How-to Guides
How to Become a Technical Co-Founder on the Quick
Getting a four-year computer science degree is so yesterday. Check out our list of intensive programs that will turn you into a developer in under twelve weeks.
Founders Fund’s Geoff Lewis on Getting Acquired, on Your Terms
Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr shines a lot on the elusive topic of planning an exit strategy.
3 Games To Help You Generate Business Ideas
Coming up with business ideas should be fun. Here are three games you can play anywhere -- whether walking through store aisles or out for a jog -- that will turn your mind into an idea factory.
3 Hacks to Save on Startup Legal Fees
When it comes to legal hurdles, an attorney can be your biggest asset or your biggest expense. Here's how to trim your legal costs.
A Guide to Matchmaking Sites for Co-Founders
Choosing a co-founder can make or break a startup. Check out these matchmaking websites to find the perfect one.
6 Tips for Taking Your Video Ad Content Mobile
As consumers increasingly tune in to videos on their mobile devices, young entrepreneurs should consider how best to reach them.
Zappos’ Secrets to Building an Empowering Company Culture
Five key elements to building a customer and employee-centric culture from Zappos' culture coach.
Stop Saying ‘I’m Sorry:’ 3 Reasons Why Apologizing Prevents Progress (Video)
It’s just not helpful to say you’re sorry. Instead, focus on the problem and how to prevent it from happening again, suggests business coach Antonio Neves.
Is Your Brain in Overdrive? 3 Tips for Finding Focus (Video)
Just as your computer can crash when you have too many programs open at once, multitasking too much can crush your ability to focus. Business coach Antonio Neves offers some tips for finding focus.
Whatever You Do, Don’t Not Delegate: 8 Tips for Cultivating Keen Employees
Delegating is the second-hardest thing for an entrepreneur to do. The hardest is not delegating.
5 Foolproof Ways to Boost Your Public-Speaking Skills
From pitching investors to wowing to potential customers, speaking before an audience is a key skill to acquire. Here are some tips.
How to Prevent Your Business From Ruining Your Personal Life
Three ways to avoid taking your partner for granted and create a healthier work-life balance.
6 Lessons in How to Build a Successful App
Development firm inMarket shares the secrets to building a successful app.
How to Make Freelancing Work for Future Entrepreneurs
For would-be entrepreneurs, freelancing can serve as a crucial first toe in the water.
How to Start Up with Mom and Dad on Your Side
The ties you form early will help mold you in life and in business. Here's how to keep your parents happy and on your side while you're starting up.
How to Choose a Merchant Service Provider
A few years ago, my car broke down in Chicago, one late Saturday afternoon. I had it towed to the only shop that was still open.
How To Start A Plumbing Business
If you're thinking of launching your own plumbing business, you should first decide on what kind of plumbing business you want to run: service-oriented or product-oriented. You can either go it alone or hire on others to work with you. …
How To Optimize Your Website For Search Engines
In order to optimize your website, you need to ask yourself three questions: 1. How are people searching for my products and/or services? 2. Which sites are winning for those searches and why? 3. Which searches can I "win"? (This …
How To Maximize Search Engine Marketing
Each search engine has their own rules, and like anything else internet-related, they change without notice. However, there are a few basics you can build into your web site will help you retain a good ranking. Start with choosing a …
How To Get Your Small Business Website Higher In Google’s Search Results
A great start to increasing your page's ranking in search results is by adding links that point to your webpage. When links that point to your page have the relevant keyword text in them, it will automatically rank higher in …
How To Motivate Employees
Think of the last time you were around someone who was really enthusiastic; did that enthusiasm spread to you? The same will happen with your employees. It has been shown that motivated employees do a better job and perform at …
How To Improve Employee Loyalty
Employee loyalty can be defined as employees dedicated to the success of the organization. Unfortunately, too many people go to work to simply earn a wage and care about little else. Using the right strategies with your employees will encourage …
How To Implement An Employee Suggestion Process
Everyone likes to help implement better processes for their job and company. Given the opportunity, employees might just submit some ideas that really work and wind up saving the company money and time. Good ideas come from everywhere, so start …
How To Establish A New Employee Orientation
How you welcome new employees into your business will differentiate you from other companies. Some employers do not feel a new employee orientation is necessary, but there are quite a few things covered in this procedure that are valuable to …
How To Determine If A Worker Is An Independent Contractor Or An Employee
It's important for a business owner to be able to make the distinction between employee and independent contractor for many reasons, the most important being how that person gets paid. The easiest place to begin is by defining what an …
