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Fear is the main obstacle to success in business--in business as well as elsewhere. Don't let it rule your life. Most people aren't as successful as they might be, simply because their fear is keeping them from taking action.

Heard of free shipping? Prices are so low that some freight companies have paid to haul clients' cargo across the ocean. Now is the perfect time to order all the commodities you could possibly need from overseas.

Apple's foray into retail was supposed to be a disaster. "I give them two years before they're turning out the lights on a very painful and expensive mistake," one critic infamously said in 2001, a comment that would prove slightly prescient considering the number of brick-and-mortar stores that would shutter in the years to come--Gateway, Circuit City, CompUSA

I know, I know: You're worried about expenses. But sometimes you need to invest in developing new friendships for your company. As young business operators, we are constantly monitoring our expenses

Advice to help you be more confident, manage more effectively, and sell more than you think you can. I love listening to smart people. I don’t like listening to smart people when they pretend they developed the wisdom they impart all on their own—like a Stephen Hawking fairy flew down and touched them on the head with a Wand of Wisdom.

Hasbro and Zynga announced today that they have entered into a global partnership. With this license, Hasbro will be making a variety of toys and board games using Zynga's brands, with the first products expected to be released in the coming Fall.

To understand all the consequences of an important choice takes time and attention--even if it's hard to come by. I've written before about the importance of sleep . Tired brains lose their capacity to think critically, to evaluate data, and to understand the meaning of evidence.

Your corporate attorney represents your company, not you. If you get in a spat with your partner, your board, or an investor, and the difference will become painfully clear.

It's the threat you never see coming. In fact, even after you crash and burn you still might not recognize it. Sometimes the biggest threat to your start-up is the one you can’t see.

Forget about raises and better benefits. Those are important -- but this is what your staff really wants. Pay is important .

Forget about raises and better benefits. Those are important -- but this is what your staff really wants. Pay is important .

What business owner doesnt wish similar entrepreneurial success for their children, whether they have hopes to pass on the family business one day or can see their child creating their own. Here are 10 steps to teaching your children to become budding entrepreneurs.

Be a little vulnerable, show a little interest in your employees' lives and listen to what they think. It's basic, human stuff. Which is the whole point

There are other options for reviving the economy, including asking Americans to invest in something similar to war bonds. We all hear that you should avoid the topic of politics.

Capturing growth opportunities requires alignment on targets, timelines, and, most of all, accountability. You probably hear (or tell) this story as often as we do: “Our business went through a major strategic planning session last year. So far, it’s created a big stack of paper and a pile of dust.” A company that invests so much time and effort into strategic planning should be set for double-digit growth for years to come.