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Thought Leaders

How Sales Legend Frank Perdue Overcame Shyness and Built a Business Empire

Frank Perdue was known nationally as the salesman who built one of the largest family businesses in the country but his greatest success might have been overcome his reluctance to even talk to people.

By Marc Wayshak

Building a Business

5 Mistakes Successful Entrepreneurs Don’t Make Twice

By Kimanzi Constable

Building a Business

10 Blessings That Come Hidden in Rejection, Losing and Failure

By Thai Nguyen

Building a Business

5 Common Entrepreneurial Mistakes There Is No Excuse for Repeating

By Kimanzi Constable

Thought Leaders

NFL Fumbles, Uber Hikes and Other Business Fails

Learn from some recent bonehead moves of leading companies.

By Jeffrey Hayzlett

Thought Leaders

7 Ways to Keep Your Dream Alive When the Going Gets Tough

The biggest barriers to success often are mental.

Business News

Holiday Pro Tip: Don’t Screw Up Your Online Layaway Process

Kmart inadvertently canceled online layaway orders for customers and is scrambling to fix the issue.

By Carly Okyle

Building a Business

5 Lessons Leaders Can Learn From the Sony Hacking Scandal

Professionals in any industry can learn from the most dramatic story to come out of Hollywood in years.

By Carly Okyle

Thought Leaders

8 Enduring Lessons I Learned From My Clients in 2014

The smartest executives dreamed big, failed well and knew themselves.

By Tasha Eurich

Online Presence

Twitter Exec Accidentally Reveals Potential Acquisition in Epic Twitter Fail

How meta.

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

4 Success Strategies I Took From the NFL to My Business

No matter what game you're playing, the winning formula is preparation, teamwork and a hunger to learn more.

By Fran Tarkenton

Thought Leaders

The Answers to These 3 Questions Will Get You Through the Low Points

Entrepreneurship is an uncertain path to success but you are guaranteed to learn about yourself.

By Katherine Keller

Business News

Comcast Apparently Gets Customer Fired, Breaks Every Rule of Business

This may be the most outrageous example of bad customer service you'll ever hear.

By Carly Okyle

Building a Business

‘Dear Mr. Human’: United Airlines Suffers Another Embarrassing Customer Service Blunder

A customer service letter addressed 'Dear Mr. Human' follows another dispatch last July in which various automated fields had been left completely blank.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

Celebrating Failure: How to Make a Hit Out of Misses

While many large corporations loath failure, in the startup world it is often celebrated. When failure occurs, here is how to make the most of it.

By Jake Gibson

Entrepreneurs

5 Must-Read Books For Every Entrepreneur

From marketing to leadership, books often provide entrepreneurs the insight they need to make it on their journey. Here we offer up five must-read books for every entrepreneur.

By Matthew Toren

Thought Leaders

7 Ways to Become a Better Leader

Leadership is a skill that can be continually strengthened. Here's how.

By Laura Entis

Business Accounting

5 Mistakes I’ve Made So You Don’t Have To

A wise person learns from someone else's experiences, so there's no excuse to repeat these business blunders.

By Josh Steimle

Building a Business

Lessons From the Boston Red Sox That Can Help Your Business in the New Year

As 2014 approaches, consider these three important lessons gleaned from the World Series baseball champions.

By Trevor Turnbull

Business News

Are You Coachable?

If you aren't open to feedback and new ideas, it could be what's keeping you and your business from long-term success. Here's how to be more coachable.

By Toddi Gutner