Stories + Resources Insights for Entrepreneurs

How Selling My Company Changed Me

Cory Janssen is the co-founder of Janalta Interactive, an online media company that is the publisher of Divestopedia.com, a resource that helps entrepreneurs who want to sell their businesses.

March 1, 2013

My Rocky Relationship: Balancing Business & Life

Wendy Jaffe is the CEO of ConejoDeals.com and SimiDeals.com.

March 1, 2013

The Commandments of Business Growth

March 1, 2013

3 Secrets of Happy Employees

By: Gwen Moran, a Special to Overdrive Of course you don't want your employees to be miserable, but should you make your employees happiness a business priority? In a word, yes. In addition to creating a more pleasant work environment and reducing turnover, happy employees are more productive and collaborative, according to 2010 research by

December 28, 2012

Meditation and Prayer: Does It Help Entrepreneurs Succeed?

By: Cathy Lynn Grossman, a Special to Overdrive Entrepreneurs behave just like most Americans when it comes to religion -- but with one spiritual twist. They're significantly more likely to pray several times a day or to meditate, said sociologist Kevin Dougherty, a co-author of the Baylor Religion Survey. The survey can't answer whether prayerful,

December 19, 2012

How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids

By: Nadia Goodman, a Special to Overdrive Tomorrow's business leaders and startup founders will be today's young kids whose parents have raised them with an entrepreneurial spirit -- a skill that is increasingly important as young people flood the startup world and the freelance economy grows. As a parent, you inspire entrepreneurship by fostering the

December 13, 2012