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Building a Business

My Grandmother Survived the Holocaust. Her Quiet, Gentle Strength Inspired My Entrepreneurial Journey.

Leaving a plum job for the uncertainties of entrepreneurship didn't seem such a scary leap knowing what she overcame.

By Eyal Lifshitz

Thought Leaders

This Entrepreneur Shares Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Being an Outsider

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

These Loving Parents Went Into Debt to Build a Seaweed Snack Company That’s on Track to Do $10 Million in Sales This Year

By Stephen J. Bronner

Buying a Franchise

How Two Young Sisters Are Proving Themselves in the World of Franchising

By Lydia Belanger

Entrepreneurs

4 Habits That Helped Me Spend More Time With My Family and Still Build a Successful Business From Scratch

These 4 techniques helped me achieve my vision of a careful balance between my business and personal life.

By Daniel Wesley

Thought Leaders

How My Father’s Death Made Me a Better Entrepreneur

It's important to pause and reflect on life's unexpected events in order to better yourself, your company and those around you.

By Sai Gundavelli

Entrepreneurs

Hollywood’s Go-To Divorce Attorney Has an Online Solution so Unhappy Couples Don’t Have to Pay Attorneys to Argue

This DIY divorce software requires couples to patiently communicate for the greater good. Which is pretty much what a marriage requires.

By Peter Page

Entrepreneurs

These 10 Entrepreneurial Couples Share How They Make It Work in Both Business and Love

There's an old cliche that you're not supposed to mix business and pleasure, but these co-founders who are also lovers prove that's just B.S.

By Stephen J. Bronner

Thought Leaders

How My Grandfather’s Watch Gave Me the Life I Always Wanted

An entrepreneur received a watch from his grandfather, which inspired him to open up an ecommerce store.

By Ben Clymer

Entrepreneurs

How to Prepare Your Budget Before Your First Child

Four tips for getting your house in order before adding a new resident

By Candace Sjogren

Business Ideas

A Shark-Tank Backed Christmas Entrepreneur’s Tips for Pitching and Staying Calm

Matt Bliss, whose investors include Barbara Corcoran, reflects on the lessons of the past five years with his company Modern Christmas Trees.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

How a Bike Trip Across New Zealand Helped This Entrepreneur Realize Her Dream

A woman took her 2-year-old son on a five-month biking journey and learned valuable lessons to start a company.

By Maggie Schlarb

Entrepreneurs

8 Ways to Stop Stressing and Start Enjoying the Holidays

Make the holidays about the people you love.

By Sherrie Campbell

Thought Leaders

4 Strategies for Having a Career and a Family

Put these tips to work for you so you successfully achieve the work-life balance you want.

By Patti Fletcher

Thought Leaders

Family Is What Drives This Entrepreneur Whose Company Has Sold More Than 1 Million Products

Chatbooks' Vanessa Quigley is not only running a scaling business, but she's also a mother of seven.

By Rose Leadem

Entrepreneurs

If Work-Life Balance Isn’t Realistic, Try This Instead.

Trying to balance everything in our lives just stresses us out more. The key to happiness is more about creating work-life harmony.

By Amy Vetter

Thought Leaders

10 Leaders Who Set Good Work-Life Balance Examples

From Mark Zuckerberg to Susan Wojcicki -- these leaders put family first.

By Rose Leadem

Tech

McDonald’s Introduces Smartphone Lockers So People Aren’t Distracted During Family Meals

Would you lock up your phone?

By Rose Leadem

Human Resources

5 Steps to Get Your Parents to Respect Your Entrepreneurial Dreams

If your parents worry that you're making a mistake by eschewing a traditional career path, here's how you can prove them wrong.

By Chirag Kulkarni

Thought Leaders

Entrepreneurship Is an Imbalancing Act of Business and Family. Here’s How to Find What Works for You.

Five tips for young entrepreneurs who are attempting to win at an integrated lifestyle -- particularly when their business is picking up speed.

By Nick Thomas

Entrepreneurs

Can Birth Order Determine Success or Failure? Science Says Maybe So.

From personality and IQ to success in work and relationships, birth-order theorists believe your family position influences more aspects of life than you'd like to admit.

By Ric Kelly

Thought Leaders

6 Challenges for Family Businesses (and How to Overcome Them)

Consider these six tips before you start a business with a family member.

By Adam Toren

Business Ideas

Apparently, a Geek Index Is a Thing That Exists

Researchers can chart exactly how geeky you are.

By Nina Zipkin

Business News

A Typical Day in the Life of Mark Zuckerberg, Who Wears the Same Thing Every Day and Tucks His Daughter in Every Night

The 33-year-old runs Facebook, but still makes time to exercise, travel extensively and spend time with his family.

By Aine Cain

Entrepreneurs

Want to Be Happy? Embrace Insanity.

When a fan asked musician Mike Errico what it was like having a newborn and releasing a record at the same time, he had an answer many entrepreneurs will relate to.

By Mike Errico