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Business Operations & Logistics

The Entrepreneur Behind Flickr Opens Up About Past Mistakes, Lessons Learned and Her Latest Venture

Caterina Fake, the serial entrepreneur behind Flickr, Hunch and Findery talks about the pain of hiring the wrong people, being surrounded by others smarter than you and always needing to be on your toes.

By Nina Zipkin

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3 Reasons Why Startups Should Consider Launching in the Midwest

By Matt Lautz

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This Firm Offers Startups Mentorship For a Fee, Not an Equity Stake

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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Clocking It: Time Management That Rocks

By Nathan Resnick

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How to Relax in Tense Startup Moments

Launching a company is no joyride. Entrepreneurs often face major pressure to succeed. When it feels like the whole world is on your shoulders, it is important to step back and put things in perspective.

By Richard Price

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The Secret to Hitting Startup Gold Twice

Former Mint vice president discusses how he launched another successful venture.

By Stew Langille

Business Accounting

Funding Your Business on Your Own? Learn From These 7 Entrepreneurs

Seven entrepreneurs offer up bootstrapping-financial advice to those aspiring to start their own business.

By Sujan Patel

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How Cherishing Mistakes, Being Clueless and Stress Fests Helped Birchbox’s Success

The founders of hugely successful beauty-subscription service Birchbox find strength in not having all the answers. For our series If I Knew Then, here are a few lessons and pieces of advice from Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp.

By Nina Zipkin

Marketing

A Budding Entrepreneur Says ‘I Quit’ to Her Boss as Millions of People Watch

Gwen Dean is leaving her full-time job as a machine engineer to follow her dream of being a full-time puppeteer. And she delivered the message to her boss in the form of a Super Bowl commercial.

By Catherine Clifford

Tech

GoDaddy Begins Aggressive International Expansion in Latin America

The website domain registrar says it plans to expand into 52 countries in 30 languages within the next year and a half.

By Catherine Clifford

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When Launching a Company, Consider These 5 Things

From being passionate to choosing the right partners, entrepreneurs need to focus on a few key components to help build a sustainable business.

By Josh Reeves

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Why Millennials Should Become Entrepreneurs Now

With a high unemployment rate for the younger generation, entrepreneurship offers hope. Here are a few reasons it is the perfect time for millennials to pave their own path.

By Mike Pugh

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Is Your Product a ‘Vitamin’ or ‘Painkiller?’

Make sure your product is something that your clients need to have, otherwise your revenue potential will be low.

By George Deeb

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You Can Now Embed Your Indiegogo Campaign on Your Website

With 'Indiegogo Outpost,' you can raise money from the crowd without having to direct any web traffic away from your own website.

By Catherine Clifford

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10 Signs You’re Not Cut Out to Be an Entrepreneur

Many people dream of starting their own business, but you have to have the right chops. Here are the 10 warnings signs that it might not be for you.

By Stephanie Vozza

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One Startup’s Way to Move Up Launch: Live Together

The team at WorldLister put their lives on hold for two years to move into the company house. Here is how they made it work.

By Bryan Harmon

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Want to Turn Huge Startup Profits? Here’s Why You Need to Be Patient.

If you've got a new product on the market, face the facts: It will probably take about 1,000 days before you see a profit.

By Gene Marks

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From New York to Zurich: How Startup Costs Compare in Cities Across the Globe (Infographic)

Take a look at the hiring and office-rental costs associated with setting up your tech startup in these cities across the world.

By Catherine Clifford

Marketing

Sound Advice: How to Make Your Voice More Effective

How you articulate reveals a lot about your sincerity, credibility and confidence. Here are some tips to use your voice more effectively the next time you pitch your business or give a presentation.

By Jacqueline Whitmore

Business Accounting

Your Playbook to Starting Up On the Cheap: 10 Steps to Launch for Less Than $1,500 (Infographic)

From getting a website domain to creating a business roadmap out of sticky notes, here is an infographic detailing what you can do to get your business off the ground on a shoestring.

By Catherine Clifford

Tech

Co-Founder of Square Wants to Save St. Louis, One Programmer at a Time

Jim McKelvey has launched a non-profit mission to get programmers and coders employment-ready in St. Louis.

By Catherine Clifford

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10 Best States for Starting a Business

A U.S. Chamber of Commerce study out this week breaks down what each state in the U.S. is doing to promote small-business growth.

By Catherine Clifford

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Hunting for Business Ideas? Consider Looking at These 8 Hot Industries

Here is a rundown of industries expected to have plenty of room to grow in 2013.

By Catherine Clifford

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Entrepreneurship: Risks You Need to Consider (Infographic)

Here is a look at some of the struggles that a successful small business owner faces.

By Catherine Clifford

Tech

How to Find Beta Testers

Before you launch a new product or service, enlist some early users to take your vision out for a test drive.

By Mikal E. Belicove

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Four Trends Startups Need to Know Now

How to embrace the global, financial and social changes affecting your business this year.

By Brad Sugars