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Stop Embracing Failure
Rather than embracing failure, accept it, learn from it -- and then try again.
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Thought Leaders
The Worst Advice I Ever Got Was…
Entrepreneurs share the words that, had they listened, would have crushed their careers.
Entrepreneurs
9 Things That Will Kill Your Career
Even good, hard-working people destroy their careers with these innocent mistakes. Make certain it doesn't happen to you.
Business News
Selfie Gone Wrong Fells 126-Year-Old Statue of Portuguese King
A young man accidentally toppled Dom Sebastiao's statue after climbing up to its pedestal outside the ornate Rossio railway station in central Lisbon just before midnight on Tuesday.
By Reuters
Building a Business
4 Tips for Fixing Mistakes
Even when you've blown it with your first customers, you can still rebound. Read this to find out how.
By Matt McCue
Building a Business
Why Startups Fail and What Experts Have to Say About It (Infographic)
There are nine categories of problems, and office space isn't one of them.
By Carly Okyle
Business News
Are You Unknowingly Turning Off Clientele?
Find out which tactics will backfire and what to do instead.
By Elinor Stutz
Business News
KFC Deleted This Not-Safe-for-Work Ad From Twitter After Just One Hour
The racy tweet, from KFC Australia, showed a woman and a man on a sofa.
Online Presence
The Key Lesson for Businesses From Starbucks’s ‘Diabetes Here I Come’ Debacle
Branding experts -- and the coffee giant itself -- weigh in on the embarrassing customer dis-service that brewed bitter brand damage and fast.
Business Branding
What You Can Learn From ‘Glamour’s’ Brand-Tarnishing Amy Schumer ‘Plus Size’ Gaffe
First, butt out of the body positive movement if you don't understand it. Second, never say sorry unless you mean it.
Business News
Owning Mistakes Is Part Of Success
Overcoming obstacles and failures is part of the process.
By Lewis Howes
Business News
Watch a Few Bad Eggs Ruin the PEZ Easter Egg Hunt
See what happens when branded events turn rotten.
By Dan Bova
Building a Business
Bad Timing Hurt Pets.com. Dodgeball.com Had No Strategic Plan. Be Aware of the Procession of Startup Pitfalls.
Studying the way in which founders -- often with great ideas -- fail is the first step to avoid making the same mistakes.
By Jeff Boss
Business News
Google Maps Error Blamed by Demolition Crew Who Tore Down the Wrong House
The intended target was a block away.
Business News
A Simple and Avoidable Flub Caused Nike to Lose Stephen Curry to Under Armour
Curry is the reigning MVP on the NBA's best team, the Golden State Warriors and worth perhaps $14 billion to Under Armour.
By Scott Davis
Business News
After Sexist Comments, Tennis Tournament Chief Raymond Moore Resigns
His comments on women in tennis were widely denounced, including by Serena Williams and Martina Navratilova.
By Reuters
Business News
Microsoft Apologizes for Scantily-Clad Dancers at GDC Party
Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, said Xbox and Microsoft were represented 'in a way that was absolutely not consistent or aligned to our values.'
By Reuters
Building a Business
Not Promoting From Within? Ignoring Financial Statements? Don’t Be Stupid.
A lot of times, business owners do really dumb things that they would probably tell another business owner not to do.
By Carol Roth
Building a Business
10 Deadly Startup Mistakes to Avoid
The more you know of them, the less you'll make them.
Building a Business
6 Financial Mistakes Small Businesses Make All the Time
None are good for a company's bottom line.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
There is no predicting all that is needed to succeed as an entrepreneur but what never works is well known.
Building a Business
10 Startup Mistakes You Can’t Afford To Make Again
These stumbling blocks will happen -- just try to avoid them the second time around.
Building a Business
6 Things You Don’t Realize Are Hurting Your Business
As an entrepreneur, be wary of these six unseen errors that can hurt -- or even ruin -- your company.
Building a Business
Starting a Business in 2016? Avoid These 5 ‘Beginner’ Mistakes.
Forget those instant millionaires on 'Shark Tank' and embrace the reality of how hard it is to be a real entrepreneur.
Building a Business
Don’t Make These 5 Common Mistakes During the Early Phases of Your Startup
Be mindful of how you spend your time, foster your confidence and definitely watch that bottom line during the first few years of your new business.
By Ryan Coisson
Building a Business
The 5 Most Damaging Marketing Mistakes New Entrepreneurs Make
One thing to learn is that you can't market to everyone all at once, just because 'everyone' is the largest possible audience.
Marketing
3 Major Sales Mistakes You Must Avoid
Consultant Jeff Hoffman addresses three common problems.
By Joe Robinson