Inspire
Vacation Makes Your Biz Better
Confession: As a career-preneur, I rarely take a vacation. I travel constantly, but I'm always working. And it's bad—for me and for my business. I'm writing this as much for you as a declaration for myself. In the few times I've successfully left... ➡
A Friendly Way to Raise Capital
Crowdfunding offers a number of benefits: It’s a cheap, quick way to raise small amounts of cash. It’s also a good way to get the word out about your product or company. Last month, we raised more than $16,500 to set up better production tooling... ➡
What We’re Talking About Today
Hello, it’s MONDAY. What do you need most? Here's today's must-know events in the economy and elsewhere. Time to forgive people’s debts? Economists just released a provocative study arguing that forgiving and restructuring private debt could... ➡
Alpha Moms Pretty Happy—What?
Confession: As a conflicted breadwinner mom, I was hoping—OK, assuming—that our recent survey of breadwinner women would back up my cranky view of modern marriage, where the wife drags home the bacon, while her beta husband wipes counters and... ➡
Do I Have Your Attention?
Joanne Wilson, angel investor in more than 15 women-owned businesses (including DailyWorth), has some quick advice for anyone who doesn't want to fail:FOCUS. As an entrepreneur, you're blessed with a smorgasbord of to-dos, from sales to... ➡
Navigating the New Economy
The new normal. The new economy. Whatever you want to call it, business ain't what it used to be. Life as an entrepreneur in 2012 has little resemblance to the "order-taking" flood of opportunity of the late 90s. We're hustling, closing deals... ➡
Know Your Biology, Gain Inner Peace
Europe is in an ugly mess and that jobs report the other day made you want to flee to some nice Nordic country that still has jobs and benefits. (Habla Swedish?) We have a better idea. First, consider: the male response to stress is “fight or... ➡
When Your Kids Take You to Work
An interview with Renee Sandler, president of Blamtastic, a line of lip balms for tweens and teens that she co-founded with her daughters (Lily, 12, and Melanie, 10). How did you get the idea for Blamtastic? In 2007, I read an article about how... ➡
