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Jobs or Zuckerberg: Who'd Make the Better Boss?

With the Apple founder's death and the Facebook IPO, there's been a changing of the guard in Silicon Valley. Here's how the two leaders' styles compare.

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Leadership Styles: Jobs vs. Zuckerberg
With the Apple founder's death and the Facebook IPO, there's been a changing of the guard in Silicon Valley. Here's how the two leaders' styles compare.

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Jobs or Zuckerberg: Who'd Make the Better Boss?
What Makes Facebook Worth So Much
After its IPO, the social network is being valued at more than $100 billion. Here's how you can try to emulate that success.

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What Makes Facebook Worth So Much
Mistakes to Avoid When Seeking a Loan
Two leading banks, honored for National Small Business Week-- offer their best advice to business owners seeking credit.

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4 Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for a Bank Loan
Birchbox and Changing the Way We Shop (Video)
Young visionaries Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna share how they're creating a new way for women to discover and buy cosmetics.

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Birchbox and Changing the Way We Shop (Video)
Jane Wurwand on the Creative Process (Video)
In this 'Trep Talk Extra, the skin care mogul shares insight on how she comes up with new ideas for her company.

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Dermalogica's Jane Wurwand on the Creative Process (Video)
Stop Losing Traffic from Google's Penguin Update
If your site saw a drop in visitors after the search giant's latest change, here's how to get them back.

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3 Ways to Stop Losing Traffic from Google's Penguin Update
3 Cloud Computing Fixes for Business
Cloud technology helped these small companies coordinate operations, manage paperwork and control phone expenses.

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3 Cloud Computing Fixes for Business
SBA's Karen G. Mills Answers Critics
While some have called for dismantling the U.S. Small Business Administration, the agency's leader says demand for services is only growing and is a good value to tax payers.

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The SBA's Karen G. Mills Answers Her Agency's Critics
Skillshare on Changing the Way We Learn (Video)
A look at how young visionaries Malcolm Ong and Michael Karnjanaprakorn built a business that allows anyone to be a teacher.

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Skillshare on Changing the Way We Learn (Video)
Riding Crowdfunding's Ripple Effect
Seven ways the impending new crowdfunding rules are prompting entrepreneurs to predict -- and deliver -- what the expanded industry will demand.

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How 'Treps Will Ride Crowdfunding's Ripple Effect
Beware: Snooping on Employees on Facebook
State and federal legislation aimed at protecting freedom of speech is catching up with social media and employers.

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Think Before You Ask for Workers' Facebook Logins
Small Business and the President's Cabinet
President Obama recently made the head of the SBA part of his presidential cabinet. SBA Administrator Karen G. MIlls explains what it means for small businesses.

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Small Business and the President's Cabinet

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The SBA's Karen G. Mills on the Small-Business Recovery (Video)

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Facebook's 3 Biggest Ecommerce Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Gabe Zichermann offers examples of how gaming elements can help retail owners engage with customers and market their businesses.

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How JackThreads Plans to Own the Male Demographic (Video)

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