[ad_1] Imagine you’re trying to choose a company you can trust to provide a service in your home. You do a web search and check a few sites, but the information each business provides is no different than any other: It’s generic and bland. You struggle to choose. If one stood …

[ad_1] The first time I heard the term “Bitcoin” I was sitting in the middle of my local mall waiting to get the rest of my shopping done. I overheard someone say they had completed a payment using some sort of digital currency. I laughed to myself: That’s definitely not …

[ad_1] Your success as an entrepreneur is often measured by how fast you grow. This is especially true in the world of venture-backed startups where the predominant attitude is the faster, the better. Your ability to grow fast is how you’ll be judged by your investors, your employees, the people you’re …

[ad_1] They say death and taxes are the only certainties in life, but there is one more. Nothing lasts forever. This can apply to just about anything — relationships, health, luck — especially the markets. When the market is down, it will eventually turn around. Conversely, when it is up …

[ad_1] Nearly every startup these days will consider crowdfunding at some point on their journey as a potential means of securing funding. Maybe you’re burning rapidly through small bank loans, your own savings, or “family and friends” funding—and you’re ready to see what the crowd thinks. There are numerous platforms to …

[ad_1] The holiday season is just around the corner, which means a mad end-of-year-dash for many small business owners and entrepreneurs. And no, I’m not just talking about braving the Black Friday crowds for the best shopping deals. Right now is the time of year when our businesses often need …

[ad_1] I was naive when I started out freelancing. Why? Because I was super-excited that I had clients paying me for my services. That wasn’t the problem. The issue was that I had the dreaded 30-day payment term. If I completed a gig early in the month, it would be …

[ad_1] The way in which the Bill Gates-founded company divides its operations has changed in recent years and is now divided into three segments. The most profitable is “Productivity and Business Processes,” which encompasses Microsoft Office (commercial and consumer), LinkedIn and Dynamics (enterprise software). In fiscal year 2017 (ending June …

[ad_1] User experience and visual designer Jennifer Puno starts every workday by putting on one song and dancing. She can do that because she works from home and there’s no one around (except for her cat) to stop her. But, she can work from home because she’s built a schedule …

[ad_1] AI has come a long way since the virtual assistant who reliably dialed the wrong numbers in your contact list. Thanks to a continuing stream of technological advances producing more promising capabilities than ever, AI-enabled products have seen venture capital investments in excess of $2 billion since 2011. Part …