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JJ Ramberg: Get Your Gift Noticed
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
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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
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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
