New Ideas

Growing a Business

Pretty Rocks Made From Human Ashes? How This Founder Convinced "Incredibly Skeptical" Funeral Homes to Sell His Novel Service.

Parting Stone founder Justin Crowe realized that to make something new, he'd have to win over an ancient industry.

Business Ideas

The Importance of Clarity

Once you've distilled your idea, you must clearly express it. Here's how.

Leadership

Rallying Employees to Embrace New Management Practices

Management and workforce often approach new ideas from opposite directions. What distinguishes good managers is getting everybody on-board of their own volition, while walking the talk themselves.

Thought Leaders

Should Entrepreneurs Start With a Reputation or an Idea?

Zuckerberg was an idea guy; Musk built his enterprises on his reputation. Which category describes you?

Social Media

Entrepreneur's Take On Twitter's Latest Features

The new policy exempts media attachments such as photos, videos and polls from the character limit, as well as tweets that are quoted in a retweet

Business Ideas

Why It's Best Not to Tell Friends and Family Your Business Ideas

Your concerned loved ones will usually be the most critical of your bold new ideas, but that doesn't mean you have to listen to them.

Entrepreneurs

Revolutionary: Convert Your Art Into Business

Once startup was a domain of people from technical and business background only. However, in the recent years more and more artists are crossing the threshold of art towards technology and presenting their art to the world.

Franchise

These Entrepreneurs Braved New Frontiers in Franchising and Found Success

Starting a concept from square one isn't easy. But being first to market can put you one step closer to becoming the next big thing.

Franchise

How One Franchisee's Product Idea Ended Up in All Locations

Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchisee Brad Shellen proves that, in franchising, creativity counts.

Franchise

For Franchises, Small Changes Are a Big Deal

Dealing with changes in operations can be difficult, particularly for a large franchise. Here's how some of the most popular chains are able to do it.

Thought Leaders

Welcome, Guesty: A Company That Helps Manage and Maintain Airbnb Properties

The company is a middle-man you never knew you needed.

Innovation

4 Reasons Why Leaders Need More Wave Makers

These innovators jump in and ask, "What can I do?" and initiate changes that can bring huge payoffs to an entrepreneurial operation.