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Would-be businesses learn from mentors

“Just because there are 200,000 people that live within three miles of where you want to open your doors doesn’t mean all of them are prospective customers. Most people don’t understand that there is research that has to be done to verify that a market even exists for what they want to do.”

Forget Business Plans—Go for Market and Passion, Say Investors

“You don’t know what you don’t know when you start a company for the first time.”

Instant Ads Set the Pace on the Web

Now, companies like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft let advertisers buy ads in the milliseconds between the time someone enters a site’s Web address and the moment the page appears.

Forming a Partnership

Like a sole proprietorship, a general partnership doesn’t protect against personal liability— and in addition, partners are held responsible for the actions of the other partners.

BYU study looks at how innovation happens

After more than six years of research, Brigham Young University professor Jeff Dyer is convinced that these visionary business leaders and others didn’t start out completely hard-wired for creativity and innovation.

An Entrepreneur’s First Co-Founder: The Community

To do great work, you need community. I don’t think people generally comprehend just how important it is.

Breaking up is hard to do

Experts say it’s best to have a legal partnership arrangement from the beginning, no matter how cash-strapped or optimistic you may be.

The 2-Minute Opportunity Checklist for Entrepreneurs

Opportunities don’t grow on trees.

HOW TO: Create a Successful Company Blog

I’m often asked by entrepreneurs and business owners whether it is worth blogging, and if so, what they should blog about. On the first question, the answer is obvious to me — you must blog as an entrepreneur.

Education for Executives

Companies say that working with business schools is important to ensure a new generation of workers sees corporate responsibility as a bottom-line booster, not just something to feel good about.