The most innovative ideas emerge from startups and individuals, research shows. But isn’t the deck stacked against small entities? Given their size, limited know-how, and modest budget, how can they ...

You have a lot of business ideas and most of them won’t work. But how do you know which will? Starting a business is a high-stakes venture. Nearly half of all businesses fail within five years, and ...

Many entrepreneurs have ideas for new businesses every single day. Visionary types can never seem to stop thinking about ingenious solutions, inventions, and new products or services for their ...

Filing for a patent is like planting your flag on your idea, giving you a legal shield that prevents anyone from copying your ...

As a communications expert, I work with people to help them communicate their ideas in a way that motivates their audiences to take action. But in many of my conversations with clients, I hear about ...

If you’re like most of us, you’ve had more than one idea for a new product or service that you’re certain would make a great startup. Maybe it’s a smart bracelet with embedded emotion-recognition AI ...

Follow these five steps to turn your ideas into a reality. Behind every great business changing the world is an entrepreneur who had a driving idea. The right idea can be the difference between a ...

Have you ever been in a meeting and shared an idea . . . and then later in the meeting someone else repeated it and got credit for it? Some people outright steal ideas, sure. What I’ve seen more often ...

Social media can make us all play a comparison game, and make us feel like we need to constantly be doing more. After trying and failing at many ideas I tried thanks to the social media facade, I ...

The key to selling an idea lies in crafting a truly convincing argument. The most innovative ideas emerge from startups and ...