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Laughter is the best marketing, so find your sense of humor.

You're still a student, but by being polished, poised and professional, you can get the respect you deserve as an entrepreneur.

How to land your product on the pages of a catalog

What's it really like to buy a franchise? One entrepreneur dishes up all the details of her journey to open a Cold Stone Creamery.

Subway takes the title of the #1 franchise for the 13th time. So what's it really like to wear the crown?

Business fell flat? No use whining about it. Here's how you can bounce back.

Follow these 6 tips when negotiating your first commercial lease.

Go glam! Take a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to be a fashion designer, a restaurateur and more.

Use microenterprise loans to help make micro a temporary condition.

At business plan competitions across the country, judges sift through talented teams of presenters to find out who deserves the precious prizes--cash, services and VC exposure. Could your startup be the next to strike it rich?

Have a feeling that marketing to dads is a smart move? You're right on the money.

Do you have what it takes to run a company?

Get real when it comes to accurately figuring out just what it'll cost you to get your business off the ground.

From closets to cabinets to garages, Americans' clutter is piling up like never before. Find out how you can clean up in this growing industry.

What hot, new pastime is inspiring entrepreneurs to launch businesses?

Two jerseys in one, dry-erase erasers and more

How to find the time to do all you need to do--and then some

Once tainted by get-rich-quick schemes, the direct-sales industry is changing its image. See what experts and business owners have to say about going direct.

Oops! Forgot to include something crucial in your business plan? So did these entrepreneurs.

Upscale concierge businesses give new meaning to the phrase "service with a smile."

They didn't choose huge success; success chose them. So how did they deal with it?

These business plan competition winners show they've got what it takes to make their startup ideas bloom.

In between late-night feedings, picking up the kids from school, and kissing those boo-boos away, more and more moms are starting businesses. Do you have what it takes to be a mompreneur?

Game-makers are definitely not sleeping in Seattle.

These entrepreneurs proved you can find business partners in the strangest places.

Are you dreaming of explosive growth during your first year of business? Be careful what you wish for.

Weighed down by a ton of duties? Maybe it's time to outsource some of that work.

Special events don't have to be few and far between. Keep things exciting by having them regularly.

Three entrepreneurs share their ethical dilemmas-and why they're better because of them.

Even the best franchisor has to start somewhere. Subway king Fred DeLuca reflects on 25 years of franchise success.