Does your small business maintain a Facebook page? Are you thinking about venturing into social media with a presence on this ever-growing social network?
Sometimes you need to become unbalanced in order to get things done. If you’re working on a book, launching a business or trying to overhaul some part of your life, you can probably relate.
While there are some larger loan options available, many entrepreneurs -- particularly freelance, online and home-based businesses -- require only a few thousand dollars to get started. If this is the case for you, consider a microloan.
A researcher demystifies this game of success, and shows that exceptional performance is not necessarily the direct result of special talent, experience, or sheer luck.
In this video with Bryan Elliott for "Behind the Brand," best-selling entrepreneur, marketer and author Seth Godin shares his views on taking risks, challenging the status quo, and starting a business.
One of the keys to happiness -- as well as productivity and effectiveness at work -- is finding work you love, that you’re passionate about. Work you want to do, instead of just have to do.
A survey by the Pew Foundation which found that 71 percent of Americans view small business more favorably than any other institutions, including religious organizations.
Starting a business is a lot of work. Anyone who tells you it's not is either lying or has never actually started one themselves.
Impulse and determination: Those two are probably the most important keywords of my life.
Self-employed male Britons have been found to work longer hours for lower wages than those of their employee counterparts. This...
Successful entrepreneurs turn big ideas into successful business opportunities, but how should they protect those ideas?
Being the Chief Everything Officer is okay for some, but if you've got plans for growth or simply need an extra pair of hands, what are the best staffing options for your business?
A team of researchers led by a Michigan State University neuroscientist has created a quick but reliable test that can measure...
Everyone is essentially self-employed -- and that even if you're an employee, you should think of yourself as the President of your own personal services corporation.
When I wrote the first words of my blog, more than five years ago, I had no idea those few keystrokes would change my life.
Do you have difficulty saying “no”? Are you always trying to be nice to others at the expense of yourself?
Following this method, you can process your inbox in less than 5 minutes if you’re quick.
The urgent desire for a successful business -- and the fear of losing business -- drives many a good person to do sleazy things.
Life would be grand if we only did what our fleeting hearts wanted to do, each moment of the day. Unfortunately, the laundry, taxes and difficult conversations would never get done.
How much of your day is spent doing administrative tasks, and not creating or doing other important work?
A reader recently asked, “How can an achievement-motivated workaholic learn to back off, relax, de-stress, and feel good about doing it? I am too driven!”
There are a lot of people who read self-improvement blogs and books, but never put them into action. Are you one?
If you accept a job, a relationship, or a lifestyle that you merely tolerate -- but don't appreciate -- you’re putting other concerns ahead of your own happiness.
I’m sure you've heard the saying before: “Do what you love and the money will follow.” Sometimes the money does follow when you do what you love. Sometimes the magic works. But most of the time, it does not.
It's a huge limiting belief to assume that going faster means you’re doing something wrong and creating too much stress.
Older male workers may choose self-employment, whereas older female workers may seek self-employment because of financial necessity.
Many people who are new to entrepreneurship approach the world of business in some rather funky ways.
None of us make decisions based on reality itself. We make decisions based on our beliefs about reality.
If you have ever wanted to know how to turn a content site into a virtual gold mine, you'd be smart to ask an expert how he or she managed it.
The most common problem faced by anyone trying to create something - no matter what their subject or level of experience - is lack of inspiration.