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Why Sandy Could Be Good For Small Business
Assuming you avoid tragedy, a major storm can help many small businesses--even mine. Read more
Give Your Employees Election Day Off. Here's Why
Kiva, GOOD Worldwide, and a slew of other companies and non-profits are making Election Day a paid holiday. Should you? Read more
Start-up Investing: Head Versus Heart
Over the years, we've had lots of chances to invest in other businesses. But it never felt right. Until now. Read more
For Some Businesses, Sandy May Present a Windfall
Companies that end up profiting from natural disasters walk a tightrope between profiteering and intelligent marketing. Here's how smart entrepreneurs do it. Read more
Why Job Creators Don't Like Creating Jobs
The bottom line is, well, the bottom line. Job creation will always be secondary to profit and the overall health of a business. Read more
Why You Can't Trust What You Know
A Skimmer's Guide to The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date , by Samuel Arbesman. Read more
Dear Customers, Sandy Hit Us. Now What?
When your business is struck by disaster, how can you avoid further damage to your reputation? Follow these businesses' smart examples of great customer serv... Read more
The Case for Hiring Unskilled Workers
Did you create your business with the intent of gaining freedom and financial security? Here's how to get what you want without creating just another job for... Read more
Getting Ready for the Fiscal Cliff
With major budget cuts looming, a defense contractor adopts a new strategy. Read more
Big Data for Small Businesses
Low-cost tools that help businesses capitalize on customer data. Read more
Where to Go for Disaster-Recovery Help
A number of federal agencies offer resources for business owners who need help getting back on their feet post-Hurricane Sandy. Here's where to look. Read more
Let the Marketplace Solve the Sanitation Crisis
Waste Enterprisers operates on the premise that human waste is the one truly infinite resource. Read more
Turn Nuclear Waste Into Nuclear Fuel
Depleted uranium is one fuel source not in short supply. Check out TerraPower's audacious plan for producing cleaner and safer nuclear power. Read more
A True Elite Education at Half the Price
The Minerva Project has a plan to take online education to the next level. Read more
Hard Lessons in Modern Lending
After the financial crisis, banks had to reduce risk. For business owners, the process has been a difficult education in the current-day workings of financing. Read more
Luis Reyes: Entrepreneur as Revolutionary
Thirty years ago, an illegal immigrant faced a choice: Become a guerrilla soldier in El Salvador or join the entrepreneurial revolution in the U.S. He stayed. Read more
Crowdfunding Start-ups Hit Speed Bumps
The SEC stalls entrepreneurs hoping to cash in on the JOBS Act. Read more
Case Study: Can Grooveshark Get Its Groove Back?
Don't stop the music. For five years, Grooveshark gleefully upended the music ındustry. Now it's facing lawsuits, losing users, and bleeding cash. Read more
Tackle Problems Effectively: Learn From Mistakes I Made
One owner confides how she improved her management when she had to troubleshoot a botched customer order. Read more
How to Disaster-Proof Your Business
Are you prepared? As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Northeast, here are 12 products and services to keep your business safe. Read more
Talking Politics at Work: What Not to Do
Speech isn't actually free in the workplace--and the wrong words can be costly indeed. Follow these rules to keep your company out of trouble. Read more
Ditch Your Strategy, Keep Your Vision
Winning strategies are not set in concrete, but your long-term vision should remain rooted. Read more
Start-ups Form First Line of Defense Against Cyberwarfare
The United States has essentially doubled-down on its cyberdefense spending--and much that funding is fueling the next generation of cybersecurity start-ups. Read more
Get a Board of Advisors. Now 
LinkShare founder talks about Heidi Messer the difference between a board of advisors and a board of directors. Watch video
