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Business can be a harsh world to navigate sometimes, especially for women whose feelings run deep. Not everyone has the hide of a rhinoceros. Some would categorize that as a weakness, but sensitivity is actually a wonderful asset for those who interact with people for a living. Read More

Here are some thoughts from Mike Scanlin on raising money:

Don't hire your family members (or girlfriend/boyfriend) for executive positions in the company. It would be best if they weren't in the company at all, but if they are they certainly should not have a reporting relationship where one re Read More

A few months back Hubspot published a survey that showed businesses with a blog get 55% more views that a business without a blog. Many think that blogging is a fad, or that they don't have the time for it but you should answer the question only after some serious consideration.
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Stephanie Bullis is the Ambassor of Buzz at Grasshopper Group, a brand which empowers entrepreneurs to succeed with a suite of products they love to use. She is a passionate bargain hunter and always looking to connect with entrepreneurs and small businesses. Connect with Stephanie on Twitter @srb Read More

In any business transaction, it is important to put the terms of the parties’ agreement into writing. However, as most businesspeople are aware, the typical written agreement, on its face, appears to go far beyond merely re-stating the parties’ business deal. This article provides a brief explanati Read More

There are a plethora of legitimate questions that keep entrepreneurs up at night, one of the biggest and most fundamental, being, “How do I raise money?”

There will always be a disproportionate number of companies looking for capital relative to that which exists. In order to maximize your chanc Read More

When your work begins to get a little too serious, and you feel like the dry cleaners are adding too much starch to your shirts, it's time to bring your inner kid to work for the day. Read More

It is December 2001 and I am wearing out my throat begging for money, again!

No, I am not on the streets panhandling, rather my first start-up, Zento, has just lost it’s “guaranteed” second round funding as well as my best-friend and co-founder. And we are days away from letting the last 35 staf Read More

Often when we first start a business or launch our entrepreneurial project we envision a mass audience of people and/or companies who will desperately want what we are offering.

Unfortunately, the truth is often quite different. Not everyone in the world is really going to need or want what we h Read More

Instead of having one expert this week....we found 13! All thought leaders in their respective fields, to discuss what they thought the biggest trends of 2011 would be. What do you think? Read More