Stay focused on the prize of your own race. And don't worry about who's in front, behind, or beside you.
Nelson Davis | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business
Cutting your way to prosperity is impossible. The business saga of the breakfast food titans, Mr. Kellogg and his rival C. W. Post, is a fascinating and instructive story.
Nelson Davis | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business
When I hear people say there aren't enough opportunities and that they can't make money, I'll tell them about the simple but valuable barber shop lessons.
Lynda Resnick | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business
While I can't wait for the financial crisis to be over, I'm excited about the opportunity that it creates for new players to get into the small business game, now that the playing field is leveled.
Steve Mariotti | Posted 06.12.2009 | Business
Many high schools have job placement programs to help their students, but rarely do we see the possibility of entrepreneurship presented as an option.
Lesa Mitchell | Posted 06.11.2009 | Business
Promoting and enabling an entrepreneurial spirit will create jobs, solve problems and improve lives across the nation.
Anthony Tjan | Posted 05.07.2009 | Business
This second conversation with former Thomson Corporation CEO Dick Harrington looks at why small businesses need to understand their product line profitability.
Liz Hamburg | Posted 04.18.2009 | Business
I just got the bill to renew our corporate insurance policy. Normally, I pay it without a problem. I had always felt assured to know that, as a small ...
Anthony Tjan | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business
Harrington: "The biggest issue is how well the entrepreneur can scale. It's important for them to realize that one person can't control everything, that they can't be VP of marketing, sales, and operations."
Meredith Barnett | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business
Web-based businesses are a lot harder than they seem. For every hit site (like this one), there are millions of disappointments. You just don't hear about them.
Don McNay | Posted 03.12.2009 | Business
There has been a long and irreversible trend toward small, entrepreneurial businesses, located far from money centers. Instead, Washington keeps throwing money at these "too big to fail" money losers.
Susan Wilson Solovic | Posted 01.23.2009 | Business
The Small Business Administration was founded to strengthen the overall economy by helping small businesses start and grow. Does the SBA actually do what it's supposed to do?
Chip Conley | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business
Let's recognize that the auto company leaders who got us into this mess are transactional, not transformational leaders (think of the difference between Hillary and Barack).
Michelle Cote | Posted 12.28.2008 | Business
Violence in Afghanistan is threatening those who are working to establish legitimate businesses, and help the country transcend its identity as a battlefield.
Amy Swift | Posted 11.05.2008 | Business
Whether you are making handbags or researching a cure for AIDS, having passion for the product is key to sustained greatness.
Julia Moulden | Posted 09.16.2008 | Living
"I used to be the next President of the United States." Chances are you know whose line that is. It's one that goes down well with Al Gore's adoring ...
Simon Sinek | Posted 09.11.2008 | Business
For passion to survive it needs structure. But for structure to grow, it needs passion. 90% of all new businesses fail. And most of the companies t...
Amy Swift | Posted 08.01.2008 | Living
Here's what I learned about goal-getting from my uber-focused husband: if you're serious about a goal, go get it, and stop playing around.
Lisa Wade | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics
After negative publicity claimed the toy was racist, the SockObama Co. offered an apology. That apology was later aggressively revoked in this letter by co-owner Elizabeth Lawson.
Jen Groover | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business