When writing a business plan, here's how to run the numbers that matter without getting hung-up on those that don't.

Innovation and originality are close cousins. We think of creative innovators as people with new ideas. But to read Malcolm Gladwell on the subject is to be reminded of a distinction: An innovator may not be the one with the new idea — but with a new take on an old idea. Robert Siegel interviews Gladwell, who wrote "Creation Myth: Xerox PARC, Apple, and the truth about innovation" in the May 16th issue of The New Yorker.

The bold ideas and brilliant urbanites who are helping to build the cities of America’s future.

Keeping tabs on your competition is a great strategy for growing your business. Follow these tips, from fellow small business owners, on which tools are best and how to get started.

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A guide highlighting the key elements that should be in your business plan and why

“Something Ventured” is an admiring look at those who took a risk to back upstarts in past decades.

The recession created unemployed chefs and unused taco-and-burger trucks. Those trucks are being tricked out with cupcake ovens and teppanyaki grills.

Everyone in the tech world talks about business models. But I’ll bet that if you quizzed a random sample of these people, you’d find that they really don’t know what a business model is. I did just that with my students at UC-Berkeley. Most raised their hands, and MBA student Blake Brundidge's attempt to answer the question was a valiant one—but none of them really had a clue. The only one who got the answer right was Lionel Vital, a Stanford student gatecrashing my iSchool class. The reality is that discussions of business models are like discussions of teenage sex: everyone talks about it...

I simply love Goldman Sachs. The Facebook deal is a brilliant poke in the eye for just about everybody, and proof, yet again, that money, like water, finds its own level. If there are buyers and sellers to be matched, and a fee to be made in the process, the fine folks at Goldman Sachs will figure out how to bridge that gap. So much the better if there is regulatory friction to arbitrage against, it simply raises the fee. For the last seven years, the venture capital industry has been saying that the IPO process is broken and startups are the losers. In a fine display of Wall Street’s can d...

John Stewart took a bite out of Facebook tonight on "The Daily Show," specifically Goldman Sachs' recent $450 million investment and what it means with regards to a possible Facebook IPO in 2012. Stewart wryly comments on the irony of Zuckerberg's reluctance to go public, "Mark Zuckerberg doesn't want to be transparent? The guy whose immense success was founded on mining our personal data, the guy who shares my photos with the whole world unless I change my privacy settings every half an hour!?"

This video is well done and informative. If you weren't sure about mobile devices as a possible channel for learning then maybe you should ...

The owners of failed businesses have a million stories about why they failed. Here are some of them.

The tax-cut compromise and rising corporate profits and consumer spending are some of the reasons for optimism.

The increase was the second-largest in PNC Wealth Management’s Christmas Price Index since it was started.

How many units of stuff"”say, how many ham sandwiches, iPhone apps, or hours of consulting services"”must you sell in order to cover your costs?

When looking for employment you should keep in mind the needs of potential employers. Of course you want the job – but what do employers want from you? 1. Loyalty – Loyal employees are the backbone of any organization. Look at your resume (or LinkedIn profile), does your work history seem like that of a […]

Entrepreneurs often angst over the perfect name for their business. This guide will help you choose a defensible trademark and a search-friendly, recognizable name.

The government has ramped up its free resources online and in-person for small business owners at any stage. Here's how to find all the information and services you need right now.