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Why Girl Scouts Become Entrepreneurs

By Geri Stengel |  Mar 19, 2012

Some 80 percent of women entrepreneurs were girl scouts once. Maybe that's not just a coincidence.  Read more


Best Advice I Ever Got: Shama Kabani

By Young Entrepreneur Council |  Mar 16, 2012

The president of the Marketing Zen Group explains how being an entrepreneur is similar to being a newlywed, and other great advice she's received.  Read more


Just in Time for St. Patrick’s Day: Top 5 Irish Brands

By Matthew Swyers |  Mar 15, 2012

Luck of the Irish? Think again. It took a lot of hard work to build these brands to their iconic places in consumer’s minds.  Read more


Read Obituaries. And Lead to the Fullest

By John Baldoni |  Mar 15, 2012

Write your own eulogy today. Reflect on your life so far, and whether you're satisfied with the path you're on.  Read more


This Is What Small Business Success Looks Like

By Jeff Haden |  Mar 15, 2012

He never achieved fame. He never achieved fortune. But you might say this entrepreneur did something infinitely more important.  Read more


Where to Get Free Help For Your Business

By Geri Stengel |  Mar 15, 2012

Corporations, states and Uncle Sam offer loads of free help to women-owned businesses. Grab it and pull yourself up to the next level of growth.  Read more


5 Tips to Surviving a Start-up

By Shazi Visram |  Mar 14, 2012

The path of entrepreneurship isn’t smooth. Here are five tips to survive the start-up roller coaster.  Read more


All-Hands Meetings: Friend or Foe?

By Janine Popick |  Mar 14, 2012

The last thing we need are more meetings, but having a company-wide gathering will allow you to make sure that everyone is marching toward the same goals.  Read more


Your Prescription for Productivity

By Geil Browning |  Mar 13, 2012

Here's how a mind-body approach can help you achieve peak performance--both personally, and company-wide.  Read more


Best Advice I Ever Got: Dave Kerpen

By Young Entrepreneur Council |  Mar 9, 2012

The CEO of Likeable Media shares 3 pearls of wisdom he received as an up-and-coming entrepreneur.  Read more


Young Entrepreneur, Older Employees: How to Cope

By Jessica Stillman |  Mar 9, 2012

Being a young business owner with much older employees to supervise can be awkward. Or not. It depends on how you handle the situation.  Read more


7 Free Apps That Will Make Life Better

By Janine Popick |  Mar 6, 2012

These free (or next to free) apps promise to make your life easier.  Read more


5 Easy Ways to Feel More Confident

By Jon Burgstone and Bill Murphy, Jr. |  Mar 6, 2012

You won't convince investors, customers or employees that you can change the world unless you convince yourself first. How on earth do you do that?  Read more


3 Easy Ways to Find Work-Life Balance

By Geri Stengel |  Mar 6, 2012

Trying to keep up with a hectic work schedule and a growing family? Note to female entrepreneurs: Here's how to start on a path to balance.  Read more


Leave the Nest to Start Your Company? 8 Signs You're Ready

By Marla Tabaka |  Mar 5, 2012

Daydreaming about leaving your day job? See if you fit the profile of a successful entrepreneur--or if you're better off staying where you are.  Read more


Women: 5 Ways to Supersize Your Business

By Geri Stengel |  Mar 1, 2012

Women are starting businesses at a record rate, but the number that break a million in revenues is flat. What's up with that?  Read more


Fred Wilson's Latest Advice for Start-up Ninjas

By Jeff Bussgang |  Mar 1, 2012

When the Union Square Ventures VC showed up at Jeff Bussgang's HBS class, he advised start-up students that their new ventures should be hunch-driven early o...  Read more


Justin.tv Founder Strikes Again

By Max Chafkin |  Feb 29, 2012

The serial tech entrepreneur has made a career out of taking slightly bizarre behaviors and turning them into start-ups. His latest: a task-on-demand app.  Read more


Choosing A Market? Follow 2 Rules

By Michael Lazerow |  Feb 28, 2012

How this serial entrepreneur knew June 2007 was the right time to start a company that would build social media apps for Facebook.  Read more


The Most Accomplished, Best-Connected Entrepreneur You've Never Heard Of

By Leigh Buchanan |  Feb 28, 2012

After a couple dozen successes, Howard Tullman is building Flashpoint Academy, which he calls the front seat of the world stage.  Read more


How I Did It: James Dyson

By Burt Helm |  Feb 28, 2012

Thirty-three years ago, James Dyson set out after an unusual dream: to create the ultimate vacuum cleaner. Here's how he turned that vacuum into a billion-do...  Read more


Capital Well's Next-Generation Solution

By Bernard Avishai |  Feb 28, 2012

New Hampshire's Capital Well is facing a classic predicament; Its core product is rapidly becoming commoditized. It needs to innovate--fast. Here's how.  Read more


Gary Hirshberg Finally Gets His Say

By Meg Cadoux Hirshberg |  Feb 28, 2012

He's the frequent subject of Meg's Column. Now, the founder of Stonyfield Farm gets to speak up about what he's learned from being his wife's favorite recurr...  Read more


New Incubator Focuses on Female Founders

By Issie Lapowsky |  Feb 28, 2012

Three New York City businesswomen are launching their own incubator to focus on start-ups with a female founder and a mobile product or service.  Read more


Act Two for Stonyfield

By Jane Berentson |  Feb 28, 2012

Behind Meg Cadoux Hirshberg's contribution to the March issue of Inc. magazine, plus, an important announcement.  Read more