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Many of our lawmakers think their job is about scoring points or making jokes. We need problem solvers in the U.S. Congress, not tax protesters from the right or would-be comedians from the left. Apparently, dysfunction ...

Speek's Danny Boice put everything on the line -- literally -- to see his startup succeed. Would you?

I haven?t been trail running for long. I barely consider myself a runner of any sort. Up until my early 30s I had never run over a mile in my life, nor did I have any desire to. But in 2007 I hit rock bottom physically a...

I just completed several weeks of HR conferences (four vendor conferences, the HR Technology Conference, SuccessConnect, and LinkedIn TalentConnect) and want to share some insights on key directions in HR technology.

But, how exactly can independent cafes compete with the Starbucks and Caribous of the world? I'm glad you asked.

Book Review: QR Codes Kill Kittens: How to Alienate Customers, Dishearten Employees, and Drive Your Business into the Ground by Scott Stratten

Asset management is a key contributor to insurers? economic returns.  As we have seen in recent years, however, it is also an increasingly complicated area in a challenging and turbulent business environment.  Insurers...

Streaming live on Forbes, Technori Co-Founder Seth Kravitz will answer questions from readers at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT) Tuesday, October 22nd.

It?s a fascinating time to be active in the small business lending market.  There is a tremendous amount of activity and innovation from new and existing small business lenders in the market.  Almost every week, I hear...

If you use the Internet in your daily business practices and haven't yet adopted task and project management tools into your workflow, or if you?re a business owner and haven?t set up your employees on a task management ...

Kansas City startup Local Ruckus pivoted to something really needed in the event space and it's paying off.

Since Apple?s launch of iOS 7 in late September, the uptake has been strong. According to a report from mixpanel, the adoption has reached about 73%.

Continuing my series on buying a business, here are a few points when considering this ownership option.  Thanks to Russell Brown's "Laws of the Business Buying and Selling Jungle" for the inspiration.

A weekly summary of the top credit card stories that appeared in major publications across the country.

Intuit, the small business leader in financial management solutions, is holding a pretty big contest for small businesses and technology startups. The contest, which Intuit calls the Intuit Small Business Big Game, kicke...

Mastermind groups are relatively new to most people, even though Napoleon Hill created the concept around 75 years ago with his book, Think and Grow Rich. A mastermind group is designed to help you navigate through chal...

Until recently, Facebookers between the ages of 13 and 17 operated in a vacuum. Only their friends could see their posts, whether they wanted to make a public impression or not.

Begging might not be so bad. In its early days, the popular gaming blog Penny Arcade was run purely on donations for more than a year. "The word crowdfunding hadn't been invented yet," said Jerry Holkins, one of the site...

Many employees are uncertain about the future and know that each career decision they make will impact their ability to advance and find the fulfillment they desire. There are several factors involved in having a success...

Feeling overwhelmed, sad, angry, demoralized? You can do something about it.

Techstars and Foundry Group co-founder Brad Feld to speak at early stage symposium event in Madison Wisconsin.

This year, ten major workplace trends focus on the generational shift, the rise of freelancing, the skills gap and more. From a professional and corporate perspective, here's the breakdown and how these trends can influe...