Whether you’re courting potential investors or presenting at a staff meeting, you need to project confidence. Your self-assurance shows others that you believe in your business ideas and helps you sell them effectively.  This is a great post from The Daily Dose….. In some ways,...

An excerpt from my book….Eat This…. When a customer books a large party, function or special occasion, what do you do to thank them after the event? I can almost guess, nothing, nada, goose egg. Send a hand written note along with some flowers, chocolates or what ever turns your...

This is a good read for those who want to, or are, “Thinking Big”.  I watch Shark Tank, and these guys really know what they are doing.  A little tidbit of advice from one of them is never a bad thing. In a harried business world that glorifies the snap decision, Daymond John...

Success. Everyone wants it, but few have it to the degree they would like. Whatever your definition of success may be, here are a few practices that are guaranteed to help you achieve it: 1. Read Several sources indicate that less than 15 percent of the American population reads with any...

Liane Weintraub and Shannan Swanson of Tasty Brand With the current obsession with label-reading and organic ingredients, surely there must be dozens of organic baby food brands, right? That’s what Los Angeles moms (and friends) Liane Weintraub and Shannan Swanson thought. But they...

The band R.E.M. has a great song titled “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine).” I have often wondered if we should officially adopt it as the anthem of Capitalism 24902 — a new way of doing business that works toward the good of the community. It is...

From Entrepreneur.com’s Gwen Morgan As companies grow and employees and business owners are stretched thin, all manner of mistakes, errors and accidents that can put your company at risk become more likely to happen. Take for example, Andrea Albertini owner of North Palm Beach, Fla.,...

“Most of the Baggu ideas come from someone at Baggu going, ‘You know what I really need?’ And then just making it.” This spring, Emily Sugihara, the founder of the chic reusable bag company Baggu, took up surfing and bought a longboard, only to encounter a problem–how to...

The only thing worse than hearing negative feedback is what happens if you don’t hear it. Why is feedback so powerful and essential to our success? We often fail to see in ourselves what is perfectly obvious to others. The following is a set of 9 steps that any individual can take to...

Found on Mashable.com Nellie Akalp is the CEO of CorpNet.com, an online legal document filing service, where she helps entrepreneurs incorporate or form an LLC for their new businesses. Connect with Nellie on Twitter or visit her free resource center. Starting a business gives you the...