Building a Business
5 Things to Consider Before You Target Big Businesses
These are five things to consider before you go after that big customer or contract.
By Cynthia Kay
Big Businesses
Business Ideas
Big Companies That Embrace Intrapreneurship Will Thrive
Without innovation, enterprises get too "comfortable" with past successes, and eventually go out of business.
By George Deeb
Building a Business
8 Iconic Brands That Have Disappeared
Remember these? Take a trip down memory lane.
Business Accounting
3 People You Need to Know to Get Paid By Your Next Big Customer
Doing business with big companies means it might be a while before you're paid. Here are three key people to know to speed up the process.
By Gene Marks
Building a Business
Why Big Brands Want to Be More Like Your Startup
As an entrepreneur, you have opportunities and qualities more and more big companies are clamoring to emulate. Here are three and how to capitalize on them.
Marketing
Before Google Glass, There Was Transcend
We look at how one startup with a product similar to Google's Glass plans to leverage the tech giant's publicity push -- and how you can, too.
By Laura Entis
Thought Leaders
3 Marketing Lessons from the Rise and Fall of Ron Johnson
J.C. Penney's ousted CEO made some bold marketing moves to try and turn the brand around. Customers weren't happy. Here are three key take-aways for your own marketing strategy.
By Jim Joseph
Online Presence
Last-Minute March Madness Marketing Tips
Everybody is talking about March Madness and if you're a smart marketer, so are you. Here are several low-cost strategies to get in on the action before it's too late.
By Jim Joseph
Marketing
Tips for Getting Your Product in Big Box Stores
To you get big-box retailers to stock your product, know your competition, hone your pitch and be prepared.
Business Accounting
Can Starbucks, GE and MillerCoors Save Small Business?
Big companies have recently announced plans to provide loans to small businesses.
By Carol Tice
Marketing
Seven Tips for Selling to Big Businesses
Many small businesses make blunders in trying to sell to Fortune 500. Here's how to land a big account from the other side of the negotiating table:
By Carol Tice
Marketing
The Most Overlooked Market for Small Business
Small businesses don't often think of big businesses as possible clients. But for those that do, here's a new online tool that's designed to help entrepreneurs make big-biz sales.
By Carol Tice