Thought Leaders
6 Lessons I Wish I’d Known Before My Business Failed
I had a great idea, passion and talent, but that wasn't enough. I learned these lessons the hard way so that you don't have to.
By Jesse Kramer
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Thought Leaders
Why You Need to Stop Trying to ‘Fail Fast’
Instead of worrying about failing, try focusing on making your business a success and see where it leads you.
Human Resources
Virtual Assistant Service Zirtual Abruptly Shuts Down
The company surprised clients and employees Monday morning with an email announcing its closure.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
6 Ways You Can Make Bad Situations Better
When life gives you lemons, well, you know what to do.
Building a Business
Full Speed Ahead? The 7 ‘Icebergs’ That Sink Most Startups.
Successful businesses have cash to hire skilled employees to serve a known market. It's remarkable how often founders overlook those basics.
Thought Leaders
How One Entrepreneur Hit Rock Bottom Then Climbed to the Top
After taking on the nightclub business in the 1970s, including creating the legendary Studio 54, Ian Schrager turned to hotels.
By Ian Schrager
Building a Business
7 Fatal Mistakes Founders Make Just When Business Is Getting Good
When everything is starting to click and the business is beginning to grow, be cautious. But not too cautious.
By Larry Alton
Thought Leaders
This Is What It Means to Embrace Failure
Find out what you can learn from failing that makes business success that much easier.
By Jeremy Bloom
Thought Leaders
3 Mental Strategies That Can Get You Past a Business Failure Fast
If you can master these three key actions, you can get past any failure and move toward success.
By Jeremy Bloom
Thought Leaders
You Tried and You Failed. Here’s How to Rebound.
Dealing with failure is hard, but here's what to do to begin moving on.
By Jeremy Bloom
Building a Business
5 Big Problems to Look Out for in Your Startup’s First 3 Years
Monitor these issues to prevent your venture from becoming one of the walking dead.
Thought Leaders
OK, So You Failed. Now What?
Three things you should understand about failure.
By Tasha Eurich
Thought Leaders
How These Entrepreneurs Failed Their Way to Millions
These resilient entrepreneurs bounced back after losing it all, again and again.
Thought Leaders
Is Declining Business Failure Holding Back Entrepreneurship?
Data suggest the lower rate of companies failing might be behind the decline in companies starting up.
By Scott Shane
Building a Business
Not All Failure Should Be Celebrated
When it comes to failure, entrepreneurs should be taking healthy and educated risk that may yield a setback, rather than failing just to fail.
Building a Business
What a DJ and a Rapping Cowboy Can Teach You About Branding
Just like in the entertainment industry, you're either different or you're invisible.
Entrepreneurs
5 Reasons Heartbreak Is Good for Entrepreneurs
Like business failures, however, there is a great deal to be learned from them. Here are five reasons to get over the fear of both.
By Peter Gasca
Thought Leaders
What Surviving a Failed Venture Taught Me About Preparing for Abrupt Change
Tough times teach lessons more memorable and valuable than any we learn when things are going well.
Thought Leaders
Why Most Restaurants Featured on ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ Fail
British chef Gordon Ramsay supposedly turns things around for these business owners every episode, but they go out of business anyway. Here's an explanation.
By Gene Marks
Building a Business
Lacking Capital, Talent or Connections? That’s Just the Fear Talking.
To see if there is any future for a new business, focus only on the essentials and develop a minimum viable product.
By Kuty Shalev
Building a Business
How to Regroup When You’ve Lost Your Way
Should your company falter, here's how you can get it back on track.
By Kate Swoboda
Building a Business
Failure: The Key Ingredient to Winning
Here are five tips to ensure the good days don't go to your head and the bad ones don't go to your heart.
By Jeremy Bloom
Building a Business
5 Tips for Building Adaptivity Into Your Business Model
No startup business plan is so good that it anticipates every twist and change in the market and customer demand. To thrive, anticipate the unknown.
By Jan Verleur
Building a Business
Why Hair Salons and Day Spas Fail
Every new business owner faces an uphill battle for survival. Find out what hurdles you might encounter in the salon/spa industry.
Thought Leaders
When You Focus on Failure Statistics, You May End Up One
Statistics tell you everything and nothing at the same time. So anyone that lets failure statistics affect their willingness to start a business has already lost the entrepreneur game.
Thought Leaders
What Bouncing Back From 3 Lost Super Bowls Taught Me About Celebrating Failure
An entrepreneur who avoids risk for fear of failure is far worse off than an entrepreneur who fails, learns and tries again.