Business Funding Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Season 3 Episode 1: ‘Is She Pitching Us?’ Our weekly pitch show is back, and the investor judges are looking for answers.
Business News Bob Woodward’s ‘Fear’ Is the Latest Example of How the Trump Bump Seems to Be Boosting Nonfiction Book Sales People have been reading nonfiction in increasing numbers since 2013.
Human Resources With This Company’s New Tool, You Can Run a Free Background Check on Yourself Checkr sells AI-powered background check software to companies. Now, it's giving job candidates a glimpse into what potential employers might see.
Buying a Franchise How These Franchisees Keep Their Young Workforce Motivated At their Tropical Smoothie Cafe stores, Dennis and Nicole Drake know that most young employees are temporary. But they invest in their future anyway.
Human Resources Freelancers Will Soon Be Able to Buy Short-Term Disability Insurance Through This Startup Sara Horowitz, also the founder of Freelancers Union, explains why a safety net for freelancers starts with her new company, Trupo.
Thought Leaders How to Fight the Gender Pay Gap as a Self-Employed Woman — and Maximize Your Income Biases exist regardless of whether you work as a full-time employee or a contractor. Here's how to take control of your earnings.
Business Accounting Cynthia Nixon Has a Corporation, and That’s Totally Normal for Professionals Like Her New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo brought up Nixon's corporation as a means of insinuating that she accepts corporate campaign donations.
Thought Leaders Cynthia Nixon’s Thermostat Request Is One Many Working Women Can Relate to The New York gubernatorial candidate's team asked that the room for tonight's debate against sitting governor Andrew Cuomo be set at 76 degrees.
Human Resources Netflix-Like Recommendations May Be in Store for Workplace Benefits Employers are competing to attract and retain talent, and some are concluding that one-size-fits-all benefits offerings won't cut it.
Online Presence The ‘Hot Vet’ of Instagram Shares What He’s Learned About Brand-Building, Human Nature and Pet Allergies With His 1 Million Followers Dr. Evan Antin's Instagram account is a mix of animal trivia, eye candy, childhood photos and more.
Online Presence Papa John’s Has Created a Social Media Ad Featuring Negative Customer Tweets That’s Been Watched 1.7 Million Times The company isn't downplaying the fact that its reputation has suffered, but it wants customers to know it's working on improving.
Thought Leaders Ousted Papa John’s Founder Creates Website to ‘Save’ His Company and Get the ‘Truth Out There’ 'The Board wants to silence me. So this is my website, and my way to talk to you,' John Schnatter says on the site.
Thought Leaders 10 Things to Know About Association Health Plans, a Potential Solution to Entrepreneurs’ Healthcare Problem This option for entrepreneurs within the same industry to band together for health benefits has many potential upsides and obstacles.
Business Accounting Women Can Use These Simple Strategies to Save Enough for Retirement If you know you could or should be saving more but don't know where or how to start, consider this your crash course.
Thought Leaders What Employees, Employers and Job Hunters Should Look for When It Comes to Workplace Harassment Policies Recent data reveal where companies still have room for improvement in making their policies and processes known and effective.
Tech This Filmmaking Crew Found Success on YouTube Making Shorts With Crazy Visual Effects The nine-man team behind Corridor balances cinematic short films with behind-the-scenes vlogs to maximize YouTube's potential.
Entrepreneurs What This Company Has Learned From Making It Mandatory for Employees to Take 4 Weeks of Vacation Per Year It charts each employee's vacation schedule, has a 'no work talk' after 7 p.m. rule and other practices to promote work-life balance.
Thought Leaders 4 Proven Ways Women in Male-Dominated Fields Can Establish Themselves and Feel Fulfilled at Work The gender gap in technical professions is wide, but when companies aren't working to close it, women can take steps to try to change the culture.
Building a Business The Surprising Differences Between Men’s and Women’s Motives and Obstacles in Becoming Entrepreneurs A new survey exposes perceived obstacles to success in entrepreneurship based on gender.
Buying a Franchise How This Man Became Auntie Anne’s Pretzel King in the Philippines Six years ago, Mikkel Paris became the pretzel brand's master franchisee in his home country.
Entrepreneurs 5 Ways Your Friends at Work Can Help You, and 5 Ways They Can Hurt You Friends make work more fun and tolerable, but they sometimes pose risks.
Thought Leaders These Co-Founders Insisted on Being Co-CEOs Despite It Costing Them Funding The co-CEOs of Harper Wilde, an intimate apparel company, share why they stuck to their unusual structure despite hearing they were making a huge mistake.
Building a Business Here’s What Companies Are Doing Wrong When Hiring — and 4 Ways to Fix It They aren't starting the onboarding process soon enough.
Thought Leaders Steven Pinker, Author of Bill Gates’s Favorite Book, Says Entrepreneurs Should Trust Stats, Not Their Intuition The Harvard psychology professor discusses his thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of business today.
Building a Business The Surprising Reason Why an Open Office Space May Not Be Great for Your Company Companies tear down their walls to encourage collaboration, but this professor's research says doing so doesn't always achieve this outcome.
Human Resources Why You Should Read Job Listings Extra Carefully Before Deciding Whether You’re a Fit to Apply Your subconscious could tap into key indicators of company culture, but it could also hold you back from your dream career.
Entrepreneurs 10 Hacks That Will Make Office Life Much More Bearable Life happens, even at work. So try out these tips for dealing with spilled coffee, staying cool with a fan and more.
Entrepreneurs Why You Shouldn’t Feel Guilty If Your To-Do List Only Gets Longer It's normal to aspire to do more than you could ever get done. Don't beat yourself up about it.
Thought Leaders ‘Tonight, We Stand Here, and It Feels Like We’re Finally Winning,’ Say Sexual Abuse Survivors in Inspiring Speeches at ESPY Awards More than 140 women, including Aly Raisman, Sarah Klein and Tiffany Thomas Lopez, took the stage to receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
Online Presence How This Instagram Artist Turned Her Passion for Fashion Into a Freelance Career Jeanette Getrost has illustrated collections, product packaging and even party guests for fashion and beauty brands.