Online Presence
3 Marketing Strategies That Will Surely Sink Your Startup
There is so much that can go wrong by surprise when you're growing a business that you have to avoid what is certain not to work.
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Building a Business
7 Tips For a Thriving, Sustainable Family Business That Lasts
Building a Business
4 Very Different Types of Relationships That Must Be Healthy for You to Succeed
Thought Leaders
Don’t Focus So Much on Success You Never See Your Friends and Family
True entrepreneurial success is deftly managing business demands so well that you keep close to the people who love you.
Entrepreneurs
Show Your Friends and Family You Love Them With Your Signature Dish
Even if you're terrible in the kitchen like me, you should prepare one dish to show how much you care for your loved ones.
By Jim Joseph
Building a Business
No Other Investment Compares to the One You Make in Yourself
Here are four specific ways to make sure you live to the fullest. And, hey, it will pay off in every other area as well.
Building a Business
Why You Should Never Accept Business Favors From Personal Friends
Your buddy may be offering just what you need, but don't succumb to temptation when offered a deal.
Entrepreneurs
6 Ways to Start Throttling Back Before You Burnout
Success isn't as sweet for people who've forgotten how to enjoy their lives.
Business Accounting
4 Steps to Keep Family Loans From Escalating Into Fisticuffs
Treat your family borrower the way a bank does a small business. Ask for a business plan.
By Andrea Murad
Building a Business
Advice From 9 Entrepreneurs Who Made Partnering or Hiring Friends Work
Conventional wisdom says it's a big risk, both to the business and the relationship. But there are exceptions to every rule.
Entrepreneurs
5 Ways Weekends Can Boost Your Productivity Monday Through Friday
People who work seven days a week need to learn about the law of diminishing returns.
Entrepreneurs
Don’t Let Those Closest to You Degrade Your Potential
It really does matter who we spend our time and engage in conversation with.
Human Resources
6 Essentials for Achieving the Total-Life Package of Happiness and Success
True success encompasses joy, personal development and enterprise that serves others.
Building a Business
How to Fire a Family Member in a Family-Run Business
To fire a family member may be one of the most difficult challenges a family business will face. Here is how to ensure the process is as painless as possible.
By Andrew Keyt
Building a Business
F, as in Forget, Those That Doubt You
You need to surround yourself with people that will inspire, motivate and push you to achieve greatness -- not doubters with motivation-sucking opinions.
Thought Leaders
4 Reasons You Should Never Hire a Family Member
When you start a business and are in need of help, it's easy to run to the nearest emotionally charged people in your life to help out. Well, don't.
Building a Business
What You Need to Know About Funding Your Business Through Friends and Family
Read this before you approach friends and family to finance your new business.
Thought Leaders
Make Your Life Better By Saying ‘No’ More Often in These 3 Areas
You know the cliches: Life is short, time is precious and there are only so many hours in a day.
Building a Business
How to Handle Your Family Bankrolling Your Business
Friends and family of new entrepreneurs are the greatest single source of outside funding but just because it's common, doesn't mean you shouldn't use caution.
By Cindy Yang
Building a Business
The Important Lesson for Entrepreneurs From a Quarterback’s Fight for His Life
Jim Kelly battled two bouts of cancer, but with his teammates by his side, he was able to stand tall.
Business Accounting
8 Best Practices to Seek Funding From Friends, Family and Fools
If the people closest to you won't support you, why should investors?
Building a Business
5 Kinds of People Who Will Help You Succeed as an Entrepreneur
You'll be making your own decisions and carving your own path, but you'll have to your network to help get you there.
Building a Business
Do You Know Who Your Best Friends Are in Business?
They just might surprise you.
By Stephen Key
Thought Leaders
Keep Your Friends While Starting Up With These 4 Tips
You may be thrilled about your new venture, while those closest to you wish you would just stop talking about it.
Building a Business
How to Hire Friends Without Destroying Relationships
By taking some precautions you can maximize the benefit of knowing skilled folk and avoid damaging relationships.
By Yair Tygiel
Building a Business
College Seniors, Comb Through Your Contacts Now to Jump Start Your Job Search
Somewhere among your family, friends, Facebook friends and friends of friends you'll find the people who will help you launch your career.
By Eddy Ricci
Human Resources
25 Tips for Having Meaningful Relationships
The secret to having warm, loving, trustworthy people in our lives is to first become that sort of person.
By John Rampton
Building a Business
The Nitty-Gritty Truth About Loans From Family and Friends
The risks enter into emotional as well as financial turf. Here's how to protect these relationships.
By Josh Steimle
Building a Business
This Startup Will Give You a Loan — But There’s a Twist
Able, the brainchild of two Harvard MBAs, requires borrowers to raise the first quarter of their loan amount from friends and family.