Ford is hoping to jump-start a new race in automative mobile tech by way of an outpost in the heart of the nation's tech innovation district--a research lab in Silicon Valley that will help it make better cars and better friends. Gentlemen and gentlewomen: Start your algorithms
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Feed Subscription"Owner:" Popular Gen Y Job Title on Facebook
Forget teacher or assistant, among those aged 18 to 29 on Facebook, owner is a more popular job title, underlining the strong connection between this generation and entrepreneurship. Exactly how entrepreneurial is Gen Y? That's a contested issue in the blogosphere with some saying today’s young people are a born generation of business owners and others arguing they’re simply victims of the terrible economy forced into finding alternate routes to employment
Read More »Compete on Value … Not on Price
Use these three steps to get customers to look beyond price to see the value your company truly offers I always compete on value. I will not compete on price. If you follow these three basic rules, you can do it too
Read More »Google Goes After Your Local Small Business
Three years ago, only 54% of small businesses had websites.
Read More »To Achieve Big Goals, Become A Pattern Thinker (Or, How The Cool Ranch Dorito Was Born)
When faced with trying to accomplish a big goal, one of the most daunting questions is: Where do I start?
Read More »Introducing the One-Sector Economy
Entrepreneurship can fix many of our economic woes, explains the author of The Coming Prosperity. Here's his thought-provoking metaphor for our current economy. How should you think about the relationship between established, large businesses and scrappy upstarts like the one you’re trying to build?
Read More »3 More Reasons SOPA Should Scare You
Inc.com joins the ranks of companies hoping that Congress doesn't vote to break the Internet by approving SOPA and PIPA. Here's why. Sometime quite soon , your member of Congress will vote to destroy the Internet, or not
Read More »How to Hire Your First Sales Rep
Thinking of hiring somebody to sell for you?
Read More »How to Manage Entrepreneurial Personality Disorder
One side of you loves risk; the other side of you can't stand it. Here's how to use your multiple personalities to your advantage. When I was a junior in high school , I was pretty sure I wasn’t ready for college
Read More »How One Man Turns Trash into Profits
Waste Ventures is transforming garbage-and-recycling collection in the developing world into sustainable communities, and a growing business.
Read More »Create Better LinkedIn Connections
Want to create an expansive and powerful network? We asked LinkedIn's power users for their best tips.
Read More »Leadership Lessons From the World’s Biggest Restaurant Company
David Novak of Yum Brands isn't just known for creating Cool Ranch Doritos: he's a renowned leader in charge of overseeing a company of 1.4 million employees at KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell worldwide. As CEO of Yum Brands , David Novak oversees the restaurant company with the most locations in the world.
Read More »How To Work From Home Like You Mean It
Working from home requires a new mindset and a good system, not just a nicer pair of pants (but put those on, too).
Read More »Scaling A Business Is Hard
Your start-up may have crossed the threshold to viability.
Read More »Scaling A Business Is Hard
Your start-up may have crossed the threshold to viability. Now, the tough part begins. At the onset of 2012, many start-up executives around the world are sticking their copy of Lean Start-Up on the shelf, leaning back, and bemoaning the fact that they have a new set of challenges ahead of them
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