Ideas
BY Brian Patrick Eha
Read the best tips of the week from Entrepreneur.com, from why you should build a prototype early to why you need a team of "front stabbers."
How to Protect Your Business Idea Without a Patent
BY Stephen Key
You don't have to fork over thousands of dollars in legal fees to safeguard your business idea with a patent. Here are some affordable easy steps to help ensure you're protecting your ideas from theft. 3 Games To Help You Generate Business Ideas
BY Stephen Key
Coming up with business ideas should be fun. Here are three games you can play anywhere -- whether walking through store aisles or out for a jog -- that will turn your mind into an idea factory. 5 Essential Ingredients of a Winning Business Idea
BY Stephen Key
Not all ideas make it to market -- no matter how great they seem. How to tell if your idea has legs? Here are five key qualities every good concept should have. Want to Harness the Power of the Crowd? Consider These Tips
BY Catherine Clifford
Crowdsourcing is altering the way companies come up with innovative ideas and accomplish large and small tasks. Creative Problem-Solving Strategies to Test Your Business Idea
BY Nadia Goodman
How to use an approach called 'design thinking' when you're creating a new product or business. Have an Idea for the Next Kale Chip? 3 Tips for Success in the Natural and Organic Industry (Infographic)
BY Catherine Clifford
The fast-growing natural and organic products industry has plenty to offer hungry startups. Is It Time to Let Go of Your Business Idea?
BY Nadia Goodman
Four tips to help you know if your idea has run its course. How to Motivate Creative Employees
BY Nadia Goodman
Four tips to help you inspire creative employees to share new business ideas. Pinterest Reaches Two Startup Milestones: One Good, One Bad
BY Brian Patrick Eha
Pinterest gets sued, Facebook adds voice messaging to mobile apps, why Indonesia is ground zero for Twitter use and more social-media news. Zipcar Timeline: From Business Idea to IPO to $500 Million Buyout
BY Brian Patrick Eha
A timeline of the car-sharing service, from inception through public offering to buyout offer. Mark Cuban on the Value of Hard Work and Other Tips This Week
BY Brian Patrick Eha
How to find ideas, make use of holiday downtime and more: our best tips of the week. How to Find New Business Ideas in Everyday Life
BY Nadia Goodman
Three tips to help you find new business opportunities in unexpected places. How Positive Thinking Can Make You a Better Problem Solver
BY Joe Robinson
The science behind how negative feelings can actually prevent you from thinking clearly and making creative decisions. We speak with Prof. Barbara Fredrickson, who studies how to reframe adversity and be more effective. 5 Ways to Learn to Trust Your Instincts
BY Nadia Goodman
Try these techniques to hone your instincts and trust your gut decisions. How Thinking Like a Designer Can Inspire Innovation
BY Nadia Goodman
Using these four tenets of design thinking can help you think differently and improve your business. Richard Branson on the Art of Brainstorming
BY Richard Branson
Eight techniques from the Virgin-founder to get the most from your next ideas meeting. Acting on Ideas and Other Tips This Week
BY Brian Patrick Eha
How to get beyond brainstorming, beat procrastination and find more permanent customers: our best tips of the week. 4 Ways to Organize New Ideas and Drive Innovation
BY Nadia Goodman
Follow these tips to help you turn great ideas into results. How Successful Leaders Balance Skepticism and Openness
BY Nadia Goodman
Four tips for encouraging innovative in your team. Why Collaboration Is Key
BY Erika Napoletano
Ideas are worthless until they're out of your head and in front of others. 3 Easy Exercises to Boost Your Creativity
BY Nadia Goodman
These strategies will help you think outside the box to discover your next business idea. How to Build a Better Brainstorming Session
BY Caroline Tiger
Does collaboration help get ideas going, or does it quash them? 
