Building a Business
The One Trait That Separates Successful Fintech Founders From the Rest
Strategic preparation helps fintech leaders navigate long periods of quiet persistence and seize opportunities when growth accelerates.
Preparation
Tech
How Internet Brownouts Can Threaten Your Business — and 8 Ways to Minimize Their Impact
Let's explore internet brownouts, what causes them and how to stop them from severely impacting your business.
By Greg Davis
Thought Leaders
4 Ways to Prepare for Unforeseen Problems in Your Business
Unforeseen problems are a staple of owning a business; how you deal with them counts.
Business Funding
Networking 101 For Introverts: Tips and Tricks to Help You Confidently Connect With Others
Networking events can be stressful and overwhelming. Follow these tips to find potential connections, even as an introvert.
Building a Business
As Recession and Inflation Fears Loom Over The Holidays, Retailers Need an Extra Strategic Approach This Season
By preparing for the upcoming holiday season year-round as opposed to just in the second half of the year, retailers can directly apply lessons learned from the previous year, effectively plan for various scenarios based on different external factors (i.e., inflation) and get a head start on competitors.
By Ben Richmond
Thought Leaders
Pilots Use This Checklist to Analyze and Reduce Flight Risks. Here’s How It Can Help Entrepreneurs, Too.
Here is an effective hazard management tool entrepreneurs can use to successfully run their businesses.
By Kate Broug
Building a Business
Anticipation is the Key to Success
Everyone's heard that "luck happens when preparation meets opportunity," but what you're preparing for is high-level anticipation, and here's what that means.
Thought Leaders
Could Your Company Benefit From Media Training?
Professional training can help prepare executives to maximize positive earned media opportunities and how to navigate a crisis.
Business News
Stay Prepared for Any Outdoor Adventure or Equip Your Office with This Emergency Kit
This American Red Cross emergency kit gives you three days of rations and more.
Tech
Your Company is a Castle. Are You Prepared to Protect It From Invaders?
Paranoia is a good thing, especially in the realm of cybersecurity.
Thought Leaders
How Your Business Can Be Ahead of the Curve by Looking Backward and Thinking Forward
Time marches on, but the past teaches us what to avoid, anticipate, and hope for in the future.
By Manish Vakil
Thought Leaders
How to Create a Resilience Plan for Your Business
Disasters, natural and man-made, have entrepreneurs on alert. There's a new book out to serve as a survival guide.
By Alex Gold
Business News
3 Ways to Safeguard Your Business as Coronavirus Spreads
Act now to ease upstream and downstream impacts.
By Per Bylund
Building a Business
Every Day in Business Should Be Treated Like Super Bowl Sunday
As the Niners and Chiefs ready to battle, there are lessons entrepreneurs can learn from their preparation.
By Stacey Hanke
Thought Leaders
Was Allen Iverson Right About Not Needing to Practice?
Few will agree with him publicly but Iverson is in surprisingly good company.
By Gene Marks
Business Funding
After Completely Freezing During a Pitch Competition, These Co-Founders Stayed Up All Night Preparing for a Second Chance
Sunny Bonnell and Ashleigh Hansberger told stories for clients of their branding and digital agency, Motto. But they came up short when it was time to tell their own.
Thought Leaders
3 Lessons I’ve Learned in Krav Maga That Have Changed My Approach to Business
This fighting style packs a big punch on and off the mat.
Building a Business
Role-Playing Is the Practice That Makes Perfect
Working on a hypothetical deal with a teammate is a low-stakes way to identify issues, development areas and strengths.
Human Resources
7 Strategies to Stay Cool, Calm and Collected During a Job Interview
You got this.
By Nina Zipkin
Marketing
Build-A-Bear Workshop Is Caught Off Guard for Its ‘Pay Your Age’ Promo and Forced to Turn Away Customers
The company says it experienced 'unprecedented' customer turnout and provides a lesson on preparation for entrepreneurs.
Building a Business
How to Prep Your Business Like an Olympian
Training for the Games is a lot like running a startup.
By Jeremy Bloom
Thought Leaders
Preparing to Exit Your Small Business
Creating a business succession plan is critically important.
By Lisa Stevens
Entrepreneurs
8 Travel Hacks You’ll Want to Know Before Your Next Trip
Travel is always an adventure but you don't want it to be an ordeal.
Thought Leaders
3 Leadership Qualities You Need When Facing a Big Challenge
Once you decide on a path and have a relentless determination to follow it, something magical happens; people rally around you.
By Aytekin Tank
Thought Leaders
4 Inspiring Quotes to Help You Train Like a Champion
The most successful people in the world aren't clutch -- they're prepared.
By Marty Fukuda
Building a Business
This Is What to Do Now to Hit 2017 Running
A few basic steps now will have you moving fast toward your goals once the holidays are past.
By Dan Scalco
Thought Leaders
4 Ways to Ensure Your Startup Will Survive Disaster
A little preparation can shield your business from suffering a total loss should catastrophe strike.