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As you grow your business it might lose some of the magic. It is a lot harder to run a large business than a startup. You have to juggle a lot more things than when you started. Jason Cohen, the CEO WP Engine, had grown his business to 125 people. The skills to run a startup vs. a company with 125 Read More

Most technical entrepreneurs cringe when they finally realize that marketing is still king, despite the power of technology, and they are up against competitors who have a hundred times their spending power. Luckily, the digital revolution has been a great equalizer in the marketing world, if used Read More

Helpers do what you say, while good help does what you need, without you saying anything. People who can help you the most are actually smarter than you, at least in their domain. Top entrepreneurs spend more time putting the right team in place to accomplish their objectives than they spend on any Read More

There is so much small business owners need to know to operate at peak performance. Luckily we live in the Information Age with plentiful resources. To help you sift through some of the data, every week we’re going to look at three business books and the lessons you can learn from reading them.
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True leaders realize that, by definition, the word "leader" places the leader at the front, and not the rear. Yet many, many executives try to lead through fear and intimidation. This isn’t really leading at all. It’s pushing. In all businesses, leading from the front means that you are not afraid Read More

Could two heads be better than one for your small business?

Partnerships can benefit start-ups and growing business in many ways – shared risk, access to funds and expertise, and the sharing of duties. Of course, partnerships can be risky. One partner may not pull their weight, financi Read More

Shubham Banerjee, 13 years old, has received VC funding for his invention, turning him into the youngest Entrepreneur to receive venture capital funding. Read More

A popular myth these days is that finishing college only dilutes your entrepreneurial instincts, and the best of the best, including Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, dropped out early to hasten their success. I agree with Robert E. Litan, former VP of research at the Kauffman Foundation, Read More

The good news is that the rate of entrepreneurship is down a bit, to pre-recession levels, according to the latest Kaufmann Index of entrepreneurial activity. The bad news is that it’s still high, the opportunity for change is huge, and the cost of entry is at an all-time low. It’s a jungle fight f Read More