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Building a Business

5 Habits of the Wealthy That Helped Them Get Rich

It may not seem fair, but the fact is the 'income gap' is increasing and most financial experts only see this trend continuing with no end in sight. But you can make changes in your life today.

By Brandon Turner

Thought Leaders

The 4 Abilities Required of Agile Leaders

By Jeffrey Hayzlett

Building a Business

5 Things You Need to Know About Taking Risks as an Entrepreneur

By John Rampton

Thought Leaders

Myths That Can Hold New Entrepreneurs Back

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

5 Things Millionaires Do That Most People Don’t

Hard work and focus have more to do with acquiring wealth than anything else.

By Timothy Sykes

Marketing

Marketing Stunts: The Risks and Rewards You Need to Consider

Plan carefully or you could sacrifice major brand equity in exchange for cheap attention.

By Elliot Tomaeno

Thought Leaders

How Jazz Music Prepared Me for Life as a CEO

While we think of executives as rigid, driven and all business and musicians appear to be casual and more free spirited, these two roles have a lot more in common that you think.

By Luc Burgelman

Thought Leaders

7 Essentials for Overcoming Mental Barriers to Exceptional Success

What you can't control can make you fail but only you can make yourself quit.

By Sherrie Campbell

Thought Leaders

Will Starting a Business Kill Your Future Job Prospects?

Starting your own business has an added risk: a tougher road to get hired by someone else later.

By Scott Shane

Thought Leaders

The One Thing You Have to Do to Win or You’ve Lost Already

You can't win if you don't play but winning consistently requires more than merely playing.

By Dixie Gillaspie

Thought Leaders

4 Entrepreneurial Lessons Every Graduate Should Know

As students cap off their high school careers, they, and everyone else, should take this advice to heart.

By Brandon Turner

Thought Leaders

What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Pro Hockey

A look at the many parallels between great hockey teams and great businesses.

By Carol Roth

Thought Leaders

Despite the Risks, Entrepreneurship Will Always Beat a 9-to-5 Job

There is much more involved in running your own business, but there is also great potential for reward.

By Timothy Sykes

Building a Business

Reduce These 9 Startup Risks for a Better Shot at Investor Funding

Entrepreneurs can build leverage during negotiations by addressing these common causes of funders' anxieties.

By Peter Gasca

Thought Leaders

From Fermented Food to Video Streaming, These French Entrepreneurs Are Making a Splash Stateside

Attitudes towards entrepreneurship are evolving among today's French youth.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

5 Signs You’re Ready to Start Your Own Business

While there are no perfect times to start a business, there are good times to start a business.

Entrepreneurs

The True Meaning of ‘Entrepreneur’

If you want to become a successful entrepreneur, don't start out wanting to be one.

By Steve Tobak

Building a Business

3 Critical Lessons ‘The Walking Dead’ Taught Me About Startups

The hit AMC show is more than just a zombie flick. It teaches us a few management lessons that we must not forget.

By Yoav Vilner

Building a Business

Move Beyond Just Managing Into the Fertile Turf of Mentorship

Business leaders can empower employees to be entrepreneurial, test out new ideas and spread a culture of innovation.

By Brant Cooper

Building a Business

5 Ways Entrepreneurs Learn to Manage Risk

A CEO argues that comfort with taking chances is something that's learned not inherent, yet successful startup leaders become experts at weighing the options.

By Joel Trammell

Thought Leaders

Discoveries From an Entrepreneur’s Risk Experiment

You might be surprised to find out what holds back people from going after the things they want -- in business or life.

By Kelsey Ramsden

Thought Leaders

The 10 Commitments for Excellence in Business

Each day presents an opportunity for you to master skills and further goals. Success often comes down to having the right attitude and smart decision making.

By Sherrie Campbell

Thought Leaders

Billionaire Wisdom: 8 Insights From a Quartet of the World’s Most Effective Entrepreneurs

Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Larry Page have harnessed technology to build companies of enormous influence and scale, says the co-author of the new book 'Bold.'

By Steven Kotler