Business Ideas
The Disrupters 2013: The Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing Their Industries
Prepare to do things differently. These entrepreneurs are bringing big ideas that are shaking up seven major industries.
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Tech
Transforming the Video Game World
Julie Uhrman has created Ouya, an affordable, open-source console that can access a robust online gaming library.
By Daniel Dumas
Building a Business
Revolutionizing the Way We Watch TV and Movies
HitBliss, an online streaming site, allows users to pay for movies and TV shows with cash earned from watching ads.
Business Ideas
The Stylish Headphone Company That’s Turning Heads
Frends has transformed a way to listen to music into a must-have women's fashion accessory.
Business Ideas
A New Way to Rent a Car
Two San Francisco-based startups, RelayRides and Getaround, have teamed up to create a new kind of car-rental company -- one that allows car owners to rent out their vehicles.
By Matt Villano
Building a Business
Disrupt Your Thinking, Transform Your Business
Truly innovative companies pay attention to the things that most people ignore and ask questions that no one else thinks to ask. Here's how you can challenge the status quo.
Building a Business
Decision-Making 101: How to Be Productive About Regret
If only you could go back and do things differently. But you can't. Instead, try to re-frame your thinking to take a more positive approach. Here's how.
By Punit Arora
Marketing
What to Do If You Hate Your Brand
Four steps to building your brand into something that's more true to you.
Building a Business
How Stagnation — and Pivoting — Can Crush a Startup
Stagnation may warrant radical change, but 'pivots' are too often punts -- not thoughtful, strategic redirections. Rather than undertake drastic measures in haste, startups ought to consider a regimen of constant flux.
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
Building a Business
Grow Your Business By Getting Back to Basics
You don't have to venture far to find the next big idea. Growing your business is all about knowing where to look for opportunities. Here are five places to start.
By Brad Sugars
Thought Leaders
3 Tips for Leading Successful Change
Why understanding human behavior is essential for new initiatives to thrive.
Building a Business
How to Change the Financial Future of Your Business
Follow these seven tips to get your finances on track in the New Year.
By Rick Rodgers
Business Accounting
A Fix-and-Flip Business-Buying Checklist
Plenty of business owners are looking to sell their businesses. Consider these seven points before writing your check.
By Brad Sugars
Building a Business
Five Steps to a Successful Business Turnaround
A comeback starts with a vision for reinventing your company for the post-recession era.