Last July, a fine art consultant with Value My Stuff received a photograph of a small Dutch landscape with grass prominently in the foreground and signed “Vincent.” The photo had been submitted by someone who had the
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Small Business
How to Keep Your Business Data Safe
Data is the lifeblood of any business, so keeping it safe and accessible should be a top priority for even the smallest startup. Keeping your data safe can seem like a daunting process, but this checklist will help you get started.
9 Qualities of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs
What separates the best from everyone else? (Hint: It’s not about the money.)
How to Keep Business Projects on Track
We’ve all been there. Business projects that start out full of excitement and promise lose focus and energy until it seems like they’re a long way from that goal that once seemed so promising.
Customer Complaints Can Help Your Company
Here’s something most small business owners have probably never considered: Customer complaints don’t have to be considered a problem. In fact, they can be a tremendous source of goodwill and business opportunity.
Three Tips for Creating a Realistic Budget
If you have to put together an annual budget for your department, your compensation may depend on your ability to stick to it. Here are three tips for creating a manageable budget:
Respond Thoughtfully to Online Customer Feedback
Whether you’re a small company or a Fortune 500, customer feedback matters. But it can be tough to navigate online feedback. Which reviews are valuable and which are unreliable? Consider the following when dealing with the negative ones:
What a 9-Year-Old Can Teach You About Selling
If you want your conversations to have a real impact, you need to simplify your message.
Celebrity Stock: Social Gaming Company Salad Labs is All About Buzz.
And you thought the stock market was volatile.
Last week, when news broke that Jessica Simpson had given birth to a baby girl her “stock” on celebrity gossip social gaming site Pop Salad more than quadrupled to $200,000. But, …
Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? Richard Branson’s Mother Says Yes
Much has been written about whether entrepreneurs are born or made, with no real consensus. My own opinion, which is anecdotal, is that entrepreneurs can be made — and that parents play a central role in making them.
10 Ways to Motivate Anyone
I am often asked about how I keep employees inspired and productive. It’s an essential question since companies today must accomplish more, with fewer people. The most successful start-ups must be lean, nimble, and fierce.
In …
Five Lessons About Work You Won’t Learn in School, from the Sklar Brothers
In their new show, United Stats of America (which debuts Tuesday at 10 p.m. E.T. on the History Channel), twin comedians Jason and Randy Sklar drill deep into the numbers that make America great — or at least, greatly filled …
