Finding Help
Starting a Business
Three Steps to Finding a Business Mentor
Here's how to meet an experienced startup advisor and maximize the relationship.
Advice
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.
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Mentors
3 Tips For Finding a Mentor
The right approaches to wooing the right person, from those who've been there and made it work.
Inspiring Your Team
How This Company Combines Qualities From Craigslist and Airbnb to Solve Staffing Issues
Instawork, a new online service, solves a restaurant's hiring woes.
Asking for Help
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.
Work-Life Balance
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.
Business
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.
Coaches Corner
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.
Growing 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.
Growth Strategies
What Every Mentor Should Know
Interested in being a mentor? Make sure you have the right approach and expectations.
Growth Strategies
Confused About the Mentoring Process? 6 Tips to Help
These six tips help you take a casual, flexible approach to the mentor relationship.
Starting 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.
From finding a mentor to talk you through your business mistakes and fears, to locating an attorney you trust to advise you on legal matters, you need a lot of help throughout all stages of your business. Here's where to find it.
