It's Your Business

These three tips will help you manage the time you spend doing work and living life.

No one is going to buy from a person they don't trust. Here's how to build a better client relationships.

Want to feel more confident that your making the right decisions? Check out how a few simple steps can dramatically improve your decision process.

How to live the entrepreneurial dream while minimizing your risks and maximizing your success.

Before you sit down to close a difficult negotation, Inc says there are a few questions you should ask yourself. These four questions will help you deal with the difficulties of a complex negotiation before it's too late at the bargaining table.

It sounds like straight forward enough advice to build a better business, but the approach has serious flaws.

The first question your customer needs answered is: Why should I waste my time on you? Make sure you know the best way to grab her interest.

Step No. 1: Forget the idea that great entrepreneurs drop out of school. (Some do, but most don't.) Then follow this simple plan.

Offer smart perspective to your mentor in return for his or her time and insights, recommends Jeremy Johnson, co-founder 2tor.com, among other tips.

Reid Hoffman, investor and co-founder of LinkedIn, and Ben Casnocha, entrepreneur and author, share valuable tips on cultivating and seizing make-or-break opportunities.

Companies and individuals who see business as a form of warfare tend to pursue dead-end strategies.

One of the first steps to marketing your business for sale is creating a selling memo. Here's what to include that will pay big dividends down the line.

The secret to increasing your sales is to win the hearts of your sales team.

Did your team receive iPads or other tablet PCs and you find them under-utilized? As a long time PowerPoint user myself, I have felt guilty about my iPad being my glorified Evernote platform and e-mail source on the road.

Networking events aren't really that hard: Plan your work, work your plan. Here's how.

Surprise: New figures out of the Census Bureau show that the rate at which Americans are starting new businesses is at a record low.

Presenting with Twitter can be challenging. Olivia Mitchell has written a fantastic free eBook “How to present with Twitter (and other backchannels” to help your speakers avoid the fate. You should download a copy now!

One day you're on top, the next you couldn't feel lower. Entrepreneurs share their tips for getting through dark days.

Being an effective Leader or Manager has its fair share of challenges. This can be even greater in the Virtual environment. Leading a team requires lots of minor adjustments, unless your team is in bad shape of course, then a major overhaul is in order.

Boost customer loyalty, create marketing opportunities, and shorten the sales cycle--without spending much doing it. Here's how.