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Are You Breaking Tax Laws Without Even Knowing It?
With new Internet sales tax rules on the horizon, it's clear that tax laws are so complex that you may be unknowingly breaking all sorts of them. Read more
'Go Vet Them As Much As They're Vetting You' 
Alexa von Tobel, founder and CEO of LearnVest, explains how to go about choosing the right investors. Watch video
Why You Might Want to Start Up in Europe
A serial entrepreneur whose newest company is in Ireland makes the case for launching overseas--and explains the best way to do it. Read more
3 Things Vanity Fair's Instagram Story Missed
Instagram's journey from launch to acquisition to continued growth is a Silicon Valley dream--and a well documented one, at that. Here's a few things you mig... Read more
How Not To Be the Next Bloodhound Technologies
Bloodhound sold for $82.5 million -- and the original founders got $36,000. Six things you need to ask yourself before you take venture investment. Read more
Secret to Success: Feeling Cash-Strapped (Even if You're Really Not)
Want to grow your venture? Why you should make like you're out of funds, even if you're not. Read more
4 Secrets to Starting a Company With Your Spouse
Two of the most fraught relationships around: married couple, and start-up co-founders. Don't let that stop you. Read more
Why Are You Selling Your Business?
The answer can change everything, from how fast you can sell to how much you can sell for. Read more
5 Ways to Make Your Company Worth More
It doesn't matter when you plan to sell your company. Do these five things, today, to get at better valuation at the finish line. Read more
Why You Shouldn't Raise VC Money
Venture capital may seem like a savvy choice for financing, but it's probably wrong for you. Here's why. Read more
6 Steps for Getting Fred Wilson's Money
One tip: Be crazy, but not too crazy. In a conversation with Michael Arrington, Fred Wilson offers a list of "dos and don'ts" for entrepreneurs rais... Read more
Don't Grow Your Business Into Failure
Growth is good, right? For the most part, yes, but too much growth can doom a business. Here's how to avoid that peril. Read more
Successful Networking, Your Way
We all dread the over-aggressive networker, but being a wallflower is no fun either. What style of networking will work for you? Read more
Getting Paid: 7 Steps to Protect Yourself From Deadbeats
Don't let customers use you as their bank. Prevent late payments before they happen. Read more
Could You Survive a Cyberattack?
The lawsuits that often follow a cyberattack can be just as devastating as the attack itself. Cyberrisk insurance could help. Read more
Want to Succeed? Stop Being So Efficient
You might be losing key opportunities because you're too focused on saving resources and not enough on investing in them. Read more
7 Paths to a Small Business Sale
After you've made the decision to sell your company, it's time to decide which approach will best satisfying your desires and financial requirements. Read more
How to Make Next Tax Season Less Painful
Where accounting headaches are concerned, take the right medicine for a long-term cure. Read more
Why I Say No
A big part of a venture capitalist's job is saying no. Here's how, and why, I try to do it well. Read more
Negotiating With Courage: 6 Ways to Protect Your Leverage
Business owners may soon have a bit more leverage when negotiating the sales of their companies. How not to blow it. Read more
How to Handle Angels That Don't Deserve the Name
Some term sheets -- and some angel investors -- can bring down your company, not help you build it up. Read more
5 Ways to Tune Up Your Venture's Profitability
Forget venture capital, angel investment, or sweat equity. The best source of start-up capital is bringing in more cash than you pay out. Read more
Getting Credit to the Smallest Businesses
The Small Business Administration plans to waive fees and streamline paperwork for its smallest loans. Read more
The Man Who Made the Cash Register Obsolete
With the Square Card Reader, Jack Dorsey made it possible for anyone, anywhere to take credit card payments. Now, competition is heating up in the mobile pay... Read more
How to Get Booted From Your Company
Do either of these two things, and you'll very likely end up as the former CEO. Read more
Business Sales Spike in the First Quarter of 2013
Activity is strong in the business-for-sale marketplace as sale prices and closed transactions reach the highest levels in more than two years. Read more
What To Do When Your VCs Just Don't Get It
Being a trailblazer sounds glamorous, but if you're too far ahead, your investors may not be able to keep up with you. Read more
5 Best-Kept Secrets About Enterprise Software
And you thought SaaS wasn't sexy. Well, you're wrong. I've been investing in the "uncool" business-to-business space, and it's taught me not to doubt its pot... Read more
Where Have All the Big VC Deals Gone?
What's behind the Series A Crunch? Since 2008, the gap between the number of seed rounds and Series A investments has widened. Read more
Best Advice I Ever Got: Jeremy Hitchcock
Problems tend to roll uphill. That's a fact that can disarm even the most successful CEO. The co-founder of Dyn shares the 3 pieces of wisdom that help him d... Read more
Panel: Show Us the Money
Whether you're looking for debt or equity financing, make sure your investors' goals match your own. Read more
What's Your Asking Price?
How much is your company worth? Valuation tools based on your own analysis and comparables are helpful, but here are some other tips for arriving at the righ... Read more
6 Reasons Marketing to Hispanics Makes Sense
Here's why budgeting to target a Hispanic market is important, especially now. Read more
How We Got Funded: Visual Revenue
When bootstrapping didn't cut it, the founders of Visual Revenue went out and raised $2.2 million. Read more