What’s the best payment system for your small business?
So you started a business, and now you're ready to get paid. But with a slew of payment systems on the market, this isn't as straightforward as it sounds. The...
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Esther Dyson on finding your purpose and what’s next for entrepreneurship
Esther Dyson, chairman of EDventure Holdings, made early investments in Facebook and LinkedIn as well as Evernote and Flickr. To her, the future of entrepreneurship requires a strong purpose and...
4 tips for empowering your team
In the initial stages of any business, there is a chance that you will see very rapid growth in the number of employees that you have. While this can be...
The 5 new rules of employee engagement
It's the furtive glances as you approach, the crowd at the water cooler suddenly dispersing. Whispers and snickers during meetings. The staring at the floor as you pass in the...
Aloha from the Hala Kahiki
The Ko Ko Mo is three ounces cream, one ounce creme of coconut, one ounce amaretto, one ounce creme de cacao and one ounce vodka, blended with a scoop of...
Starting a company? Here’s how to think big from the very beginning
When Anna and Nathan Bond got married in 2008, Anna, a graphic designer, illustrated the wedding invitations with her quirky drawings. They were such a hit that she and her...
5 common financial mistakes to avoid
When you're an entrepreneur, you're busy working every day to find your way, build your product or services, grow your company and achieve your goals. Unless you're a financial whiz,...
Why crowdfunding closes the gender gap
It's depressingly, persistently difficult to raise money while female. A recent study found that only 2.7 percent of the small businesses that received venture funding between 2011 and 2013 were...
How to build a paid subscription model
When we started Enplug in 2012, we didn't think that businesses would pay for our software over our competitors' free solutions. Our initial business model was to make 100 percent...
Chicago’s last tannery
Some of Nick Horween's earliest memories of his family's leather tannery are of taking the train from Barrington, the northern Chicago suburb where he grew up, into the city to...