Mentors: A Young Entrepreneur's Secret Weapon

Mentors: A Young Entrepreneur's Secret Weapon: Finding a mentor when you're just starting up, can make all the difference. Here are eight tips for finding one.

Six Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Seeking Venture Capital

Six Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Seeking Venture Capital: Learning how to pitch investors is an invaluable skill. Avoid these blunders, which are sure to make a bad impression--and could kill the deal.

The 48-Hour Startup

The 48-Hour Startup: Garage48, a series of weekend workshops for entrepreneurs, helps ambitious techies launch a venture by Sunday night

Lean LaunchPad: A Crash Course in Startup Success

Lean LaunchPad: A Crash Course in Startup Success: "A new class created by serial entrepreneur Steve Blank puts a focus on testing ideas before jumping in."

21 Quick Startup Fixes

21 Quick Startup Fixes: "Starting to think Murphy's Law was written just for you? Don't worry--these practical solutions should get you back on track fast."

A Growing Startup Should Only Hire Entrepreneurs

A Growing Startup Should Only Hire Entrepreneurs: "Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. Then they are surprised to see productivity and creativity take a big dip. What they should be doing is hiring more “entrepreneurs,” meaning people who [...]"

A Rolls Royce Drove My Overnight Success

A Rolls Royce Drove My Overnight Success: "Do you have what it takes to be an overnight success? I started a food distribution business in Atlantic City, N.J. that was just that— in less than six months my company was discovered and the rest is history."

Five Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Angel Investors

Five Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Angel Investors: "If your startup is looking for an angel investor, does it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up? In reality, hitting large numbers of angels in multiple locations with a generic pitch is one of the least productive approaches."

To Launch Your Business, Embrace Risk-Taking

To Launch Your Business, Embrace Risk-Taking: "By learning what makes veteran entrepreneurs adept risk-takers, aspiring starters-up can get closer to taking the leap"

Felix Dennis on the 'Getting of Money'

Felix Dennis on the 'Getting of Money': "The publishing magnate explains how entrepreneurialism can lead to financial wealth."

Start-Up America: 6 Secrets of Startup Success

Start-Up America: 6 Secrets of Startup Success: "Last month, my fellow contributor at Forbes, Daniel Eisenberg, celebrated the White House’s effort to encourage entrepreneurship through its initiative:  Start-Up America. He wrote: “Bravo President. Bravo White House. Bravo corporate America. Bravo private foundations, think tanks and NGOs. Bravo entrepreneurs. Bravo venture capitalists.”"

5 Things You Need To Succeed As An Entrepreneur

5 Things You Need To Succeed As An Entrepreneur: "You’ll eventually need start-up funds, an office space, and a business license to become an entrepreneur. But before you take the plunge, make sure you also have these five intangibles that are absolutely crucial to CEO success."

The Best Retirement Plans For The Self-Employed

The Best Retirement Plans For The Self-Employed: "For the self-employed, even if the will to save for retirement is there, the way can be problematic."

Secret To My Financing

Secret To My Financing: "Entrepreneurs share how they got their start-up funds"

Five Ways To Overcome The Fear Of Chasing Your Dream

Five Ways To Overcome The Fear Of Chasing Your Dream: "The only thing to fear is fear itself. That’s easy for folks who say these sorts of things: They’ve made it. That’s why they’re quoted."

Advice to Entrepreneurs - Go Global and Mobile

Advice to Entrepreneurs - Go Global and Mobile: "As my work is interviewing chief executives, I was particularly interested in finding the inside story with the world’s largest for-profit CEO organization, Vistage International, Inc. Founded in 1957, headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Vistage has more than 14,000 CEO members in 15 countries."

In Pictures: How To Make $1 Million Before You Graduate

In Pictures: How To Make $1 Million Before You Graduate: "These whippersnappers have business in their blood."

The Art of Selling Your Company Story

The Art of Selling Your Company Story: "When Toshiba Medical Systems introduced a revolutionary new CT-scan, I met with a group of executives to help them shape the story for its global launch.  The 3-dimensional views of the heart and brain that the machine displayed were indeed impressive but how could we give an equally impressive presentation without drowning the audience with mind-numbing data?  We told a story instead."

Raising Seed Capital Now: 10 Tips

Raising Seed Capital Now: 10 Tips: "Investors and entrepreneurs who won at the fundraising game during and after the Great Recession offer advice on landing equity money"

My Dad: Lessons in how NOT to own a Small Business

My Dad: Lessons in how NOT to own a Small Business: "Today is the anniversary of my dad’s passing. I learned a lot from him, many lessons to share with all of you about small business ownership. In summary: do not do it the way my Dad did!"