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Who Will Be The Next Mark Zuckerberg?

Jim Thomas, 05/18/12

Lawyer for business/Steward for Colorado

There is a time bomb in your company that you had better defuse. It's your failure to be clear about, or even consider, ownership of the business connections represented by social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Peter Brown Hoffmeister, 05/18/12

Author, 'The End of Boys'

As long as bookstores exist, people will keep buying books because the person next to them puts it in their hands. Literally.

Richard Komaiko, 05/18/12

Co-founder, AttorneyFee

Excelerate has been very successful in finding, funding and supporting young Chicago companies. With the announcement its third class, I'm applying data-driven comparison to the largest startup incubator in the second city.

Shawn Amos, 05/18/12

Amos Content Group

Companies that hope to remain competitive know they need to maintain a presence on social media sites. But how can they integrate customer service into the operation?

Gabe Brown, 05/18/12

North Dakota rancher

Let's start by taking a look at the root of the problem. Production agriculture today is one of man imposing his will on nature.

Brian Ross, 05/17/12

Managing Editor, Truth-2-Power.com and pioneering ezine editor of the first sports ezine, MLNSports

Rewarding Facebook for yet another amorphous gathering of Internet humanity that avoids ads like the plague and travels digitally out of the Facebook neighborhood like a shut-in, will not make the shareholders money.

Ryan Holmes, 05/17/12

CEO, HootSuite

The Facebook IPO is a watershed moment in social media. It leaves no doubt that social networks are a true cultural and financial force. Social media is here to stay. It's not a fad. And it's huge business. The big question is what's next.

Gene Marks, 05/17/12

Small business management columnist, author, speaker, and business owner

If our students emerged from their universities better prepared for life in the business world, there would be more opportunities awaiting them. So to that end, here are just a few courses I believe every fine business school should offer.

George Siemon, 05/17/12

CEO, Organic Valley

Food and agriculture must be a large focus of the environmental movement. Indeed, one could say we could eat our way through major threats by eating food that is grown with respect to nature.

Andrew Tweed, 05/16/12

Venture capitalist

The ways in which an entrepreneur might best connect with venture capitalists has been covered by a number of other VCs across the web, but we thought it might be helpful for entrepreneurs to put this question into context by providing actual operating data regarding deal flow for our firm.

Barbara Ehrenreich, 05/17/12

New York Times bestselling author

Lenders, including major credit companies as well as payday lenders, have taken over the traditional role of the street-corner loan shark, charging the poor insanely high rates of interest.

Karen Leland, 05/16/12

Bestselling Author, Marketing Consultant, Content Creator

In one short month summer will be here, and millions of Linksters, also known as "The Facebook Generation," will be working in small businesses as office assistants, interns, busboys, lifeguards and camp counselors.

Rody Moore, 05/15/12

CEO, Genbook

Reviews found on such websites as Yelp, Google Places and Citysearch can make or break a local business.

Rana Florida, 05/16/12

CEO, The Creative Class Group

Feel free to let your boss know that a new study released by the Center for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, and American Cancer Society has confirmed what many have long suspected: that lengthy car commutes are terrible for your health.

Women & Co, 05/15/12

Personal finance source for women

When starting a business, a solid business plan can help you secure financing and win those crucial first customer.

Jared Gutstadt, 05/15/12

CEO, Jingle Punks Music

By the '70s, rock had become a bloated mass with few points of entry. That paradigm was smashed by punks like the Clash, who, armed with talent, bypassed the existing machine. Visionary CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg have done the same.

Cynthia Montgomery, 05/15/12

Author, 'The Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs'

Bold, confident, visionary leaders who take their businesses in new directions are widely admired and sought after. But when confidence balloons into the belief that a good manager can win in any situation, the business is headed for trouble.