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A Start-up to Create 23 Million Jobs in America?

Serial entrepreneur Howard Leonhardt talks about his plans to start a new kind of stock exchange that will cater to start-ups and small business. He has invented 21 products for treating heart disease.

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Why the Movie Industry Can’t Innovate

The movie industry has been consistently wrong in its claims that new platforms and channels would be the end of its business. Now it can't innovate, leading to SOPA. This year the movie industry made $30 billion (1/3 in the U.S

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Busy Customer? 3 Tips For Getting in the Door

As a business owner, you don't have time to waste on unsuccessful prospecting to busy decision-makers. Here's how to get your message across more quickly. Trying to sell to crazy-busy decision makers?

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YouNow: Like A Digital "Gong Show"

A new social reality entertainment site puts performers up front and gives critics a chance to judge wisely. Andrew Garner dances shirtless to “Friday” by Rebecca Black during his turn to broadcast live on YouNow.com.

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Use Improv To Brainstorm Effectively

At Kohort, we take a cue from theater and comedy to generate new ideas--and enhance morale. Once a company starts operating, brainstorming often falls by the wayside.

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U R What U Tweet: 5 Steps To A Better Personal Brand

If you take a look at the top 10 Twitter users you'll see a list of famous men and women, from Justin Bieber to Selena Gomez, who have used the popular platform to further expand their personal brands. Perhaps more interesting, however, is how everyday people are investing more time and energy into social networking for professional purposes. Just over a year ago, a local 16-year-old high school student emailed me out of the blue, proposing that he join me as a guest on a TV show I host.

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Why One Movie Chain Doesn’t Fear Netflix

The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain is bucking a national trend of declining moviegoer attendance. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema , the Austin-based movie theater chain founded by film fanatic Tim League, saw an increase in audience in 2011, the year national attendance at the movies hit a 16-year low.

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Dysfunctional Family? You’d Make a Great Entrepreneur

Most successful founders are no strangers to chaos and stress. In fact, they learned how to deal with it gracefully at a very young age. If you’ve never founded a company , rest assured it never happens as elegantly and smoothly as articles in Inc

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