If I'd Only Known... - What no one ever told me about running a business.
Publisher: Business Start-Ups Online     Author: Jan Norman   

Important Considerations You Must Ask Yourself When Starting a Business - Starting a business takes a lot of guts. But guts alone will not pay the bills. To succeed in business, you need hard work, perseverance, tenacity and lots of "luck."
Publisher: Power HomeBiz Guides     Author: Isabel M. Isidro   

Intellectual Capital and Bootstrapping - Online chapter from the book, "Thinking Like An Entrepreneur" about capital reinvestment and company growth.
Publisher: HCMPublishing.com     Author: Peter Hupalo   

Invention Is a Flower, Innovation Is a Weed - The inventor of Ethernet and founder of 3Com shares some lessons with young innovators and entrepreneurs. Lessons for growth.
Publisher: Techreview.com     Author: Bob Metcalfe   

Legal Risks in Taking Stock in High-Tech Companies - Stock options can offer high-tech employers and employees a number of advantages, but they're not necessarily a road to riches.
Publisher: Gigalaw.com     Author: Douglas M. Towns   

Let's Pretend - Want to find out if you should open an ice factory in Anchorage? Business simulation software can help take the guesswork out of your business decisions.
Publisher: Darwinmag.com     Author: Daintry Duffy   

Love Is the Killer App - If you want to fix your future, start by fixing yourself. In the face of war and recession, what the business world needs is less greed -- and more love.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: Tim Sanders   

Managing Risk in a Start-Up Through Trust and Foresight - The new economy created rapid growth and sudden wealth for many young companies, a great deal of which we all know now has dissipated. Many failed start-ups might have better managed their risk with an extra touch of integrity and a carefully considered risk plan.
Publisher: The CEO Refresher     Author: Stacey van Hooven   

Master of Startup Disasters - Your startup is in crisis, and you don't know what to do. Who you gonna call? Ronit Herzfeld, a former mental-health counselor who now teaches fast-growing companies how to keep sane amid the chaos.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: Rekha Balu   

Naming Your Business - Naming a business is not always as simple as just picking a random name and creating a logo. Use these ten effective techniques in order to create an effective name for your newly founded business.
Publisher: The Small Business Journal     Author: Debra K. Traverso