Unless you are a philanthropist running a nonprofit organization, your main motivation for being in business is to generate a healthy income. How you reach that objective, however, will depend on many ...

When a small business is first getting started, its goal may appear relatively straight forward: to make as much money as possible for its owners. But for a business to be successful long term, a new ...

A few years ago, at a risk-management conference for big-wave surfers, I witnessed a heated debate over the latest innovation: an inflatable vest that could prevent drowning if a surfer wiped out. The ...