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There’s been a lot of talk recently about mega corporations and their efforts to go green, but we know that small business is the key to taking sustainable business practices mainstream. So we surveyed 166 small businesses to see what if anything they were doing to go green. Read More

Feeling helpless against the summer slowdown in your retail biz? Not to worry, here are 12 ways to boost sales and beat the summer slump. Read More

When someone introduces me to an “idea person,” I automatically jump to the down-side conclusion that this person doesn’t do follow-up. Of course there are people who are great at getting things done, but haven’t had an original idea in their life. Great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates, are great at Read More

Can you imagine how much less guilt, stress, and frustration you would feel if you could somehow just make yourself do the things you don’t want to do when you are actually supposed to do them? Not to mention how much happier and more effective you would be? Read More

The “10,000-hour rule” — that this level of practice holds the secret to great success in any field — has become sacrosanct gospel, echoed on websites and recited as litany in high-performance workshops. The problem: it’s only half true. Read More

Science confirms what Buzzfeed and Upworthy already know: In the hierarchy of digital contagion, content that evokes powerful emotions floats mercilessly to the top. Read More

We are constantly focused on making sure our fledgling companies have enough runway to grow. We believe that if the company's bank account runs out, the company goes bankrupt and it's game over. But that's not always true. It's often not until your personal bank account runs out... Read More

Research shows that being the most connected person is not an effective way to build your network. The single best strategy is one that almost no one talks about. Read More

Have you ever considered using social media as a way of getting more leads? If you’re already using social media for your business, either to get more engagement, more traffic to your website or to raise awareness of your brand, why not also make an extra effort to also get more leads out of it? Read More

When organizations innovate new products and services, the process can get very complex: Competitive analyses. Voice of the customer sessions. Minimum viable product feature sets. Strategies. In many cases, these are all appropriate. But... Read More