Thought Leaders
3 Essentials for Winning Like a Super Bowl Champ
Careful planning, thorough preparation and spirited execution are the pillars of success in every endeavor.
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Buying a Franchise
Expecting a Surge in Customers for Super Bowl? How These 5 Franchises Do It.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
3 Ways Launching a Startup Is as Tough as Playing for the NFL
Online Presence
NFL Launches First Official YouTube Channel Days Before Super Bowl Kickoff
After years of fiercely protecting its content, the NFL has reached a deal with YouTube to distribute game previews, highlights, recaps and more.
By Geoff Weiss
Thought Leaders
10 Inspirational Quotes on Leadership From the NFL’s Greatest Coaches
Like business leaders, these men understand the importance of grit, tenacity and poise in high-stakes situations.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
You Have the P.O.W.E.R. to Start a Business While Working Your Day Job
Professional football is a grinding job but Israel Idonije started his business while still playing in the NFL.
Thought Leaders
NFL Fumbles, Uber Hikes and Other Business Fails
Learn from some recent bonehead moves of leading companies.
Thought Leaders
5 PR Takeaways From Watching the NFL Fumble the Ray Rice Scandal
America cherishes football. Few other brands could survive handling such a messy crisis as badly as pro football has the abuse scandals of recent weeks.
Building a Business
What the NFL’s Toxic Achievers Can Teach You About the Workplace
Some talented and skilled individuals succeed in their area of expertise but create all kinds of problems due to their distorted view of themselves and others.
By Paul White
Thought Leaders
The 3 Ways Roger Goodell Failed to Show Leadership in His Press Conference
In trying to mute the criticism of the NFL's response to abuse cases, commissioner Roger Goodell showed surprisingly bad judgment.
Thought Leaders
How Business Is Regulating Good Behavior in the NFL
The NFL and players needed sponsors to get serious about abuse. Thank capitalism for that.
Brick & Mortar
Underdogs Can’t Win Being Copycats
Don't just look at the current best in your industry and do what they do. Try to be the best you, but feel free to borrow from unlikely sources.
Building a Business
Turn the Distraction of Fantasy Sports Into an Engagement Opportunity
Research has shown that employees are spending time managing their teams instead of working, which cost companies big.
Building a Business
When Hiring, Take a Cue From the NBA and Look for Performance and Character
Billion-dollar sports franchises conduct in-depth background checks and administer personality profiles for possible draft picks. Here are eight things they look for.
Business News
U.S. Deals Harsh, But Not Fatal, Blow Against Washington Redskins
Patent office rules that NFL team's name is 'disparaging' to Native Americans.
By Jaia Thomas
Building a Business
Ex-NFL Star Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson Scores a Touchdown for Bitcoin Awareness on Twitter
The hot-tempered former NFL wide receiver wonders how 'easy'' the complicated cryptocurrency is. Don't even get us started.
Business Accounting
3 Celebs Jumping on the Bitcoin Bandwagon (and One Who Says She’s an ‘Idiot’ for Missing It)
Bitcoin isn't just for 'cyber snobs' anymore. Tech-happy stars are riding the trendy Bitcoin wave, too.
Marketing
The Rise of ‘Nudge’ Advertising
With companies using big data to push you toward their services, it's starting to feel very much like '1984.'
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
In Football and in Entrepreneurship, Why Is It So Hard to Predict Success?
Like a quarterback, a startup entrepreneur needs to possess an extensive arsenal of tools, most of them intangible.
By Laura Entis
Marketing
Seahawks Ban California Residents From Buying NFC Tickets
The Seattle Seahawks' policy limits ticket sales to six U.S. states; California, home of the San Francisco 49ers, didn't make the list.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
NFL, MLB to Supreme Court: If Aereo Wins You’ll Have to Watch Sports on Cable
The leagues said they'll take their programming elsewhere if the live TV internet streaming service is allowed to continue its operations.
Building a Business
What I Learned in Business From Failing in College Football
I was a practice-field hero, and football failure. What I was missing in the game and in business was the cerebral side.
By Matt Garrett
Building a Business
Former NFL Running Back Tiki Barber Creates Online Marketplace for Athletes
The ex-New York Giants star on his new venture and how his time as an athlete prepared him to become an entrepreneur.
Business Ideas
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From NFL Innovator Steve Sabol
Three lessons from the life of an entrepreneur who helped revolutionize sports broadcasting.
Buying a Franchise
Sports Figures Invest in a Sweet Startup
As Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt franchisees, sports luminaries show their softer side.
By David Port
Building a Business
The Kickoff: Three Startups Born from the NFL
After the Super Bowl and the end of the season, some football stars learn business skills and start their own companies.
By Jason Fell
Buying a Franchise
Turning Jocks Into Franchise Owners
A new program aims to help professional athletes tackle the franchise world when they retire from sports.
Building a Business
Startups Born from a Passion for Sports
A look at three companies that are claiming their stake in the arena of sports-related businesses.
By Jason Fell
Building a Business
9 NFL Stars Turned Entrepreneurs
After a football fame, entrepreneurship beckons some gridiron vets. Here, a look at notable players now calling their own shots.
By Jason Fell