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Thought Leaders

4 Lessons on Staring Down Fear and Taking Risks from Tightrope-Walker Nik Wallenda

Meticulous preparation and tireless practice, not bravado or recklessness, are the foundation of success when failure really is not an option.

By Tor Constantino

Thought Leaders

Ever Notice the Similarities Between Toxic Business Leaders and Politicians?

By Paul White

Building a Business

Built for Business: Midtown Manhattan in the 1920s

By Donald Miller

Building a Business

Investors Consider These 7 Elements to Be High Risk

By Martin Zwilling

Building a Business

3 Ways Companies Can Encourage Smart Risk Taking

Many business leaders and organizations are predisposed to say no, thereby quashing experimentation and innovation. Here's how to welcome new ideas and tactics.

By Salim Ismail

Building a Business

What Employers Need to Know About Ebola for Now

Understand how transmission takes place and educate your workforce. Consider extra steps as needed.

By Jonathan Segal

Building a Business

7 Risks Every Entrepreneur Must Take

To start and support your own business, you'll have to put your career, personal finances and even your mental health at stake.

Building a Business

Student Pulls Epic Skydiving Stunt to Land Startup Internship of Her Dreams

'I'm terrified of heights,' says 19-year-old Anna Bezuglova, 'but for Alphatise, I'm willing to take the plunge.'

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

Study: It’s Better to Start a Business While You’re Still Employed Elsewhere

A new study finds that entrepreneurs who start companies while still employed at their day jobs are a third less likely to fail.

By Nina Zipkin

Thought Leaders

7 Truths About Risk I Learned Riding the Rodeo Circuit

Don't ever bet a weak hand and never make a bet that you aren't willing to lose.

By Fred Brown

Thought Leaders

10 Ways Entrepreneurs Think Differently

Those in the thick of business ownership understand that even considering all its rewards, entrepreneurship is a difficult and complicated path.

Business Ideas

Finding Clients Who Are Open to Innovation Even in Risk-Averse Markets

When the purchasing decision chain is full of doubters, these tips can help you woo more customers.

By David Peto

Building a Business

4 Questions to Ask Before Taking the Entrepreneurial Plunge

Starting and running your own business is one of the hardest things you can ever do. Make sure you're ready for the challenge.

By Adam Callinan

Building a Business

More Diverse Corporate Boards Leads to Less Risk Taking

Research shows that businesses of all sizes would be wise to include leadership from all walks of life.

By Ya-wen Yang

Thought Leaders

How Improv Comedy Can Seriously Grow Your Business

Winning an audience and scoring new business have much in common. Here are seven lessons to take from the stage to the boardroom to add value to any team.

By Janelle Blasdel

Building a Business

Climbing a Mountain, Whether Real or Figurative, Requires Calculated Risks

You have to navigate potentially dangerous terrain to reach your goals and build success.

By Adrian Ballinger

Building a Business

To Make It, You Have to Be Willing to Fall Flat on Your Face

Anyone who dares to call themselves an entrepreneur has to take on the big risk that comes along with it, and continue taking risks.

By Jonathan Long

Building a Business

How Much Risk Should First-Time Entrepreneurs Take On?

Accepting risks is a skill that can be learned. When you're ready to launch a venture, consider these five tips that have proven effective in the classroom.

By Amy Rosen

Thought Leaders

What Successful Poker Players and Entrepreneurs Have in Common

Managing the risk properly is the challenge. Use the right intelligence to make your moves.

By Diana Kander

Building a Business

Want a Bank Loan? You Better Have Some Skin in the Game.

A strong equity position supports the notion that the owner is likely to protect the investment and repay borrowed funds.

By Jesse Torres

Building a Business

How to Spot the Ideal Franchise Opportunity for You

No franchise is perfect, but some can come pretty close -- you just have to go in with your eyes open.

By Joel Libava

Building a Business

6 Ways to Improve Workplace Safety Without Going Broke

Adopt a proactive approach to save your small business from physical danger and financial peril.

By Phil La Duke

Thought Leaders

Risk is the Admission Fee of Entrepreneurship

After recognizing an opportunity, you have to assess the costs, both financial and personal, to pursuing it.

By Amy Rosen

Building a Business

A Franchise Leader on the Benefits and Challenges of Multi-Unit Ownership

He started his life in franchising at age 14, mopping floors at a Burger King. Today, Aziz Hashim owns 35 franchises and employs 700 people.

By Tracy Stapp Herold

Thought Leaders

The 4 Factors to Making the Best Decisions for You

Eventually, you'll have to learn to trust your gut and live with the consequences. Here's how to get started with that mentality.

By Stephen Key

Building a Business

When Launching Your Startup, Consider These 5 Risks

While entrepreneurs may think they have the next billion-dollar idea, they need to assess certain risk factors before bringing it to market. Otherwise, they will crash and burn.

By Sreekanth Ravi

Thought Leaders

5 Quotes on Risk That Will Have You Ready to Take Action

Nothing ventured, nothing gained -- right? Get ready to face some risk with these inspiring calls to action.

By Adam Toren

Tech

CEOs Can No Longer Sit Idly By on Cybersecurity

Target's dismissal of its top man is proof that executives ignore tech breaches at their own peril.

By Eric Basu

Building a Business

Considering VC for Your Business? Here’s What You Need to Know.

Three questions to ask yourself when deciding whether or not you should take an investment from a company.

By Sam Hogg

Entrepreneurs

Do You Have What It Takes to Make It as an Entrepreneur?

Everyone has ideas, but it takes a certain personality to successfully leave behind the security of a day job.

By Jenna Schnuer