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Entrepreneur advisor Melinda Emerson explains her six steps to end small-business failure.

Before you ring in 2012, you'll want to get a head start on taxes, insurance, suppliers, among other things.

Mallika Chopra describes how her father's well-being techniques served her, especially as she launched her own company, Intent, a social network. View the video on Inc.com at: http://www.inc.com/video/201112/deepak-chopras-daughter-mallika-on-work-life-balance.html Advertisement: Are your best customers still out there?

Digital loyalty is a hot topic right now, mainly because store loyalty is a system that's ripe for some technology innovation (all those paper punch-and-stamp cards...so old-fashioned!) and because it can be easier to implement a digital loyalty scheme than launching a full-fledged novel digital payment system--especially for the smaller-sized business, more mom-and-pop than IT geek. It's exactly into this market that Belly is launching today to change everything with a simple iPad. The company's press release notes it "will offer a unique value proposition for small and medium sized businesses by replacing the traditional ‘buy 10 get one free punch cards’ with unique rewards that fit the personality of the business and connect consumers on a much more personalized level." The company was branded as Bellyflop during its pre-startup phase, but today it's rebranding and coming out of private test

Television remote controls are evolving more than they have at any time in the past 60 years--but where we're going, we may not need them. The question of how remote controls may change in our smartphone and tablet era is actually moot. Forget evolving them from a crazy array of buttons to a smart touchscreen UI...the TV remote may be about to achieve its Nirvana, and dissappear into the ether

As part of our Leadership Hall of Fame series, we continue our fresh look at The Tipping Point with an interview of author Malcolm Gladwell.

From a bed-and-breakfast to a consulting practice: See which businesses people start most often after they quit the rat race. Some people are not looking forward to retirement—they are not ready to settle into a golf routine and move to Florida just yet.

Call your representatives now: The latest proposal to crack down on Internet piracy still offers Big Business an easy way to clamp down on start-ups. Entrepreneurs have reason to beware the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

You're afraid you'll never live up to your grand ambitions, right? Here's how to get past your fears. “Entrepreneur” is a magical word , but for many aspiring business owners it can also be an intimidating word

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Joie de Vivre Hotels founder explains how your customers, your employees, and even your investors have the same five needs. Deliver on them and you cant lose.

When you have the chutzpah to ask a more seasoned leader for help, you reap unbelievable rewards. Here's a dirty little secret of the business world: Most people are either too shy, embarrassed, or something else altogether to ask a more experienced businessperson for help. That's a big mistake

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What do the 135 million people and more than seven million companies on LinkedIn know that you don't? All too often I receive resistance when I suggest to a client that she utilize LinkedIn to build vendor, partner, and prospect relationships. But what might first feel like an intimidating pilgrimage into foreign land can result in a journey of growth, connection, and prosperity.

When customers don't cash in those points or credits they are sending you a message about how disloyal they are. Are you one of those business owners that believes that breakage is a good business strategy