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3 Games To Help You Generate Business Ideas

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.
Creativity: Inspiration vs. Perspiration

Creativity: Inspiration vs. Perspiration

Understanding the different ways that your brain approaches creative thinking can help you implement the best approach to problem solving.
Embrace Your Zany Side: Offbeat Ways Startups Win Over Hard-to-Reach VCs

Embrace Your Zany Side: Offbeat Ways Startups Win Over Hard-to-Reach VCs

Having a killer business idea is key, but it won't necessarily help get your foot in the door when you're looking for funding. Sometimes the best way to grab someone's attention is to get creative.
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Spring Break Plans? Open Your Mind and Rekindle Your Love of Entrepreneurship

Spring Break Plans? Open Your Mind and Rekindle Your Love of Entrepreneurship

Spring may be in the air, but you've got a lot of work to do -- on your business and your soul. Here are five tips for meeting your business challenges with a clear, open mind.
How to Motivate Creative Employees

How to Motivate Creative Employees

Four tips to help you inspire creative employees to share new business ideas.
10 Stories From the Web to Know about This Week

10 Stories From the Web to Know about This Week

Is it wrong to be jealous of hobos? The year's dumbest moments in business, the best of science 2012, storytelling 2.0, finding exceptional employees, getting people to do what they don't want… this week's notable news and tantalizing tidbits for young treps.
10 Stories From the Web to Know About This Week

10 Stories From the Web to Know About This Week

Richard Branson from sun up to sun down, Sting's secret to creativity, vision boards aren't just for girls, the danger of success, saying goodbye to N. Joseph Woodland, learning from your elders and breaking the rules… this week's notable news and tantalizing tidbits for young treps.
3 Ways Goofing Off at Work Can Make Your Company More Innovative

3 Ways Goofing Off at Work Can Make Your Company More Innovative

A fun office environment contributes to job satisfaction and boosts innovation and productivity.
Is Social Media Dead? The New Marketing Mix

Is Social Media Dead? The New Marketing Mix

Some are predicting the death of social media, as brands clog the net. But the future of the future of marketing online is anything but black and white.
How to Develop a Culture of Innovation

How to Develop a Culture of Innovation

Jeffrey Phillips, co-founder of OVO, an innovation consulting firm, shares how any company can create a more innovative environment.
3 Easy Exercises to Boost Your Creativity

3 Easy Exercises to Boost Your Creativity

These strategies will help you think outside the box to discover your next business idea.
Want to Nurture Creativity Among Employees? Assign Crazy.

Want to Nurture Creativity Among Employees? Assign Crazy.

Not every company can become the next Apple or Google, but if you want to give it a go, utilize one of your best assets: employees. Here are nine tips for inspiring creative thinking.
4 Ways to Discover Your Strengths

4 Ways to Discover Your Strengths

You may have talents you didn't even know about. Here are some creative ways to unlock your potential.
3 Creative Ways to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

3 Creative Ways to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

Your business's next big idea might come from an unexpected place. Here's how to get comfortable with being a little uncomfortable.
What Is Vooza and Why Should You Care?

What Is Vooza and Why Should You Care?

Hilarious videos from possibly faux company Vooza can offer every business owner a lesson in creativity.
From Starving Artist to Young Entrepreneur: Conor McCreedy on Making Creativity Pay

From Starving Artist to Young Entrepreneur: Conor McCreedy on Making Creativity Pay

From artists to chefs to designers, making money is still considered taboo. But when you want to make it big in fashionable industries, being able to earn a buck is often key.
Rainn Wilson on SoulPancake and Social Media

Rainn Wilson on SoulPancake and Social Media

See how the actor's new media company SoulPancake is making a business out of helping you chew on life's big questions.
How to Become an Idea Machine

How to Become an Idea Machine

"I think and therefore I am" said Descartes. A modern day successful entrepreneur might as well say "I think and therefore my business thrives." Entrepreneurship thrives on ideas. Ideas are the fuel that drives business, the lifeline in times of …