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Tax planning for small business will be complicated this year: fifty-five different tax deductions expired at the end of 2013, including a few that were key to businesses’ abilities to write off bigger purchases. With those changes, it’s crucial to keep an eye out on which remaining tax deductions Read More

Volkswagen has had some problems with its Superbowl videos. This breakdown provides a good look at what not to do. Read More

For whatever reason, speakers at technology conferences sometimes experience negative or argumentative feedback following their presentation. Learn how to prepare for and deal with such feedback in ways that deescalate conflict and retain credibility. Read More

A week ago, 24-year-old Charlie Shrem landed at JFK, home from giving a talk about the virtual currency Bitcoin at an e-commerce convention in Amsterdam.

The trip had gone well. Shrem’s speech made the front page of the Dutch Financial Times, his Icelandair flight had internet, and he was excite Read More

Remember when Google Plus “flopped"? Well, it didn’t. In fact, it was, and still is, just part of Google’s plan--but everyone (including the media) has trouble seeing it as anything other than a swing and a miss for the explosive overtaking of Facebook, which is what most people believe was Google’ Read More

If done correctly, company hackathons can be incredibly productive. If done incorrectly, they can turn into one big snooze fest — or worse, a waste of time, money and junk food. What makes a hackathon work? Read More

I started freelancing in high school. Even though I didn’t really know it at the time, I’d started my own business at a time when most of my peers were applying for whatever jobs would work around their school schedules. Some how this experience has translated into an assumption that I know somethi Read More

Deep down, I’m always surprised when I can give someone a dollar and I get something back. Money — paper or plastic — doesn’t really seem like it should be worth anything. We’re all in on this giant unspoken conspiracy to agree that money will continue working and that we can exchange it.

But wh Read More

Online video offers some incredible opportunities. This case study of a branding ideo for a hummus company shows the potential of video. Read More

This month, people all throughout the world are committed to "New Year's Resolutions" -goals for themselves- personal, professional or otherwise. But the first step in creating an effective goal, so often overlooked, is determining challenging but possible, measurable metrics.

A dream without a Read More