Making sure you have a good ownership agreement Dear Norm, I have a four-year-old custom crystal and glassware company whose sales are exploding. I started it when I was 22. I ran it by myself for almost a year before bringing in a friend and giving him 30 percent of the equity in return for his help in growing the business
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Creativity can come out of nowhere. The trick is to sense itand ride it to the end.
Read More »When the Business Fails
Its a fact: More companies fail than succeed.
Read More »How To Dig Out After A Long Weekend
Ah, the joy of long holiday weekends. They re-energize, revitalize and send you back to work..
Read More »Leap Year, Episode 5: Nothing Personal
Olivia tries to decide whether betraying her close friend, Aaron, is worth a potential boost to her personal business. Olivia (Daniela DiIorio) tries to decide whether betraying her close friend, Aaron (Yuri Baranovsky) is worth a potential boost to her personal business.
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Read More »Transformers: More Than Meets The Ear
The giant robots in the new Transformer movies are all computer-generated. The ear-rattling sounds, however, are 100% real. Right down to the tiger with emphysema playing Megatron.
Read More »Get Away From It All This Summer
You can plan a relaxing summer vacationeven if you're the boss. Here's how: Fifty-four percent of American adults say they won't take a vacation this summer, according to a Rasmussen poll taken in May. And it can be particularly tough for entrepreneurs who are the lifeblood of their businesses.
Read More »Behind Google+’s Stealth March On Foursquare, Instagram, Gaming, Facebook, Your Life
With the initial fuss about Google+ dying down, the real potential for the social system to challenge popular net apps is breaking through. Foursquare-challenging check-ins If you run the mobile app version of Google+ you can't help but spot the Check-ins feature --it's right there on the front page.
Read More »This Week In Bots: Stinky Bots, Lovable Bots, Biting Bots, Crashing Bots, And More
What's been happening this week in the world of robotics?
Read More »What Hanksy’s Rat-Themed Street Art Means For Tom Hanks’ "Larry Crowne"
As Tom Hanks heads to the box office with his latest flick, a rodent-bodied spoof pops up on the streets of NYC--and on popular photo app Instagram. Is this a marketing stunt or just an odd cultural collision
Read More »Economy Flat, More Feeling Uncertain
The June SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard is a bit of d
Read More »In Fukushima, Sunflowers Sow Hope For A Radioactive-Free Future
A plan to plant flowers to clean up radiation in Japan isn't as crazy as it sounds. A young Japanese entrepreneur is trying to convince people to sow sunflower seeds in Fukushima Prefecture, intending the plants to cleanse the soil of radioactive contamination.
Read More »"FarmVille" Maker Zynga Grows A $1B IPO In Facebook’s Fertile Earth
Social-gaming powerhouse Zynga just filed its S-1 to raise up to $1 billion in IPO. It appears virtual farms and online cities have treated the San Francisco-startup well: Zynga pulled in $91 million in profit on sales of $597 million. What's more, revenue is rocketing
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