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5 Tips to Pack Like a Travel Pro
You might be a frequent flyer, but flight attendants and travel editors are in the air even more than you, and they have tips to make business travel more pa... Read more
What Your Team Really Hates About Your Leadership Style
A CEO uses social media to get the unvarnished truth about employees' most hated boss behaviors. Are you guilty of their top complaint? Read more
How to Win When You're the Underdog
Yes, size matters. But it's not the only thing. An ecommerce entrepreneur shows how to compete when you're outmanned and out-spent. Read more
Crowdfunding Start-ups Wait in Wings as SEC Stalls
The President signed the JOBS Act into law in April, fueling a boom in crowdfunding companies. But the SEC is stalling. What's the holdup? Read more
Secret to More Refreshing Weekends
The busiest and most successful people use this strategy for restorative weekends to keep burnout at bay, according to author Laura Vanderkam. Read more
5 Magical Tips for Achieving Your Goals
Do you fail at achieving your most significant goals? Chances are, you are missing these vital strategies. Read more
8 Ways to Help New Employees Succeed
Hire the right people. Then make sure they can contribute right away. Read more
Is Email Killing Your Credibility?
Potential buyers and customers have plenty of ways to "secret shop" your company. It all starts with your email address. Read more
Harvard's Go-To Venture Capital Firm
The Experiment Fund, NEA's seed-stage venture capital firm, set up shop on Harvard's campus to catch young, entrepreneurial talent early. 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
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
Great Customer Service Is Like Physical Fitness
The CEO of Zendesk explains how developing great customer service resembles keeping that New Year's resolution to start a daily running habit. 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
Why You Should Hire 'Athletes'
We call them athletes, because they can tackle any position. And they're the best type of employees you can hire at a start-up. Here's why. Read more
Baffled By Big Data? Use 'Small' Data Instead
Warby Parker co-founder Neil Blumenthal recently explained why most start-ups should forget much buzzed about big data and focus on plain, old data instead. Read more
10 Start-up Mistakes to Avoid in the New Year
From failing to supervise the sales team to being just a little too feedback-happy, these young entrepreneurs learned some tough lessons about running a star... 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
A High Tech Start-up Eyes Broadway
One of New York's hottest shows is also a small business. Here's how iLuminate came to wow audiences during the holidays. 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
Why Brainstorming Doesn't Spark Innovation
Traditional methods of generating innovative ideas--like brainstorming--are badly out of step with current neuroscience, according to a Columbia professor. Read more
A Billion Dollars, Through Acquisitions and Perseverance
Patrick Grady, founder and chairman of Rearden Commerce, talks about his company's $1 billion valuation. Read more
Convert Community Goodwill Into Cash
You've worked hard to build your company's reputation in the local community. Convert that goodwill to real value as you prepare to sell your business. Read more
Simple Secret For Happy Employees
Want to boost your employees' well-being? A new study weighs the emotional effects of workday duration, engagement, and time off. The results will surprise you. Read more
