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A Simple Spreadsheet for Motivation & Versatility
When an absent employee nearly brought operations to a halt, our company embarked on a mission to teach workers more skills. Here's how we did it. Read more
Meet the Entrepreneur Reinventing Polaroid
Polaroid's trying to come back in a big way. Here's the entrepreneur (yes, entrepreneur) making it happen. Read more
Hockey's Back! So, What Does that Mean for Business?
The NHL lockout is over, but for businesses that cater to hockey fans, has the damage already been done? Read more
5 Ways Small Retailers Can Compete (& Win)
Specialty retailers won't survive against big box stores unless they get aggressive and smart. Here are five ways to compete on experience instead of price. Read more
How to Make $400 Million in 10 Years
5 ways to infuse your business with entrepreneurial spirit and encourage explosive growth, from Chattanooga incubator Lamp Post Group Read more
7 Ways to Be a Stress-Free Workaholic
The complexity, competitiveness, rate of change, and communication overload of modern business life mean one thing: If you want to win, you've got to learn t... Read more
Are Power Seekers Good or Evil?
Does power motivate successful executives, entrepreneurs, and business leaders and, if so, is that a good thing? Read more
7 Reasons to Do Business in India
Start with 500 million young people aspiring to a better life. Add an improving economy and you have a ground floor worth getting in on. 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
Zipcar Founder: Why Sharing Is the Future
Zipcar founder Robin Chase discusses the Avis acquisition, the next big thing in car-sharing, and her latest venture, Veniam. Read more
4 Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
What special mix of ingredients separates the best business-builders from the rest of the pack? Entrepreneurs from Brightbox share their perspective. 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
8 Awesome Resolutions You Actually Can--and Definitely Should--Keep
The vast majority of New Year's resolutions end in failure. Here's an easier, more effective approach to making awesome changes. Read more
You Don't Have to Be a Start-up to Be Like One: 5 Ways
You can maintain your entrepreneurial culture--long after you raise funding, and start making money. Here's how. Read more
Google Antitrust Decision: What Does It Mean For Your Business?
Probably nothing good--the FTC barely slapped Google on the wrist. Now, small businesses have to learn to live with it. Read more
How Your Affair Is Killing Your Business
Entrepreneurs who have affairs within the workplace, or even outside it, are likely to see their companies suffer. Read more
How to Get and Cultivate Customer Advocates
Instead of climbing onto a rooftop and shouting, why not have everyone on the street singing your praises? Read more
9 Ways You're Ruining Your Online Reputation
Everything you do on the Internet is like a tattoo you get late at night that can never, ever be erased. Read more
10 Horrible Excuses for Being a Lousy Boss
Are the "reasons" you aren't a better boss just excuses? Here are ten things you should never to say to yourself... and what to do instead. 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
Be as Sharp as Your Lawyer: 10 Legal Myths
I've never met a successful businessperson who couldn't negotiate a solid agreement and didn't know how to protect his company's intellectual property. 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
