What if gender differences made women even better business owners? It's not hard to make a compelling case. Let's take a stab at it.

So how do you take a good idea -- zero percent capital gains for startups -- and make it a big idea, an idea that could turbocharge innovation, company formation, and job creation in our economy right now?

It's organizations like Tofu Project that are adding to the flavorful entrepreneurial spirit in the Bay Area. San Francisco hasn't always been about Rice-a-Roni or cable cars, Apple or The Gap. Now, Tofu has come to town and will make its impression on the Golden Gate backdrop.

Both founders and investors are, in many cases, paying way too much attention to reverberations within the venture echo-chamber instead of just making good, sensible plans consistent with their missions. Don't cede control of your destiny to the oscillating waves of popular thought.

(By Jon Cook) - Sue Khim was in her third year of medical school, $50,000 in debt and wondering if she would ever dig herself out. Instead of simpl...

Piggyback on a business that has created a platform upon which you can build your business.

The classic top-down approach to job creation is deeply flawed. It's not enough to simply put more people on payroll. For the economic recovery to truly take off, we need companies that are innovative, disruptive and scalable. The most effective action governments can take to support job creation is to create conditions that support individual entrepreneurs.

While it's not clear yet whether the numbers of startups in Helsinki are sufficient to ignite, it feels like it's getting there (and given the risk-averse and paternal nature of Finland, that by itself is a miracle).

While some weren't blown away with this week's debut of the latest iPhone, and Tim Cook has some big shoes to fill, Steve Jobs left him with a powerful and intricately designed global operation that will be tough to break. A closer look at this gives entrepreneurs a perfect case study on how to create a business that stands the test of time.

While I don't have a personal relationship with Steve Jobs, he's been a hero of mine since I was a teenager when I bought an Apple II computer with 16K of RAM in 1978 with my Bar Mitzvah money.

It's lame to protest for more jobs when you will so easily create them by starting a company. Now get out of your tents, learn to code and make something that changes the world.

When I left what I thought was my dream job to launch a start-up, I truly believed I was onto something huge. Initially, I was following my instincts; however, looking back, some key indicators reinforced my gut feeling. Think you're on the precipice of the next big thing? Ask yourself these questions first.

Cosper didn't launch Entrepreneur magazine, but she revitalized it to be relevant and true to its word.

In the spirit of collaboration (and entrepreneurship), I sent a quick email out to my successful self-employed friends and asked, "What is the best advice you have for business owners?"

For entrepreneurs in the United States, and for all of us who support them, a wake-up call is in order. We need to work harder at learning and practicing the global game than we've done so far.