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Location Matters When Hiring for Talent
New research finds that entrepreneurs who locate their businesses where the local talent has strong ties to the communities fair better. Read more
Yale School of Management
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A Crash Course in Social Entrepreneurship, Part 1
Every week, I talk with lots of entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, or students of entrepreneurship. I recently had a lengthy correspondence with a gro... Read more
Should Job Promotions Be Random?
A group of Italian researchers recently conducted a study that found random job promotion was more effective than merit-based promotion. Inc. asks sev... Read more
Getting Money for Good Ideas
Business plan competitions are growing in popularity, with social entrepreneurship contests proving a particularly burgeoning niche. These reward business... Read more
Should You Encourage Employee Side Projects?
It's counterintuitive to encourage employees to pursue projects that don't further your mission statement or your bottom line, but here's why you should cons... Read more
What Entrepreneurs Can't Learn at Business School
Spreadsheets are handy tools -- but nothing can replace that fire in the belly. Read more
Growing Your Own
The next generation of leaders may be right under your nose. Read more
Make Millions -- From Your Living Room
A bold claim, perhaps. But new technology and opportunities make it easier than ever to start a lucrative business at home. Read more
Perks and Pricing
Why employees don't always appreciate the little things. Plus, how to set prices. Read more
Don't Bet on It (But If You Do, Here's Advice on How to Win)
Who cares if your office's March Madness pool is illegal? That shouldn't stop you from trying to pick your way to prize money. Read more
10 Ways to Support Your Best Customers
Every company is in the service industry, right? Expert pointers for how to best perform for your best accounts. Read more
Are We Willing to Give Up Growth for Mission?
As the year draws to an end, I face a question that annually lurks in the back of my mind, (and I suspect in the minds of most entrepreneurs), "Do I have ... Read more
The Value of the Right Partner
My co-founder Barry Nalebuff celebrated his 50th birthday last week. Since we started the company almost exactly 10 years ago, the occasion gave me the ch... Read more
Finding Your Currency
"What if I don't have much to offer?" You know, I'm shocked and a bit sad by the number of people who ask that when I explain that to build strong relati... Read more
Taking on Big Accounts
Smart business strategies for diversifying your customer relationships Read more
How to Delegate Properly
As your company grows, you will be forced to delegate more responsibility to the members of your staff. Here's how to decide what to delegate and what to tac... Read more
The Morality Play
More than ever before, Americans are talking about values. For marketers, it's tempting to do the same. But will a values-driven campaign drive business -- o... Read more
Why Leadership Is The Most Dangerous Idea in American Business
If you're an entrepreneur, almost everything about "leadership" as we know it is bad for you. But there's another way to lead. Here are the rules. Read more
Ben's Big Flop
When Ben Cohen, cofounder of Ben Jerry's, decided to start Community Products, a company that would donate most of its profits to worthy causes, ... Read more
Can Business Still Save The World?
Meet the new breed of socially responsible CEOs. They share the goals of activist pioneers like Body Shop cofounder Anita Roddick and Ben Jerry's... Read more
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