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One thing recent political history has shown us is that incremental, step-by-step reforms are more palatable and concretely implementable than bloated, overreaching ones.

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In a fast-moving, complex society, you simply can't master every task. But when you pay people for advice - whether they're your doctor, your mechanic, or your financial adviser - you need to be able to trust what they'r...

Before they drive you over the edge, consider replacing these common quips with their more productive sibling statements.

Causes.com was one of the first ten Facebook apps and is now one of the leading sites on the web supporting nonprofits, social entrepreneurs and change agents seeking to make the world a better place.

A recent survey of small-business owners has found that nearly 15 percent of small-business owners need to work a second job while running their business to make ends meet. The survey, commissioned by American Express OP...

In recent times, services such as LexisNexis and WestLaw, that crawl through multiple documents, filings, and databases, have become  extremely popular with lawyers.  This is because they are convenient, quick and prov...

More small businesses are marketing with mobile these days--and 84% of those that do see a boost in sales. But many of them are making mistakes that render their mobile campaigns useless.

Our definition of failure, and our path in life, is shaped by three things: Passion, Purpose, and Attitude. We need to re-define what failure means to us.

2014 will bring widespread consumer mobile adoption, bringing additional changes to corporate marketing strategies. To prepare for this increasingly-mobile world, here are a few steps businesses should take.

Preparing tax returns for others is serious business. It should be uniformly regulated.

For online retail brands, the digital world is no longer enough. Companies that began life as e-commerce businesses have suddenly rediscovered the appeal of brick-and-mortar stores. Men's clothing retailer Bonobos opened...

Earlier this month, as part of an enormous content play, AOL launched a new web series called Acting Disruptive. The show is two parts big ideas, one part late night talk show. It's backed by Robert De Niro's Tribeca Dig...

In the lead up to the 2013 Igniting Innovation Summit on Social Entrepreneurship, the Skoll World Forum is featuring the ideas and innovations of several speakers and delegates, all of whom are writing on entrepreneur...

During President Obama's Boston visit to talk about the ACA and the Massachusetts experiment, it is important to remember some context. Here are a few pictures that help to illustrate the successes and failures of Mass r...

Supermodel survives a tsunami and turns tragedy into a positive force for change while bringing hope to children in some of the world's more impoverished regions.

Continuing my series on buying a business, here are summaries of four more critical factors to consider when acquiring a small business.

Over the course of my investing career, the duds in my portfolios have been led by grandiose personalities. The guys at the helm of each of these companies have each acted like kings - putting their own interests first, ...

In one of the biggest deals so far in the second half of the year, The Coca-Cola Company today launched a $5 billion, five-part deal, as it prefunds maturities through the first quarter next year. The beverage giant se...

 Recently some close friends visited, both of whom have worked in education with adolescents for over 40 years. We were talking about students in general and when I asked what has changed with regards to the character o...

What is it like to sell your company to Google? This question was originally answered on Quora by Dave Baggett.

In a business world increasingly ruled by computer algorithms, you might not guess that one of the biggest pain points for organizations large and small has nothing to do with computer code. It has to do with communicati...