[ad_1] Are you sure you can build a successful side business? It’s smart to start thinking along these lines while you have a full-time job. Your side gig could become a long-term solution to financial needs and an enriching life experience. But what do you need to start a successful side …

[ad_1] A recent study by MoneyRates.com found that smaller cities have a lot to offer young entrepreneurs who launch their startups outside of major hubs like San Francisco, New York and Chicago. That’s because big cities are more likely to take entrepreneurship for granted while smaller cities typically offer incentives that …

[ad_1] Mariana Mejias can’t afford to buy a bag of rice in Venezuela. She lives in Mariche, an extremely poor neighborhood in the country’s capital, Caracas, which suffers from severe food and medical shortages like the rest of the country. If the government doesn’t provide a subsidized monthly bag of …

[ad_1] Though his title may be a mouthful, The Global Director of Platforms and Product Partnerships for Messenger at Facebook has a singular vision: to make technology that levels the playing field for every person, no matter what. Anand Chandrasekaran is doing just that with Messenger, helping to further develop …

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: In the new podcast Masters of Scale, LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman explores his philosophy on how to scale a business — and at Entrepreneur.com, entrepreneurs are responding with their own ideas and experiences in our hub. This week, we’re discussing Hoffman’s theory: the only way …

[ad_1] Everywhere you turn, software seems to be the answer. You’re probably already using software for your marketing, accounting and management. But have you yet considered the need for human resources software in your small business? In fact, it’s much more than a luxury. Businesses that use HR software would likely call …

[ad_1] Everyone wanted to be a rock star in the 1960s. The “rock star” career path of this decade seems to be entrepreneurship. As the sixth annual Global Entrepreneurship Week gets underway today, several metrics show that both the number of startup entrepreneurs and the community of mentors across the …

[ad_1] If you use LinkedIn, you’ve undoubtedly received invitations to connect with people you’ve never met or may never meet in your life. The more you stay on the site and the more you gain prominence in your field, the more requests from strangers you’ll get. And while it could …

[ad_1] Like all savvy business owners, you’ve invested significant resources into building up a social network you are proud of. You’ve got a wide fan base, enough “likes” and “followers” to make you feel validated, and have begun to generate engagement among your consumers. You’re on every major platform and …

[ad_1] They use “make vs. buy” decisions like this to teach business decisions and analysis in business school because there are almost always multiple options and no clear choice. Companies bigger than yours use outside SEO sometimes, and companies much smaller use internal SEO. In my company, Palo Alto Software …