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Fast food workers are hitting the streets in cities across the country, walking out from their jobs, demanding higher wages. Many of these protesters want $15 an hour. President Obama and other Democrats decreed $10.10 i...

The best steps a business owner can take to protect their brand from these types issues boils down to three steps: Protection, Monitoring and Defense.

I hate commuting. I mean, nobody likes commuting ? what?s to like about crawling along in endless traffic with your only form of distraction the mind-numbing yammering from the lowest rung on the evolutionary ladder: ...

When a tax whistleblower gets a rejection letter from the IRS -- what can they do? what are their options? what are next steps?

In three weeks, more than 60 expiring tax provisions will...expire. At least for a while.

While there is a lot of discourse about how we're going to feed 9 billion by 2050, there are few who are actually putting their money where their mouth is to finance the innovations that will ensure global food security.

What have you learned as a successful entrepreneur? This question was originally answered on Quora by Jason M. Lemkin.

Over the past half-century, Detroit's urban sprawl has largely been driven by a reliance on individually-based automotive travel. Here, even in the city center, there are multi-lane roads to get everywhere, and parking s...

Gmail's inbox is now segmented into at least three categories. If you're finding that this change is still affecting your business' email marketing, here's how to get back on track.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) released its Small Business Optimism Index today. According to the report, small business optimism is up, but only slightly--less than a point (0.9). Sluggish job gr...

It's another frustrating year-end for commuters and their employers as Congress puts off tax extender legislation.

It's pertinent to discuss how customers can do their part in building lasting relationships with those whom they do business.

As a group, small business owners are not a bunch of complainers. Their hope for a bright business future is what keeps them working hard even during the most difficult times.

A senior human resources executive recently said to me, "I think we are approaching a tipping point where there will be backlash about the commercialization of the season. It saddens me that the consumer aspect has swall...

"Innovation" is a much-loved word, returning over 110 million Google results.  Yet the mandate for companies to innovate can lead them in unproductive directions, adding features and complexity for their most demanding ...

I'm always fascinated by stories of how entrepreneurs can take some asset or business, repurpose it and experience unimaginable success. So, I was thinking, "Why can't you repurpose employees as well?"

Huge business opportunities--if they can pull it off.

Huge business opportunities--if they can pull it off.

There are two stories we hear about college these days: Get into a good school, graduate, get a good job. OR, in most startup circles, don’t. In the startup world, we usually idolize the founders who drop out of or ski...

While some spend their teenage years concentrating on classes, first loves and pimples, a few young minds are focused on their bottom lines and growing businesses.

The Houston Chronicle chose to honor 43 of its most interesting citizens (why the Chronicle chose 43 is unclear to me) and one of them turned out to be Madison Robinson. Forbes posted a piece about Robinson this past sum...

Yesterday, the mHealth Summit at National Harbor in Maryland saw two venture funding announcements worthy of note: Practice Fusion (led by Qualcomm Ventures), and HealthLoop.