I applaud Congress for taking action and passing these bills, which will lead to the creation or salvation of millions of jobs. This comes not a moment too soon.
A Leader creates new pathways, whereas a manager tries to keep an existing structure in place and "train" those under him or her to work within that context.
Once upon a time loans from friends and family ranked as the most prevalent way for entrepreneurs to fund business start-ups. Now, credit cards have jumped to the top of the list.
People are fed up and tired of fighting the traditional career path, so a number of people have become employed by creating their own jobs -- by starting a business.
The Dodd bill will choke off innovation and wealth creation at exactly the same time the president is trying to kick start it by smothering the vitality of what needs to be a dynamic and open area of creativity.
Gary Rivlan notes in his book, Broke USA, "the working poor have become big business." You wouldn't think that poor people would be a growth market, but businesses make big money off people who live paycheck to paycheck.
Starting a new business is ridiculously hard. So why would any sane individual set out on this sort of quixotic journey? Some will tell you it's for love or passion, but I think that people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) do it out of necessity.
I have ADD/ADHD, and I run a business. That's not a marriage made in heaven, but I use medication and have benefited from therapy. Thus, I can better ...
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Because entrepreneurs are visionaries, they sometimes see opportunities the market isn't ready to accept, so they are labeled eccentric and easily discounted.
Rod Kurtz, the executive editor of AOL Small Business, is here to answer your business questions. Just send him a video or e-mail at askrod@aol.com....
Here's a simple question: how do I get all the way to being an adult without knowing that I have ADHD? I've been asking myself that since being diagno...
One of my mantras is "Do not judge; be inspired." Judgment is part of human nature. But instead, it makes more sense to stop and be mindful of the wa...
By Stephen Viscusi Recently the headlines were filled with the story about movie director, Kevin Smith, who directed "Cop Out". He was asked to l...
Can American renewal be driven by one entrepreneur's annoyance at paying a $40 late fee to Blockbuster?
If you raised the tax rates from thirty-six percent to forty-one percent, no entrepreneur worth his salt would close up and go fishin'. They'd grumble about it, then they'd play for less.
I feel tiny as I take a seat in the office of The Joyful Child organization. I adjust in my chair and take a look around the room. Photos are everywhe...
Ideas aren't just about product development or financial success; they are part of your identity. Successful entrepreneurs change the world by changing themselves first.
It's a sunny afternoon in the Los Angeles area as I take a chair at the long, rectangular table facing attendees at the Digital Hollywood conference. ...
If you think about it, we can't all work for Doctors Without Borders or the Gates Foundation. The world needs bus drivers, ballerinas, waiters, plumbers, IT specialists and people to do payroll.
What can we look forward to after the worst U.S. economic and financial crisis in decades, possibly since the Great Depression? As crazy as it sound...
There are two kinds of experts, academic experts and practical experts. One is not better than the other, but they are very different and each offers very different value.
Here are outtakes from my conversation with the smart and funny-as-hell woman who started and runs Persephone Books. Without her, Miss Pettigrew would literally not have lived to see another day.
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Small companies create more than half of America's jobs, but the entrepreneurs who drive this part of the economy continue to co...
I have not seen much evidence of Obama being in touch with small-town Kentucky, but after reading David Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win, I have become convinced that he knows what it takes to run a business.
