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This is the third posting in my cyber awareness series for small to medium-sized business owners.  One of the biggest buzzwords being used right now is "the cloud."  So, what is the cloud? There are many different defi...

Of all challenges facing today's employers, one stands out: Find and acquire talent. And for a good reason: talented employees are in limited supply, and very much in demand.

Carried interest gets a lot of media attention -- probably because it involves many rich hedge fund managers -- the kind of people everyone loves to hate, admire, and envy, thanks to their "hugely outsized earnings." Las...

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Have you ever had one of those "uh oh" moments when you wake up and realize you should have taken care of something earlier? I fear a number of business owners may not have gotten the news yet: taxes went up this year!

Here is some little-known information, and an innovation tool, that will help you get rewarded for your actions.

To this point, Instagram has been the best Internet acquisition ever and Facebook deserves enormous credit. Although it may seem like one of many popular mobile services today, it's very monetizing-friendly and the best ...

Yo Gotti released his first independent album 13 years ago. Thirteen mixtapes and four albums later, he is now on his second major label deal with Epic Records. Find out how he stays focused.

Longchamp's sales have exploded in recent years as the company capitalizes on a surging affordable luxury fashion market.

Jumping on a plane. Headed to Palm Springs for the Annual Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards hosted by Ernst & Young, LLP. Yes -- the top high-impact entrepreneurs in America all gathered in one spot and I'm in the middle o...

Whether you're seeking advice on raising capital, scaling your business or looking for general industry insight, these sites are worth reading.

With the volume of competition that businesses face in most industries, it's never been more important to stand out and develop a unique identity and value proposition through strategic branding. While it's obviously imp...

WE'VE is an innovative social enterprise that sells artisan goods via a unique pre-order system that protects the price for buyers and sellers alike by assuring that production doesn't begin until a minimum order quanti...

As always, it pays for investors to keep an eye on governmental and regulatory actions. In the case of Congress, CBM and patent trolls, a hand has been tipped and gives investors a direction to watch.

One of the ground-breaking tech companies of the past decade is Salesforce.com, which is the mastermind of Marc Benioff. So what are some of his takeaways? Here's a look at three lessons.

When you make personal calls at work, employers can figure who you are talking to, how often you call and how long you stay on the line. Is such ability simply good management oversight, or creepy extension of NSA-style ...

The top 10 venture capital investors from the 2013 Forbes Midas List.

FirstMark Capital, a New York-based venture firm known for early investments in Pinterest, Aereo and Shopify, has raised its third fund since 2006. According to the firm, FirstMark III was oversubscribed. Amish Jani, a ...

Tracy DiNunzio, Founder and CEO of Tradesy, recently shared her insights regarding the best approach for entrepreneurs to address competition. Tracy's frank, pragmatic and somewhat controversial comments were as part of ...

While the rest of us have been busy aging, it turns out Millennials have, too.

Most businesses start small but only the special ones achieve great heights. Here are seven companies that began as tiny acorns but grew (or are growing quickly) into great oaks.