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Why Your Shipping Policy is Losing You Business

If you're a small retailer, you've got it hard enough; don't lose a potential customer because of bad customer service and annoying store policies.  Read more

12 Essential Traits Of Successful Start-up Leaders

From humility to the ability to stay focused anytime, 12 start-up founders share the traits they consider hallmarks of great leadership.  Read more

First-time Managers: Don't Micromanage

If your company culture is all about empowering employees, your managers need to know how to step back and just listen.  Read more

How I Struck Gold on the Red Carpet

David Moritz was a college party-boy who dreamed of being a lawyer. But then a gold-plated idea struck. Here's how he built the company behind the Golden Glo...  Read more

3 Ways to Establish Your Company's Voice

Having a unique personality can help you stand out from your competitors. Here are some tips to spiff up your brand voice.  Read more

Best Advice I Ever Got: Jeff Berger

Jeff Berger, CEO of Doostang.com, didn't care much for school. But these three real-world lessons proved priceless.  Read more

Great Leaders Aren't Just Role Models

Managers, employees, customers, and other entrepreneurs need a lot more than inspiration.  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

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

5 Things Not to Do in the New Year

Getting rid of old habits and old ways of thinking is just as important as committing to new ones.  Read more

Turning Screens Into a Television

Aereo, a New York City start-up, can broadcast live television to your iPad or a laptop. That is, unless a big lawsuit shuts the company down.  Read more

What to Discuss Before Conceiving a Start-up

Is there a start-up in your family's future? Here's the conversation you need to have, pronto.  Read more

12 Female Entrepreneurs Who Inspired Us in 2012

These young women behind companies including Spanx and Polyvore made it big in 2012. Here's how they made an impression on YEC members.  Read more

2 Women Serial Entrepreneurs Tell All

Susan Leger Ferraro, founder of an early-childhood schools chain, and Laura Fitton, digital business owner, irreverently detail what has helped them most alo...  Read more

The Secret to a Successful Family Succession

You're mistaken if you think that selling your business to a family member will be easier than selling to a stranger.  Read more

Starting Up With Your Family 

For entrepreneur Nina Vaca, there's one way to make working with family easier.  Watch video

The Way I Work: Trina Turk

When it comes to designing her $60 million clothing line, Trina Turk follows her gut. But when it comes to business, she has learned to be methodical.  Read more

6 Must-Read Tips From Sara Blakely, Steve Case & Others

David S. Kidder, serial entrepreneur and Clickable founder, divulges the most important advice that came out of interviews he did with the world's most succe...  Read more

Start-up Conversations With Elon Musk, Tony Hsieh, Reid Hoffman & More

Inc.'s Leigh Buchanan talked to Clickable founder David S. Kidder about "The Start-up Playbook," his upcoming book of interviews with seriously-accomplished ...  Read more

Don't Think You Need Change. Think Again

Just because something's working fine, doesn't mean it can't be even better.  Read more

Why You're Harder on Family Than Other Employees 

Pinnacle Technical Resources CEO Nina Vaca answers questions on managing family members in your business.  Watch video

'Go Spend $2 Million as Fast as You Can' 

Serial entrepreneur Frank Addante knew everything at his latest venture, the Rubicon Project, must scale from the very start.  Watch video

Companies That Won Big in 2012

We take a look back at the entrepreneurs and companies that made a splash over the past 12 months.  Read more

Tim Ferriss's Next Big Project: Dinner

Tim Ferriss's latest book, The 4-Hour Chef , includes not only classic and non-traditional recipes (roasted squirrel, anyone?) but also a formula for...  Read more