Building a Business
Finding Innovative Ideas in Unexpected Places
Looking far outside your own industry can yield surprising solutions to tough problems.
By Anne Fisher
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Thought Leaders
In the Entrepreneur’s Mind, Problems Are Only Hurdles in Front of Goals
By Amy Rosen
Tech
4 Types of Apps That Never Succeed
If you're launching an app-based business, stay clear of these problems that will sink your startup.
Thought Leaders
Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth From Disagreements?
Consider how to truly listen to another colleague. You'll arrive at better discussions, decisions and results.
By Zeke Adkins
Business Ideas
Where Does Innovation Come From?
A lot of people tell you they can provide innovation. Hogwash. It's all about you.
By Steve Tobak
Building a Business
4 Tests You Must Pass to Win My Money
For an investor to bet on your startup, create a compelling case about your company's capabilities.
Thought Leaders
Great CEOs Deal With ‘Elephants’ First
It's easier and more pleasant to deal only with the positive, fun stuff. But leaders should tackle the tough problems and critical conflicts.
By Jim Alampi
Entrepreneurs
Conquer Stress and Master Sleep for a Richer Life
The magic ingredient of shut-eye comes free. Yet it eludes many adults. Find out how to reclaim it for top performance.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.