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Thought Leaders

Defining Problems: The Most Important Business Skill You’ve Never Been Taught

Fundamental critical thinking is essential in business, and life, but is seldom seen on a college curriculum. Happily, it's something you can figure out.

By Michael Cooper

Building a Business

3 Hard Choices That Can Boost Your Odds of Startup Success

When juggling all the risks, some entrepreneurs manage to come up winners. But it's not an easy game.

By Peter S. Cohan

Building a Business

To Solve Big Problems, Assume Everything Is Wrong and Ask Dumb Questions

Rather than play the game you're expected to play, play a new one.

By Shane Snow

Building a Business

4 Tests to Tell If You’re Ready to Be an Entrepreneur

Have you met these conditions and do you exhibit the drive to start a venture of your own?

By Peter S. Cohan

Building a Business

Work Experience, Be Damned: Here’s How to Hire the Best Problem Solvers (Infographic)

Throwing curveballs during job interviews can help weed out candidates who possess valuable critical thinking skills.

By Geoff Weiss

Thought Leaders

How to Solve Big Problems: Start Small

Lessons learned from cancer scientists about how to solve large, complex issues.

By James Clear

Building a Business

Don’t Fire These 3 Rotten Customers, Profit From Them

Deciding not to deal with certain people is like leaving money on the table. How's how to deal with these clients sure to give you a headache.

By Gene Marks

Building a Business

Spanx Aims to Get More Closet Real Estate with New Denim Line

The beloved shapewear company expands with a collection of skinny jeans.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

How Would You Handle These 7 Situations? Would You Pass the ‘Diaper Test’?

There are many moral and ethical questions business owners face on a regular basis. Is there a right way to do things?

By Gene Marks

Thought Leaders

If You Want a Better Outcome, Take Better Actions

There's only so much you can control, but it's how you act that usually determines your circumstances.

By Matthew Toren

Building a Business

There Is No Magic Formula for Small-Business Success — Only This

It takes hard work to get the best team players engaged in the right tasks and to resolve the inevitable conflicts.

By Robert Reid

Building a Business

Facing Startup Uncertainty? Try 2 Different Ways to Plan for the Future.

New business owners often rely on prediction or creation logic -- and sometimes use both.

By Peter S. Cohan

Thought Leaders

Want to Solve Problems More Efficiently? Do This.

Learning how to program gives your brain more tools and can change the way you think.

By Rick Debus

Building a Business

13 Growth Hacks From Some of the World’s Most Successful Tech Entrepreneurs

Why reinvent the wheel when you can take what's worked for others and apply those principles directly to your business?

By Mitchell Harper

Building a Business

50 Signs You Might Be an Entrepreneur

Peruse this list to find out if your temperament and traits indicate you're the type to mastermind a startup.

By John Rampton

Thought Leaders

4 Fighting Instincts to Succeed in Business and Life

As I child, entrepreneur Eric Schiffer was surrounded by great fighters like George Foreman. Here he explains what lessons he learned from these legends and how to apply them to business.

By Eric Schiffer

Business Ideas

Keep Innovation Flowing as Your Startup Grows

Big companies can keep a lookout for new ideas. But managers need to listen to front-line employees.

By Alan G. Robinson and Dean M. Schroeder

Thought Leaders

6 Problem Solvers Who Are Disrupting Entire Industries

These six innovators are applying their technological chops to revolutionize areas such as fashion design and pharmaceuticals.

By Entrepreneur Staff

Human Resources

Why Entrepreneurs Need More ‘Me’ Time

A new study suggests it is better to step away from a problem, focus on something unrelated and personal, and then return to the task at hand.

By Lisa Evans

Building a Business

A Tech-Driven Apparel Company Pockets Big Sales

Scottevest has recorded steady revenue growth, expecting to finish 2013 with sales of $10 million.

By John Patrick Pullen

Human Resources

How to Fight Denial and Start Tackling Your Biggest Problems

When you have the strength and courage to face reality head-on, it becomes that much easier to deal with.

By Steve Tobak