[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » Any time you want to achieve success, you need to have a plan to persevere. In a Facebook Live video, productivity coach Chris Winfield shares 15 actionable things you can do right now to …

[ad_1] Although we watch it, read it, Tweet it, listen to it, and discuss it every day, few people have really stopped to consider the question, “What is news?” The Republican presidential race recently taught us that media coverage is a big deal. Public relations professionals have a bag of …

[ad_1] Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison is no stranger to the real estate market — he’s been called “the nation’s most avid trophy-home buyer” and has all but taken over entire neighborhoods in Malibu and the Lake Tahoe area.  When asked by CNBC in 2012 why he would buy more homes than he …

[ad_1] It’s fairly well known that Google punishes websites that try to game the system in order to get better search rankings, but that doesn’t stop some from trying. Today it appears as if Expedia may have earned the search giant’s ire. Links to the $9 billion online travel company …

[ad_1] During the recession, credit scores took a pummeling and left many small-business owners doubting whether their business credit was good enough to get financing. But the truth is many lenders don’t rely on business credit scores to determine if a candidate is a good fit for a small-business loan. Visit: Entrepreneur …

[ad_1] Online lending platforms use technology to disrupt traditional lending and have become a large component of the robust FinTech sector. Small business owners shopping for a loan now can skip their local bank (which might already have said “no”) and secure funds through an online provider. Sounds great, right? …

[ad_1] Women raise more money with crowdfunding than men do, all other things being equal, according to a study of nearly 10,000 Indiegogo campaigns. That’s because women tend to use more positive and inclusive language and that builds community with potential investors, says UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Assistant …

[ad_1] After many years of waiting for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to take action, 2016 saw the final installment of the JOBS Act trilogy come to life with the introduction of Regulation Crowdfunding — allowing startups and small businesses to turn friends, family, followers and fans into investors. …

[ad_1] Facebook’s Messenger application, which now boasts a billion users, is introducing new capabilities that will make it possible to pay for goods and services through Messenger or though “bots,” or automated programs, that use the messaging app. David Marcus, VP of messaging products at Facebook, said at the TechCrunch …

[ad_1] We have several clients who use discounting price as a way to attract and retain customers and/or to make a particular product or service more attractive in order to sell more. For instance, a client in the HVAC business discounts the cost of service calls if a customer signs …