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When Founders Leave the Companies They Started

Mark Pincus's departure from Zynga is a reminder that the skills needed to start a company are very different from those required to successfully manage its growth.

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

Considering VC for Your Business? Here’s What You Need to Know.

By Sam Hogg

Thought Leaders

Attention Entrepreneurs: Use Ignorance to Your Advantage

By Dana Brownlee

Building a Business

The Legal Side of Owning a Bar

By Entrepreneur Staff

Building a Business

With as Little as $500, These Entrepreneurs Created Multimillion-Dollar Businesses. Learn Their Secrets.

Don't let a lack of cash stop a good business idea from succeeding.

By David Port

Thought Leaders

Answer These 3 Questions Before Jumping Into Entrepreneurship

Even though entrepreneurship is in vogue, not everyone is ready to start a business. Here are three questions to consider.

By Dana Brownlee

Thought Leaders

Getting Your Dream Mentor to Talk to You

You have found the perfect mentor to guide you through your entrepreneurial journey. Now, you just need to figure out the best way to approach her. Here are a few tips.

By Matthew Toren

Building a Business

How to Relax in Tense Startup Moments

Launching a company is no joyride. Entrepreneurs often face major pressure to succeed. When it feels like the whole world is on your shoulders, it is important to step back and put things in perspective.

By Richard Price

Building a Business

No, You Shouldn’t Obsess Over Being Perfect — Especially When Starting Up

An imperfect start can always be improved, but obsessing over a perfect plan will never take you anywhere on its own.

By James Clear

Building a Business

Trim the Fat From Your Startup

The lean movement is often associated with big business, but its principles can work for small companies, too.

By Ann C. Logue

Building a Business

Mike Judge’s New Series ‘Silicon Valley’: Will You Watch?

The creator of classics like Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, and Office Space tackles startup culture in an HBO comedy

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

7 Reasons Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better for Your Startup

Keeping a tight rein on expansion may actually be good for your company.

By Paula Andruss

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Accidental Entrepreneurs Create a Thriving Textile Business

When it comes to theatrical materials, one company is center stage.

By Margaret Littman

Building a Business

10 Tips to Turn Your Startup Dream Into a Reality

Anyone can have a million-dollar idea. But turning your dream into a living and breathing startup, takes work. Here are 10 tips to get you started.

By Adam Toren

Building a Business

When Launching a Company, Consider These 5 Things

From being passionate to choosing the right partners, entrepreneurs need to focus on a few key components to help build a sustainable business.

By Josh Reeves

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Naming Your Business? Consider These 3 Points First

Finding the right name can make or break your business.

By Jodi Helmer

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A New Take on Vintage Design

Apparel startup Homage combines period-correct design sensibilities with contemporary production techniques.

By Jason Ankeny

Building a Business

Have a Burning Business Question? Ask the Expert: Kirsten Green.

The investor behind hot startups Warby Parker, Birchbox and Bonobos is looking to take your questions.

By Andrea Huspeni

Building a Business

Entrepreneur’s Top 10 Infographics of 2013

The habits of the world's smartest people, the career arches of self-made billionaires, what really motivates employees and more topics explained through infographics.

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

Do the Side Hustle: 5 Better Ways to Earn Extra Cash

Check out these five digital-platforms where side hustling and passion drive income.

By Kate Taylor

Business Accounting

The Right Way to Ask Your Parents to Finance Your Business

4 things to consider before asking mom and dad for money.

By Michelle Goodman

Buying a Franchise

A Startup Brings Circuit-Training to the Masses

9Round kicks up circuit fitness training with boxing and kickboxing inspired workouts.

By Jason Daley

Business Operations & Logistics

Jon Lech Johansen (a.k.a. ‘DVD-Jon’) on Starting Up as a Self-Taught Engineer

A self-taught engineer turned entrepreneur who helped unlock protected DVDs in the '90s shares his thoughts on programming, startup VISAs and whom he admires in tech.

By Lyneka Little

Building a Business

Young Entrepreneurs on How to Spend Your First $1 Million

If you're in the rarefied position of being able to attract investor dollars, these three young founders have some advice for you.

By Lyneka Little

Building a Business

The Startup Hustle: Why a Clever Business Plan Does Not a Business Make

When launching a new company, a good idea goes a long way. But a healthy dose of moxie may be what pushes a startup over the edge into success.

By Neil Parmar

Tech

Bedtime Gets High-Tech With Digital PJs

Inspired by QR-code technology, Juan Murdoch created cotton pajamas printed with a series of dots; when scanned with a smartphone, each dot launches one of 47 narrated bedtime stories,

By Jodi Helmer

Business Accounting

The Case for an Early Buyout

Being acquired by a bigger company early in your venture's life cycle can be a sweet deal in its own right.

By Sam Hogg

Building a Business

How to Transform Your Passion into a Successful Business

Starting a new business is an emotional roller coaster. That's why it helps to make a living out of what you love. Here's how to get there.

By Gautam Gupta

Business Accounting

Investing Trend for 2014: Equity Crowdfunding

No idea, no problem. Platforms like Upstart and Pave allow entrepreneurs to crowdfund from accredited investors in exchange for a small cut of their future incomes.

By Michelle Goodman

Building a Business

3 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Kindergarteners

Don't over-think it: Embrace your inner 5-year-old and go with your gut.

By Sam Hogg