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8 Tips for Hiring and Managing Interns
Sure, it's nice to help a college kid, but interns can also help your business. Think about it. Read more
Business in Trouble? Tell Your Customers
When this café ran into financial trouble, the owners did the only thing they could: They asked customers for help--and help they did. Read more
Legal Counsel Even a Small Business Can Afford
Rocket Lawyer founder Charley Moore is determined to democratize the legal landscape, even if it means going to court. Read more
A Few Times a Year We Get the Call, 'The White House Needs Cookies' 
Chef Allyson Ames, co-founder of Wonderland Bakery, describes how her cookies became President Obama's favorite--and were ordered for both the 2009 and 2013 ... Watch video
Photos Are Social Media Gold
Here are five ways to use images to grow your follower base on social media. Read more
3 Reasons to Treat Employees Like Family
Applying some basic family principles to your employees can go a long way to improving loyalty and retention--especially during tough times. Read more
Gilt Groupe's Kevin Ryan: What Works, And Doesn't Work, in Flash Sales
The online retail pioneer explains why he stepped down as Gilt CEO, and offers his predictions for the fate of the much-hyped industry. Read more
Founders: Do These 3 Things First
Sure, it's easy to get overwhelmed. But here are three things all entrepreneurs need to do right out of the gate. Read more
Five Highly Personal Questions for Gary Vaynerchuk
The wine and social media entrepreneur faces up to questions that other entrepreneurs would duck. Watch video
Inside the Mind of the World's Most Competitive Entrepreneur
The wine and social media entrepreneur psycho-analyzes his own ferocious drive to excel. Watch video
How to Create a "Legendary Story" for Your Company
The wine and social media entrepreneur describes how personal branding worked for him and his companies. Watch video
The Best Industries for Starting a Disruptive Business
The wine and social media entrepreneur on where he would most like to be starting a business today. Watch video
Are You Ready for the Spotlight?
When a big time event comes to town, small businesses should be ready to attract more customers. Read more
Youngstown, Ohio: Shrugging Off Its Rust Belt Reputation
Paul Cusson, chairman and founder of Inc. 5000 company Northern States Metals, says Youngstown, Ohio is poised to change manufacturing forever. Read more
3 Tips for a Healthy Hiring Process
Hiring people who are not the right fit for your company is akin to catching a cold. Here's how to limit the extent of the illness to the rest of the company. Read more
An Acquisition Without the Acrimony?
Lots of acquisitions lead to redundancies, lay-offs, and ultimately unhappy marriages. But they don't have to be that way. Read more
Maker's Mark and the Price of Being Too Popular
Unable to keep up with demand, the hot bourbon distillery plans to stretch supply by watering down its product. Risky move. Read more
Why I Enjoy Working for My Company's Acquirer
Most CEO's of acquired companies stick around less than a year, but Honest Tea's Seth Goldman explains why he's staying put at Coca-Cola. Read more
Finally Get a Handle on Work-Life Balance
Sure, you can get your own life relatively balanced--but what about managing an entire start-up full of workaholics? Read more
How to Work When You Feel Like Crap
It's well into the cold and flu season. If you get sick and can't take a sick day, here's how to push through and get the job done. Read more
Why Failure is the New Black, and How To Wear it
Just because failure has become fashionable doesn't mean it's easy to deal with. These 4 tips will get you going again. Read more
The Most Fascinating (and Depressing) Deal of the Day
"Groupon clone" is perhaps the biggest Silicon Valley meme of the decade. News of a company merger illuminates why you should avoid getting anywhere near the... Read more
Astronaut Mark Kelly: 'Even Though It's Fun, It's a Continuous Crisis'
When space shuttle commander Mark Kelly led flights into space, he did not delegate. Here he describes his hands-on approach. Watch video
Suppliers: How to Get a Bigger Piece of the Pie
With more companies seeking to diversify their supplier base, the opportunity is there to increase your share of the business. Here's how. Read more
Dear China: Stop Stealing My Intellectual Property, Or Else
Competitors in emerging markets can't be allowed the advantage of pirated technology. Read more
Got Funding? 7 Things to Do Now
It's too easy to lose focus after reaching this all-important milestone. Stay the course postfunding with these tips. Read more
A Better Way To Do a Deal
Before they even start to negotiate, entrepreneurs and investors often start off on the wrong track. How to better understand the person across the table. Read more
How LinkedIn Is Beating Facebook
By every meaningful metric, LinkedIn is kicking Facebook's butt. Read more
How We Got Gilt Off The Ground
The co-founder of Gilt Groupe on what it took to launch a luxury brand online when many partners didn't understand the basics of e-commerce. Watch video
Why Gilt Could Kill Traditional Luxury Retail
The co-founder of Gilt Groupe on the evolution of retail and the harsh reality of "showrooming." Watch video
What Women Entrepreneurs Need Most
The co-founder of Gilt Groupe says the difference between male entrepreneurs and female ones comes down to something men get that women don't. Watch video
How To Create Loyal Customers
The co-founder of Gilt Groupe reflects on how the company maintains an intimate customer experience even as the company grows. Watch video
Make Better Decisions Using Customer Data
Gathering data is not enough--it's what you do with it that drives profitable growth. Read more
How to Use Pinterest to Drive Sales
Likeable Media co-founder Dave Kerpen explains how Etsy and other businesses are already doing e-commerce on Pinterest. Watch video
