Starting a consulting business is a fun and fulfilling way to put years of experience, expertise and thought leadership to work to help others in your industry. This is one of the simplest types of ...

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If you're thinking about wading into entrepreneurship for the first time, keeping your day job is a great way to test the waters without making a full-time commitment. Being a small business owner is ...

As a mentor and advisor to small businesses, I’ve been exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can support entrepreneurs. I have used it internally to streamline work, speed up early drafts and ...

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The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce is starting a new initiative to support small businesses. It’s called the Courtesy ...

Tips for opening your own small business in 2011. Jan. 3, 2011 — -- If we learned one thing from the job market last year it's that nobody's coming to take care of our careers. We can't wait for ...

What do Apple, Disney, Amazon, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Walmart, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Ford, and Hershey have in common? They all started as small businesses. Take Apple, for instance. In 1976, ...