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As an entrepreneur, be wary of these six unseen errors that can hurt -- or even ruin -- your company.

Forget those instant millionaires on 'Shark Tank' and embrace the reality of how hard it is to be a real entrepreneur.

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.

One thing to learn is that you can't market to everyone all at once, just because 'everyone' is the largest possible audience.

Consultant Jeff Hoffman addresses three common problems.

There are some simple tricks you can use to weed out the bad apples and ensure you get a fair deal on your financing.

There's an epidemic of business and political leaders making lame excuses, playing the blame game, and failing to hold themselves accountable.

That person you thought you hit it off with at a conference won't answer your calls? The Iceberg Theory will fix that for you.

Once you embrace the risks and failures most business ventures bring, you'll be ready to rise up from the depths of rock bottom.

Here's why it's best to think before posting.

Even good, hard-working people get fired for these innocent mistakes. Make certain it doesn't happen to you.

The host announced the runner-up as the winner and had to apologize moments later and correct his mistake.

A good copy editor is a beautiful thing -- especially in the realm of foreign languages.

The number of resources available to founders can be overwhelming. Unfortunately, many can backfire.

From sickeningly sexist ads to a QR code that accidentally directs to a porn site, here are the gnarliest marketing sins of the year.

The dream of large client can turn into a nightmare for those who aren't prepared.

I had a great idea, passion and talent, but that wasn't enough. I learned these lessons the hard way so that you don't have to.

From hiring bad apples to failing to improve communications as you scale, there's no shortage of ways to cripple a company's culture. Fortunately, there are ample ways to rebound from them, too.

A cybersecurity expert explains what not to do after a data breach.

If you're looking to avoid mistakes on social media, take some time to learn where others have gone wrong.

CEOs need a great plan in place -- and the expectation that sometimes, nothing goes as planned.