Marketing
Why Micro-Influencers Are Winning the Trust Game in Marketing
Here's how micro-influencers are driving authentic brand engagement and redefining trust in digital marketing.
Young Influentials
Building a Business
Why Influencers and Ecommerce Should Be the New Power Duo for Your Business
The convergence of ecommerce with social media influencers creates a dynamic symphony of trust, engagement, and sales.
Thought Leaders
A Guide to Becoming an Effective Leader: The 6 Traits of Every Successful Leader
Good leaders get things done. Great leaders inspire change and positive outcomes over the long term.
Business News
TikTok launches Pulse, the program to share advertising revenue with content creators for the first time
The tool will guarantee brands that their ads appear in the most relevant content in twelve different categories.
Building a Business
The 6 Attributes Shared by Young Millionaires
The immense opportunities of entrepreneurship are fully realized by few but the traits that power their success can be cultivated by everyone.
By Peter Voogd
Marketing
5 Steps to Becoming an Influencer in the ‘Digital Attention Span Economy’
Chart your social media course and reap the rewards of becoming an influencer.
Online Presence
5 Ways Startups Find the Ideal Social-Media Influencer
The direct route to brand success is winning the support an influencer your target market respects.
Building a Business
Your Mom Was Wrong. Sometimes It Does Hurt to Ask.
Asking a successful person you don't know for advice will often leave you without advice or the chance of building a relationship.
Thought Leaders
15 Tips for Instilling Leadership Skills in Children
Parents have many opportunities in the ordinary course of family life to teach the life skills that lead to success and fulfillment.
By John Rampton
Building a Business
These Siblings Are Cooking Up America’s First Meatless Butcher Shop
No animals were harmed in the making of Aubry and Kale Walch's smash-hit butcher biz.
Thought Leaders
Saxbys and Drexel Team Up to Promote Entrepreneurship
Saxby's founder Nick Bayer talks about the one-of-a-kind program and why he wishes there was one for himself years ago.
By Carly Okyle
Thought Leaders
Stress, Anxiety, Loneliness: How This Entrepreneur Lost Himself and Bounced Back Stronger
Brian Bordainick built a $16 million company in less than two years. At one point in his journey, Bordainick 'snapped' and he had to work to get his feet back on the ground.
Building a Business
For This Entrepreneur, Helping Women Around the World Find Their Voice Meant Finding Her Own
Tammy Tibbetts has helped hundreds of girls around the world get access to education, and thereby, find their voice in society. First, though, she had to find her own voice.
Building a Business
Need a Loan? Let’s Look at Your LinkedIn Profile First.
The startup Earnest, which has $15 million in financing from big-name investors, has an alternative way of determining who qualifies for a personal loan.
Building a Business
Meet Ocho, the Social Video Startup That Caught Mark Cuban’s Eye
How many seconds does it take to shake up the social video game? Jourdan Urbach and Jonathan Swerdlin are betting eight seconds will do the trick. Comment trolls need not apply.
Thought Leaders
How These Vet Entrepreneurs Are Bridging America’s Civilian-Military Divide
Sword & Plough founder Emily N??ez Cavness and Pinterest exec Don Faul illustrate how military experience can translate into dynamic careers in the civilian sector.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
This 13-Year-Old Entrepreneur Just Landed Funding From Intel
His invention: A low-cost Braille printer.
By Reuters
Building a Business
How One Fitness Entrepreneur Raised $14 Million
ClassPass co-founder Payal Kadakia isn't peddling out some new workout method. Instead, her company makes money by riding fitness trend waves.
Building a Business
Shyp Co-Founder: 5 Lessons on Expanding to a New City
Going bicoastal after just six months of business is a big decision. Here are a few important things to keep in mind if making a similar move with your own company.
Building a Business
Part Incubator, Part Private Club, Blade Wants to Electrify Boston’s Buzzy Startup Scene
Kayak founder Paul English is seeking to electrify Boston's startup scene with his new venture, Blade.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
After the Kickstarter Campaign: 3 Lessons for Startup Newbies
For the last year, college buddies Jake Huston and Vincent Ko have been building a startup together. Here's a look at what they have learned and where they are going.
Building a Business
7 Secrets From the Man Who Turned a Kickstarter Flop Into the Most Successful Campaign Ever
The first time Ryan Grepper took his tricked-out cooler idea to Kickstarter, he failed to make his $125,000 goal. The second time, his cooler became the most funded project in Kickstarter history. Here's what he learned.