How to Land a Celebrity Co-founder
The founders of celebrity-backed businesses like Shoedazzle and BeachMint share their secrets for landing a celebrity co-founder. Read more
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2 Best Ways to Divide Your Work Day
Why business owners should divide their time into "in" days and "out" days to supercharge their productivity. Read more
5 Steps to Creating a Great Company Culture
Unhappy employees? Customers not returning? You can change all of that in five simple steps. Read more
Never Rush a Business Decision
If a potential partner pressures you to hurry up and decide, don't. Read more
How to Think Globally
Business smarts are not enough. The best global leaders are also political gurus and experts in dealing with the nonrational. Read more
Make Sure to Utilize Good Employees Correctly 
Indigo Triplett, a human resources consultant, recommends you shift your hiring strategy after start-up phase. Watch video
The Return of Writing
A couple of high-profile business leaders insist their teams flex their atrophying writing muscles. Read more
13 Ways to Fix Your Worst Meetings
Meetings get a bum rap, especially from Gen-Y founders. What are the youngest entrepreneurs actually doing behind closed conference doors? Read more
On Tour With the Boss
Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball tour couldn't keep rocking without a crew of entrepreneurial companies. Here are four of them. 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
How I Did It: Rick Smolan
An old-school gonzo photojournalist tells the story of leaping from a career in magazines to a venture involving large-scale documentation of human life -- i... Read more
World's Easiest Way to Be Much Healthier: Stand Up
Standing up more is scientifically proven to have huge health benefits, but in our digital world it's not as simple as it sounds. Here's how to make the swit... Read more
Best Advice I Ever Got: Allison Lami Sawyer
The co-founder of Rebellion Photonics, doesn't traffic in 'advice'--at least, not the kind usually doled out to women in business. For her, the criticisms ar... Read more
Quiz: The Craziest Business Stories of 2012
We hope you didn't miss these stories! Test your knowledge of the weirdest business news of 2012. 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
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
Bringing Zumba to the People | Company of the Year
How three sisters designed, marketed, and expanded their own fitness business, Chicago Latin Fitness. And it all started with Zumba. Read more
What the Facebook-Zynga Split Means for Game Developers
Facebook and Zynga will now go their own ways, leveling the playing field for start-up game developers. Read more
Hey, Mitt Romney: Time to Act Like an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs' advice for the former GOP nominee? Get out of the beach house, find your passions, nurture your relationships, and keep busy! Read more
How to Hire Techies: Silicon Valley Insiders Explain
Veterans of some of the world's hottest start-ups explain how to recruit the best tech talent to your company. Read more
