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2013 Outlook: 7 Bold Prediction From the World's Top VCs

Venture capitalists at SoftRock, CrossLink Capital, NEA, Bain, and DCM give Inc. their predictions for the coming year. Here's what you need to know.  Read more

What to Do Now About the Fiscal Cliff 

Michael Alter, CEO of SurePayroll, explains how you should prepare for the looming fiscal cliff.  Watch video

Why Pessimists Win

Serial optimists, take note: The best thing for your business might involve throwing a big wet blanket on your bright-eyed predictions.  Read more

Why Didn't Fred Wilson (& Other VCs) Invest in 2012?

A handful of prominent tech VCs didn't make any early-stage start-up investments in 2012. Is it time for founders to worry?  Read more

Planning Your Exit? Get Creative

Frustrated by a sluggish marketplace, more and more small business owners are relying on creative exit strategies to sell their companies.  Read more

How To Commandeer a Trade Show: 4 Tips

Don't have $35,000 for trade-show real estate? No problem! These guerrilla marketing tips will get you noticed anyway.  Read more

Why Entrepreneurs Fail at Retirement

Infographic: Entrepreneurs are working longer and relying on smaller nest eggs. And many say they'll never retire. Check out the stats.  Read more

How To Ace Your Most Important Hire

Once you have investors, this becomes your most important employee--one with a frightening amount of independence.  Read more

$100M VC Fund Aims To Plug Gaps in Start-up Investing

A veteran venture capitalist strikes out on his own to launch a $100 million Series A fund.  Read more

The $100 Million Funding Secret

A serial entrepreneur who has raised $100 million in his lifetime explains exactly how he did it.  Read more

3 Ways To Keep Your Best Customers

You've got three ways to keep your best customers on board. Here's how to manage each.  Read more

How We Started Small & Raised Money

Start-up NatureBox just raised $2 million in seed financing. Here's their story.  Read more

Calculate the Costs of the Fiscal Cliff

These free online tools will help you quickly estimate your tax bill if we head over the cliff. Get started now.  Read more

3 Keys to Authentic Cause Marketing

Here's how your company, your cause, and your customers can all benefit from your socially-minded efforts.  Read more

A Surprising Reason to Expand Overseas

You'd be surprised how important geography can be when it's time to sell your company.  Read more

'A Company That Starts in Crisis Gets a Head Start' 

GoodData founder Roman Stanek explains what happened when he started to seek financing on September 15, 2008, the same day Lehman Brothers collapsed.  Watch video

Buying a Brand Without Going Bust

What entrepreneurs can learn from the hubbub over Twinkies, Sno Balls, and Wonder Bread.  Read more

Why You Should Not Take Venture Capital 

Naveen Jain, entrepreneur and futurist, takes sides in the fundamental conflict of interest between founders and "vulture" capital.  Watch video

Looking for Investors? Try City Hall

City officials in New York City, Philadelphia, and Portland, Oregon, launch their own venture capital funds to attract start-ups.  Read more

Be Irresistible to Investors: 3 Steps

Don't overcomplicate your pitch to investors. You'll have more success with a business case that can be clearly stated in under a minute.  Read more

Why Small Business Sales Have Dried Up

With the economy experiencing slow but steady growth, why is the business-for-sale marketplace still sluggish?  Read more

4 Ways to Deal with the Fiscal Cliff

Regardless of what happens in Congress, here are four ways to effectively deal with whatever the coming year brings.  Read more

Get Real: Venture Capitalists Are Awesome

Yeah, yeah. You've heard why VCs are awful, greedy people. But, really, when you think about it, they aren't that bad.  Read more

Sad? Step Away From That Balance Sheet

When you're feeling blue is definitely not the time to make financial decisions about your business, says a new study.  Read more

Counting Down to the Cliff

Small business owners seek long-term direction as the fiscal cliff looms in Washington.  Read more

Yes, There Is a Tech Bubble. Here's How I Know 

The futurist and founder of Infospace and inome analyzes the lunacy of current tech valuations  Watch video

5 Biggest Money Mistakes of Rookie Entrepreneurs

Money changes everything, doesn't it? Keep the cash flowing by avoiding the biggest financial mistakes you could make in your company's early years.  Read more

8 Ways to Woo a VC

Time to take your business to the next level? Here's how to land the cash to do it.  Read more

How John Borthwick Tries to Reinvent Digg 

Earlier this year, John Borthwick's Betaworks acquired the lagging social news website Digg. Here he talks about how Digg became a start-up again.  Watch video

A Better Way to Finance a Start-up? Venture Debt

Growing companies can get much-needed capital without giving up equity or control through venture debt.  Read more

What the SEC Shakeup Means for Crowdfunding (It's Not All Bad)

SEC Chief Mary Schapiro will step down from her post next month. Will the agency's interim leader finally be able to make new crowdfunding for start-ups a re...  Read more

Is Your Business Broker a Stud or a Dud?

Working with a broker can take a lot off your plate. Here's how to choose the one that's the best fit for your small business sale.  Read more

How to Hang On When Things Go Bad

Managing a struggling company is stressful enough. How do you manage your investors, too?  Read more

Kickstarter Won't Sell Out | Company of the Year Runner-up

The world's most popular crowdfunding site, founded by Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler, and Charles Adler, has helped 80,000 entrepreneurs and artists fund proj...  Read more

4 Year-End Tax Moves for Investors

'Tis the season to review your tax strategy. If you haven't already, look at your personal portfolio and consider these four tweaks before 2013.  Read more