Reality Check
Quirky's Advice for Inventors: Study the Market
BY Carol Tice
Inventors may know how to pinpoint a problem, but coming up with a product that shoppers want is another challenge entirely. Fortunately for them, Quirky can help. 'Bar Rescue' Asks: Is Your Business Name Hurting Your Business?
BY Carol Tice
Sometimes the only way to save a business is to start over, even down to changing its name. Here's how bar owners learned that lesson on Spike TV's 'Bar Rescue.' In 'TechStars,' See What VCs Really Think
BY Carol Tice
A new reality TV show provides a behind-the-scenes look at how some fast growth businesses are able to land venture capital funding. A Lesson in Growing Your Brand from the 'Pawn Stars'
BY Carol Tice
Here's a look at the many ways the stars of 'Pawn Stars' have leveraged their fame. How Daisy Cakes Reeled in a 'Shark'
BY Diana Ransom
'Shark Tank' judge and investor Barbara Corcoran named a southern cake-making business as her best investment on the show. Here's how that baking entrepreneur's pitch stood out. Truck Stop Missouri Boss on How to Negotiate with Mud Wrestlers, Medieval Actors
BY Jason Fell
Joe Bechtold offers advice for turning unusual propositions into big business.Play Video 
