step approach to make the wisest financial decision for you. Read more
Pump Added Value Into Your Business
As a small business owner, the best thing you can do for your business is to start building business value now. Read more
Crowdfunding Start-ups Wait in Wings as SEC Stalls
The President signed the JOBS Act into law in April, fueling a boom in crowdfunding companies. But the SEC is stalling. What's the holdup? Read more
8 Ways to Help New Employees Succeed
Hire the right people. Then make sure they can contribute right away. Read more
Is Email Killing Your Credibility?
Potential buyers and customers have plenty of ways to "secret shop" your company. It all starts with your email address. Read more
Harvard's Go-To Venture Capital Firm
The Experiment Fund, NEA's seed-stage venture capital firm, set up shop on Harvard's campus to catch young, entrepreneurial talent early. Read more
Start-up Launches to Crowdfund Solar Projects
Mosaic, an Oakland, California-based start-up, will allow investors all over the country to fund clean-energy projects and earn interest on the energy sold t... Read more
3 Easy SEO Tools to Improve Your Website
These companies can help take the mystery out of SEO and get your site on its way to ranking higher in Google. Read more
Who Knew Coupons Were So Lucrative?
Coupons don't sound like an exciting business. But coupons.com is getting another look, hitting the $1 billion valuation mark this summer. Read more
Saving Your Way to Success: Why You Can't Do It
It's hard to invest when the economy is poor. But that's exactly when you need to do it. Read more
You Control the Fate of Business in 2013
Stop hiding behind taxes and the government. All it takes is one simple choice to keep business moving this year. Read more
The 6 Best Business Planning Tips I Ever Got
Your company will face weak links and unexpected turns. Don't get caught flat-footed. Read more
A Billion Dollars, Through Acquisitions and Perseverance
Patrick Grady, founder and chairman of Rearden Commerce, talks about his company's $1 billion valuation. Read more
Top 5 Business Books of 2012
The best (and bestselling) business books of this year were mostly about exposing corruption. Read more
Convert Community Goodwill Into Cash
You've worked hard to build your company's reputation in the local community. Convert that goodwill to real value as you prepare to sell your business. Read more
