Plain and simple: you want to know how to get more clients for your service business. This is understandable—a service-based business can be more complex to market than one selling consumer products, since you don’t have anything to show potential clients. And in this economy, people like to spend cash on stuff they can see. […]

My grandfather repeated this adage over and over to me when I was a young boy: “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” For him, these words became a personal mantra as he lifted himself out of poverty, going from selling beans in rural California to creating two […]

Sometimes it seems like there’s never enough time to accomplish everything we’d like to. The problem is often our time management skills—or lack thereof. But no need to worry: you can easily improve your efficiency once you realize that it’s merely a combination of intelligent planning and focused efforts. To get started, here are five […]

Commuters are sick of sitting in traffic, standing in crowded subway cars, and dealing with busses that are perpetually late. Now many of them they’re biking to work instead. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of commuters who bike to work has increased by 60 percent over the past decade—from 488,000 in 2000 […]

No matter how old I get, September will always remind me of shopping for school supplies. Who doesn’t love the fresh start that comes with crisp notebooks and sharp pencils? Though back-to-school sales are typically geared toward students, there’s nothing that says adults can’t do a little fall office supply shopping of their own. So […]

When I think about innovation, there is always one Steve Jobs quote that sticks out in my mind: “Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you.” People who view the world this way are more likely to become entrepreneurs. But the thing you have to […]

Sophie Adelman always envisioned herself building a business from scratch, with a supportive team who was driven by their belief in the company’s mission. What she didn’t foresee was that this dream would come true at a tech startup. Adelman was always familiar with the startup scene, having attended business school at Stanford. But her […]

For many startup founders, the idea of much-needed R&R seems like an obscure concept. But rest, relaxation and fun are integral to avoiding burnout and keeping you, your team, and your business in tip-top shape. So whether you’re reading this on your phone over a triple shot espresso between meetings or after a breathtaking mountain […]