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Entrepreneurs

How Knowing Yourself Leads to More Productivity and Efficiency

The problem with many plans is that they depend on your changing your life to match what someone else says will work, rather than your understanding yourself well and deciding to budget your time accordingly.

By Kate Swoboda

Building a Business

Has Your Company’s Charitable Giving Become an Empty Ritual?

By Brian Fielkow

Building a Business

In Ecommerce Push, Tumblr Adds ‘Buy,’ ‘Browse’ Buttons

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

Hate Being Stuck Behind a Desk? 7 Business Ideas for You.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

Soleil Moon Frye: ‘There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a Mompreneur’

The 'Punky Brewster' actress discusses balancing life as a mother to three young kids and running her online party supplies business, P.S. XO, which just announced its merger with the retail party line Seedling.

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

5 Tips for Succeeding When Your City’s Startup Scene Sucks

Entrepreneurs live in communities across the country beyond Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley. Here's how to maximize your area's offerings.

By Miles Jennings

Business Operations & Logistics

Running a Business While Dealing With a Personal Loss

How do you face tremendous emptiness and grief when you have a company to run? Find out how other entrepreneurs found their way.

By Heather R. Huhman

Thought Leaders

What I Learned From the Hispanic Community About Entrepreneurship

Consider Latinos' often overlooked contribution to the U.S. economy. As American society continues to diversify, the lessons of one group can be applied to others.

By César Melgoza

Thought Leaders

For Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries to Succeed, They Need This

Just like entrepreneurs living in Silicon Valley, founders in developing countries need one important element to thrive.

By Elizabeth Schaeffer Brown

Building a Business

3 Steps for Turning Customers Into Investors

Can't get a bank loan? Customers and community members can be your best investors. Here's how to make that happen.

By Michelle Goodman

Building a Business

7 Principles for Propelling Your Startup to Success

Enterprises like Google, Netflix and Apple seem to follow them and you should, too.

By Peter S. Cohan

Online Presence

Seeking Truce With Drag Community, Facebook Will Amend Its ‘Real-Name’ Policy

After hundreds of accounts were suspended for the use of drag names like Sister Roma and Lil Miss Hot Mess, Facebook said it was rethinking certain policies.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

The Experts Agree: Great Entrepreneurs Keep Good Company

Three experts have written that to really get ahead in life and business, you need to be surrounded by people who care for and support you.

By Matthew Toren

Building a Business

To Nurture Business Customer Loyalty, Foster Community

Connecting customers with each other to discuss common challenges builds tight bonds with you.

By Mark Woollen

Online Presence

5 Examples Your Brand Can Follow to Build an Online Community

If you're feeling lonely while you toil out there on the web, take some lessons from these vibrant websites. What they did, you can do.

By Derek Miller

Building a Business

3 Alternatives for People Who Hate Networking Events

The old ways of networking are dying. There are options to build organic relationships that every entrepreneur can utilize and enjoy at the same time.

By Matthew Toren

Building a Business

Rediscovering That Ancient Yet Awesome Tool of Business — In-Person Relationships

Shared experiences and live interactions can build a bond that lasts, creating a customer for the long run.

By Tim Raybould

Building a Business

Make Your Marketing Message Stand Out on Social Media

Learn how to make your message stand out in the crowd by being fresh, relevant and interesting, and sharing and engaging with fellow community members.

By Al Lautenslager

Tech

Soon, You Could Own a Device That Scans Your Food for Gluten

Two MIT alums want to create a technology and community that will keep people with gluten sensitivities and other food allergies safe.

By Nina Zipkin

Thought Leaders

5 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From the World Cup

Much like the teams, the games and the fans, there are lessons learned that can be applied to the life of an entrepreneur.

By Daniel Newman

Building a Business

How You, the Local Business Owner, Can Take on Amazon

You can slay the online giant (somewhat) -- by doing these eight things consistently.

By Gene Marks

Marketing

Artfully Managing the Work of Your Creative Team — But From a Distance

Whether those working on design or content projects are freelancers or on staff, here's some practices to shoot for to realize their best work.

By James De Julio

Building a Business

Aim for a Big Bite of the Restaurant Market With These 7 Steps to a Successful Launch

There's no secret sauce for making a new eatery profitable but careful planning surely helps.

By Jesse Torres

Building a Business

A Franchise Leader on the Benefits and Challenges of Multi-Unit Ownership

He started his life in franchising at age 14, mopping floors at a Burger King. Today, Aziz Hashim owns 35 franchises and employs 700 people.

By Tracy Stapp Herold

Buying a Franchise

Franchise Players: An Eco-Friendly Franchisee on Giving Back to His Community

Over one year after Hurricane Sandy, this Junkluggers franchisee is still helping his community recover.

By Kate Taylor

Thought Leaders

The Women Behind Networking Platform Be Moxie Want to Pay It Forward

Aline Murta, Macia Batista and Joannie Diaz are hoping to mentor on a broad scale.

By Nina Zipkin

Entrepreneurs

This Company Rents Out High-End Trailers For Camping and Corporate Events

A fleet of Airstreams packs a multifaceted business plan.

By Margaret Littman

Business Operations & Logistics

The Entrepreneur Behind Flickr Opens Up About Past Mistakes, Lessons Learned and Her Latest Venture

Caterina Fake, the serial entrepreneur behind Flickr, Hunch and Findery talks about the pain of hiring the wrong people, being surrounded by others smarter than you and always needing to be on your toes.

By Nina Zipkin

Marketing

Talk About an Open-Office Plan: Why These Two Companies Regularly Open Their Doors to the Public

Interior design studio dPop and brand consulting firm Sisarina say that inviting people to work and hang out in their workspaces is a win for everyone.

By Laura Entis

Thought Leaders

A New Kind of Trailer Park: Entrepreneurs Create Community for Mobile Businesses

Food trucks and mobile businesses find their homes in parks and malls.

By Kate Taylor