[ad_1] Starting your first business can be an incredible experience. No matter how much you read, study up and plan, there’s no way to fully prepare for the realities of owning a company. Fortunately, being a business owner is instructional. You learn while you’re on the job, and you eventually get …

[ad_1] From honoring scientific discoveries to displaying paintings by masters, museums help to preserve, document and share some of the most spectacular accomplishments of people. Now there’s a museum showcasing things that … didn’t come out so well. Related: 6 Proven Strategies to Rebound From Failure The Museum of Failure, currently in …

[ad_1] Deepak Chopra has some advice for Ivanka Trump after she quoted him in her new book. “Women Who Work” is filled with inspirational quotes from celebrities, business leaders and other luminaries. The first daughter quotes Chopra in a chapter on productivity: “In the midst of movement and chaos, keep …

[ad_1] Marketing is the key to success for any business. If you’re already an entrepreneur or planning to launch your startup this year, it’s crucial to have your marketing strategy in place right away. It’s very important that you set a budget and try one marketing channel at a time …

[ad_1] As your business grows and you become more successful, it’s natural that other entrepreneurs who are looking to grow their business will reach out to you. There is nothing wrong with asking questions if the approach is made properly. As you have probably seen, the approaches tend to be …

[ad_1] What’s better than a noble, post-crisis apology? Not needing to apologize in the first place. The team behind Fyre Festival — a Coachella-like music event in the Bahamas — learned this truth first-hand last weekend. Festival-goers paid $500 to $12,000 for what was billed as fancy lifestyle getaway on …

[ad_1] This story appears in the July 2015 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Q: How can I use Twitter to boost customer loyalty? A: Long Island, N.Y.-based social marketing strategist Ted Rubin says companies should use Twitter to engage, respond and add value to their customers. “Twitter is so great,” he says, “because you can put …

[ad_1] Everyone knows that networking is important, but fewer people know exactly how to build a network, even though networking is perhaps the business owner’s single most important skill, no matter what the industry.  Related: 9 Networking Blunders That Undermine Your Reputation The good news is that becoming a master networker …

[ad_1] The following excerpt is from Jill Schiefelbein’s book Dynamic Communication. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound When we think about surrounding ourselves with the right people, we often think in terms of what those people can do for us. The real question you should be asking is, “What value …

[ad_1] If Google’s Penguin algorithm change had your online business scrambling, get ready for another significant search update. Matt Cutts, head of Google’s web spam team, has confirmed on Twitter that Google’s latest iteration of the Penguin update will be rolling out within the next few weeks. Called “Penguin 2.0” …