Finding Help

Business Plan

Outsource or DIY? 6 Signs It’s Time for Virtual Assistance for Your Business

When you start feeling overwhelmed and can't focus on strategic work, it's time to outsource non-core tasks to virtual assistants.

By Murali Nethi

Thought Leaders

I Found an Executive Assistant Who Changed My Life — Here’s How To Find Yours

By Cheri Beranek

Building a Business

3 Solutions That Help Alleviate Everyday Pressures Small Business Owners Face

By Ben Richmond

Entrepreneurs

How to Ask People for Favors, When You’re Uncomfortable Doing It

By Jason Feifer

Building a Business

Asking for Help Might Be the Key to Your Success

Collaborating and asking others for help makes you better and stronger, not weaker. Here's why you need to ask for help and take your business to new heights.

By Brent Ritz

Thought Leaders

5 Ways to Get Better at Asking for Help

Knowing when and how to ask for help produces better results

By Michelle Van Slyke

Entrepreneurs

How to Fight Learned Helplessness at Work

Here's what to do when you feel stuck at your job.

By John Rampton

Thought Leaders

5 Steps for Bouncing Back After You Fail

Asking for help is OK.

By Jolie Dawn

Building a Business

My Journey From Couch-Surfing Kid to Tech Engineer

Many problems are solved by matching companies in need of highly skilled employees with people in need of opportunity.

By Tino Leia

Human Resources

3 Ways Fast-Growing Companies Land the Best Talent

With unemployment at a 16-year low, competition for the best employees is fierce.

By Rahul Varshneya

Building a Business

The Power of Having Trusted Critics in Your Life

Write down at least five people who could serve as a trusted critic in your life. Think of them as your own special advisory board.

By Matt Mayberry

Business News

Facebook Adds Suicide-Prevention Tools for Live Video

Facebook is also making it easier to connect with crisis support organizations over Messenger.

By Angela Moscaritolo

Online Presence

From Losing Weight to Proposing, Here Are 7 Unexpected Ways People Used Twitter

Get a tissue -- some of these stories may have you tearing up.

By Rose Leadem

Entrepreneurs

3 Tips For Finding a Mentor

The right approaches to wooing the right person, from those who've been there and made it work.

By Adam Bornstein & Jordan Bornstein

Building a Business

How This Company Combines Qualities From Craigslist and Airbnb to Solve Staffing Issues

Instawork, a new online service, solves a restaurant's hiring woes.

By David Port

Building a Business

How Asking for Help Can Be the Difference Between Success and Shutting Down

A willingness to ask for help is one of the largest differentiators between exceptional achievers and ordinary achievers.

By Lisa Evans

Entrepreneurs

Want to Be a Happier Parent and More Effective Entrepreneur? Ask for Help.

The owner of a marketing agency learned that he couldn't possibly do it all, not without a little help balancing the multiple demands of work and family.

By Jim Joseph

Business News

25 Businesses That Make Life Simpler for Other Businesses

Running your business involves a thousand tasks that don't sell your product. Other people have businesses to do that for you.

By John Boitnott

Building a Business

Why You Need a Good Shrink

There's a growing list of amateurs and pseudo-professionals who claim to be able to change your life. For the most part, they can't.

By Steve Tobak

Building a Business

The Best Medicine for Your Business: A Fresh Set of Eyes

When you find that your company feels stunted, or a problem seems to have no solution, find some outside help fast.

By George Deeb

Building a Business

What Every Mentor Should Know

Interested in being a mentor? Make sure you have the right approach and expectations.

By Poornima Vijayashanker

Building a Business

Confused About the Mentoring Process? 6 Tips to Help

These six tips help you take a casual, flexible approach to the mentor relationship.

By Poornima Vijayashanker

Building a Business

How to Successfully Turn (Almost) Anyone into Your Mentor

Behind every great entrepreneur, there's often a great mentor. Here's how to find one and turn this person into your biggest asset.

By Phil Drolet

Building a Business

3 Online Resources for Getting Expert Startup Advice

Can't afford to have an attorney on speed dial? Don't worry, help is just a click away.

By Cynthia Boris

Building a Business

New Mentoring Program Aims to Help Lesbian Entrepreneurs

StartOut takes a look at the unique challenges LGBT entrepreneurs face and aims to bring the gap with its second annual mentorship program.

By Gwen Moran

Building a Business

Can School Make You a Better Entrepreneur?

We've all heard the business success stories of famous dropouts like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. But are there benefits to studying entrepreneurship?

By Antonio Neves

Building a Business

Can Start-Up Incubators Really Help You?

The news is filled with success stories from incubator-backed startups, but can these programs really help your startup? We weigh the positives and consider the negatives.

By Martin Zwilling