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Fundraising

6 Tips for Raising Your First Round of Funding

It takes money to run a business. Here's how to obtain that initial windfall.

Marketing

3 Telltale Signs That Marketing Consultant Is a Waste of Money

The first thing to learn about consultants is the ones who don't know what they are doing cost about the same as the ones who do.

Starting a Business

8 Keys to Providing Consulting Services to Startups

Businesses need outside experts who can do the work, as well as provide training on what needs to be done. That's called leading by example.

Buying / Investing in Business

Are Investment Advisors Worth the Investment?

When choosing how to put your money into the market, ask yourself how much you really want to walk away with.

Leadership

5 Bad Decision-Making Habits That Can Destroy Your Business

A deliberative, thoughtful process for making decisions doesn't guarantee a good result but it makes one more likely.

Growing a Business

Is Your Advisor a Critic Posing as a Mentor?

If all of a person's advice focuses on your past mistakes, they can undermine your confidence.

Growing a Business

The Help You Need Is There for the Asking

Reaching out for help when you need it is crucial when you've taken on the grueling and often lonely work of building a business.

Growing a Business

6 Surefire Ways to Prepare Your Business for Growth This Year

Here's a checklist to help your business enter this year on solid ground.

Business Plans

Enlist Advisors for Your Startup Wisely

Your fledgling outfit needs help. Still this is no excuse for treating experts in a slipshod fashion.

Thought Leaders

What These MBA Students Did on Their Summer Vacation

MBAs Across America sends teams from top U.S. business schools across the country to consult with small high-impact companies.

Marketing

Why This Is the Season for Generosity Marketing

While everyone is in the spirit of giving, consider offering customers your best content, product or service for free.

Business News

What Happens When Startup Advisors Advise the Whole Team

Instead of keeping sessions strictly between founders and mentors, the leaders of Buffer decided to let advisors speak directly to the entire team. Here's what happened.

Making a Change

Even Warren Buffett Relied on a Mentor

Learn from the best. Great entrepreneurs rely on mentors. Do you have an advisor?

Making a Change

5 Tips for Seeking -- and Weeding Through -- Other People's Opinions About Your Business

Maximizing your company's growth requires taking in valuable feedback and making a firm commitment to following through.

Leadership

Why CEOs Need Mentors -- They Accelerate Learning

A young entrepreneur explains the benefits of the advice he received from an seasoned executive at a large company.