My entrepreneur friends and I are constantly discussing (and complaining) about the on-going struggle that is dating. When you work for yourself, you sometimes lose sight of how important your personal life actually is.
Entrepreneurs just aren't the daredevils they used to be, according to a new study. Small business owners have become decidedly more conservative a...
What's one resource that you use for evaluating pay scales for new hires? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC).
Negative gossip can send your career into a downward spiral, but through your actions, you have the power to control the conversation about you, and keep that buzz positive. But how?
A job layoff can be a financially jarring event when you suddenly find yourself without a steady paycheck, but it doesn't have to mean the end of your professional posterity.
This post is by Goldman Sachs as part of their sponsorship of The Huffington Post's What Is Working: Small Businesses Running a small business with...
Most ventures fail. Most entrepreneurs make a lot less money than if they worked for someone else. The road to success is often long and lonely -- brutal hours; massive amounts of stress; and a huge amount of personal sacrifice. So, why would you want to become an entrepreneur?
We need to make sure our people are ready for any changes, including the most unexpected, even unprecedented challenges, which have become the norm in a rapidly changing global marketplace and society.
Money doesn't guarantee success; only effective execution can deliver that goal. I believe improving the odds for venture-backed companies requires better execution.
If you've ever found yourself asking, "How can I fund this?" or "Can I fund this on my own, while I'm still holding my current job?" the answer is yes -- you absolutely can.
Behind every "overnight success" is a story of a person or a team toiling away for years, with very few people except themselves and perhaps a few friends and partners supporting them. Consider the following two stories.
As I read parts of her speeches and some of her most famous quotations, it became easily apparent that she understood the value of capitalism, enterprise, and the business community in a democratic society.
When everyone's on the same page, investors can better identify companies in which they have interest, and entrepreneurs can more quickly raise the capital they need to grow their business.
Since the Affordable Care Act passed into law, companies have been vocal about the drastic measures they'll take to avoid paying for basic health care...
More than a dozen students at Stanford University have put their degrees on hold to join a new startup, in one of the largest-ever departures from the...
Ever wonder what it's like to give up your current job to pursue the dream of starting your own business? Nick Lawrence Pfeifer doesn't have to wonder...
Subscribe for: iPod, iPhone & iTunes / Zune / Android In this episode you'll hear an interview with Jason Low, publisher at Lee & Low Bo...
Every day people who never imagined themselves as inventors, business owners, culture shifters, and reinventors have begun exploring all those unexplored sides of who they are, and what they might become.
In just two weeks, the movement for paid sick days has seen three victories -- in Portland, Ore., Philadelphia, and most recently, New York City. Local coalitions in each place encountered fierce opposition, and yet the wave of wins continues. Why now?
Of course you should know your business, your team, your strengths and weaknesses, and your market. That's absolutely essential. But do you take the business time to describe it in comprehensive detail, with edited text, statistics and formal research? No.
On our first blind date, he discussed his business plans at length, and his zeal was attractive to me. We continued to talk via phone and began to see each other regularly. Notice I didn't describe what we did as dating.
Preliminary estimates show that private-company sales increased nearly 8 percent in 2012, and net profit margins, on average, increased to around 8 percent from around 5 percent in 2011.
Being in a position to dictate your own exit strategy should be the highlight of your career because it epitomizes the entrepreneurial dream: Go into business, be successful at it, and leave under your own terms.
Do they have the qualities successful owners have? Or if they are expanding, do they have the energy, experience, and talent to operate a larger business?
Of course, there are a variety of skills owners need to know in order to make a business work. But after many decades of running my own successful businesses, I have come to the conclusion that these facts are the seven essential concepts needed to create a successful business life.
