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Unemployment has been high for far too long, and voluntary turnover has slowed to a crawl in just about every sector of the economy. So why are employers worried about a talent shortage?

Chances are there's not many differences between your business and your competitors. Some creativity can add value and uniqueness to your venture, brand, or product.

Drybar closes a $16 million investment to help with expansion while its biggest competitor marches into its territory.

Is the economic turmoil overseas a crisis--or an opportunity? Here's a look at a few savvy American companies reaping the benefits of European market instability

For the first time, a superconducting current limiter based on YBCO strip conductors has now been installed at a power plant. At the Boxberg power plant of Vattenfall, the current limiter protects the grid for own consumption that is designed for 12 000 volts and 800 amperes against damage due to short circuits and voltage peaks.

A short list of high-value opportunities will keep you focused on what really matters.

Before you look for venture capital, you'd better have a great venture lawyer, and be prepared to keep her in the loop. You're looking for a financing round to help give the company much-needed runway to develop its product—but you don't want a large chunk of the investment going to the lawyers

If your strategys off track, complete this four-step process to put your business back on a growth path. Growing a company is complicated, so it’s often helpful to go back to the basics and get your management team to agree on the plan to grow the business. The key is alignment: The senior leaders must agree on a common view of the facts, the opportunities and the path forward to create value.

If your strategys off track, complete this four-step process to put your business back on a growth path.

If your strategys off track, complete this four-step process to put your business back on a growth path. Growing a company is complicated, so it’s often helpful to go back to the basics and get your management team to agree on the plan to grow the business

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One thing all these Inc. 500 CEOs agree on: faster growth

You talk about your company all the time, to investors, to clients. What if someone rips off your great ideas

Youre ready to start investing again in growth initiatives but your management team is at odds over what to do next.

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