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What are they doing, anyway? A look inside the secret lives of hired guns. You hire an independent contractor

A U.S. government-backed plan to spread the Silicon Valley vibe east--25 Arabic-speaking girls at a time.

Legal matters may be daunting for the inexperienced, but that's no excuse for failing to make sure your venture is on the right side of the law, warns Rocket Lawyer founder Charley Moore.

No one has time to listen to chit-chat. Use these tricks to get more out of less in conversations with busy executives. Who has the time now for long conversations

What you think is an elevator pitch will actually alienate customers. Instead, have a conversation that creates a real sales opportunity. If you're like most entrepreneurs, you think an "elevator pitch" is a one- to three-minute sales pitch that you could presumably give during a very long elevator ride

Business owners can save a ton of estate taxes by kicking the bucket this year rather than next. But there are less drastic solutions.

We all know senior-level employees who talk up to the boss, but down to staffers. Don't hire them. Sometimes you know in an instant that you are definitely not welcome.

President Obama and the Treasury Department proposed a major overhaul to the corporate tax rate. Here's what it means for small business

How to leveraged a low-cost structure into a strategic growth plan focused on low-risk, low-cost acquisitions. If you could get the jump on your competition, would you? Of course you would

If Y Combinator is the next PayPal Mafia, then Paul Graham is Silicon Valley's godfather. Graham is the cofounder of Y Combinator, the investment firm that plugs seed money ($18,000 on average) into early stage startups in exchange for mentorship and access to its ever-growing network of alumni.

So, you're smart.

So much for so-called f-commerce.

Google's working on a new device, a pair of augmented reality glasses that've been all but confirmed by the New York Times. We looked at this idea a couple months back--now here's what's new. The New York Times isn't messing around with today's headline : "Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses By Year's End." Nick Bilton's convinced enough by info from his sources to really go for it.

Bruce Eckfeldt of Cyrus Innovation and David Harouche of Multimedia Plus share their internal strategy Two Inc. 5000 CEOs, David Harouche of Multimedia Plus and Bruce Eckfeldt of Cyrus Innovation , shared their strategies for transforming their business models with an audience of Greater New York area business owners and executives. Held at Inc.

In some rare cases it may become necessary to fire a customer that disrespects your team. In those cases, show your team that you have their backs