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An employment lawyer helps startups navigate worker classification issues.

Perhaps the answer is simply this: Microsoft is hoping Uber will use its cloud platform for its operations, giving it an instantly recognizable reference client around the world.

Some entrepreneurs wonder if they should bypass traditional investors and go with crowdfunding, based on the assumption that it's easier to raise money that way. While it's true that some successful startups sowed their ...

GUEST: Since becoming the CEO of 99designs four years ago, I've quickly learned about what goes into establishing a brand. As a company, we viewed our dedication to growing a brand founded on crowd-sourced design contest...

GUEST: Our company has just turned eight years old, has a presence in all of Latin America, and currently has 36 members on its team. Our biggest obsession: productivity. Since 2007 we have analyzed in detail each one of...

Recent quarterly reports have sent shock waves through the annals of food business prognosticators. Chipotle Mexican Grill had taken a serious dip after they seemed to be failing to continue their fast casual juggernaut....

Tax deadlines are important, and Congress just changed several key dates. One of the best changes is for FBARs, which were due June 30 with no extension. Now, they are due April 15, and you can extend that by 6 months.

WASHINGTON (By David Morgan, Reuters) — The cybersecurity issues that led Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV to recall 1.4 million vehicles last month could pose a problem for cars and trucks from other automakers, the top U...

GUEST: Too many big data initiatives fail because companies, top to bottom, aren't committed to the truth in analytics. Let me explain. In January 2015, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and Teradata (full disclosure...

While the tech IPO market is nowhere near the crazy levels of the 1990s, the activity is certainly robust. Just some of the latest deals include Fitbit (FIT), Rapid7 (RPD) and Box (BOX).

Friday will go down as a sad day, at least in my book. Yota Devices, the Russian company behind the dual-screen Android YotaPhones, announced that they will not be releasing the device in the U.S. after all. If you are n...

TOKYO (By Elaine Lies, Reuters) — Mark Karpeles, the former head of defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the virtua...

GUEST: In mobile, "context" is everything. Where you are, what time is it, what you are doing — these things are essential elements to delivering a great mobile experience. But let's be honest: Since the dawn of first ...

Despite it's generally dismal healthcare cost management history, the U.S. is uniquely positioned to make big progress on healthcare costs and health. It has led advanced countries in cutting smoking prevalence by more ...

In Sub-­Saharan Africa, traditional banking infrastructure has never quite gained a foothold. That’s because instead of brick and mortar vaults, the region has seen sweeping use of mobile banking. Micro­financing and...

The best degree one entrepreneur received had nothing to do with academic institutions.

Doreen Kessy will enthusiastically tell you about her less than ideal experience watching TV while growing up in Tanzania. "I never saw characters who looked like me, and the shows were from a world totally different tha...

If your child's scholarship makes you ineligible to claim the $2,500 American Opportunity Tax Credit for college expenses, claim a portion of the scholarship as taxable income to your child and pick up $2,500 per year in...

Where are the best locations for operating a tech startup? You may need more than one.

Yes, some colleges do have higher ROI values on average, and that is helpful to a point, but your return on investment is really all about you. Your return on investment (ROI) from a college degree depends on what cost y...

Surprisingly, with a $140,000 income and $100,000 in cash, middle class families can afford the top ten colleges on Forbes 2015 Best College list, but not the bottom ten colleges. In this post I explain why. Check out Fo...

There are two schools of thought regarding how to make anything go viral. In The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell emphasizes the importance of the messenger. In contrast, Jonah Berger’s Contagious: Why Things Catch On p...