Venezuelan-born Carmen Busquets was a pioneer investor in the fashion tech space, cofounding Net-a-porter and putting her money behind compa...

Inspired Capital co-founder Alexa von Tobel talks about three ways (below) the entrepreneur turned investor suggests getting the attention o...

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. Remembering 911, we go back to a post we published about Lauren Manning and her book, " ...

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. Here are 13 ways to create a brighter future for your business.

Here are a few lessons you can learn from 5 global entrepreneurial icons who changed the face of American culture. Despite their early chal...

One of the key questions I always ask business owners:  what keeps you up at night? Being a small business owner and a formally trained faci...

©2011 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. Like millions of other people, I have been a fan of Steve Jobs for more than three decades.  ...

What would you do if you were at the beginning stage of an enormous snowstorm that showed no signs up letting up?  Surely, to get ahead of i...

Achieving high performance in tough times, especially during a global pandemic, is a serious challenge small business owners face. The ultim...

I have always felt that growth and profits come from some form of calculated risk.  You, too? The essence of making revolutionary changes is...

To profit and prosper in any year, think on your feet, look for fresh conceptual insights all around you and practice a little spontaneous ...

Innovation is such a personal, creative endeavor, but the influence of others plays a big role in helping us succeed. Here I share insights ...

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. We hope you are having liberty celebrations across America.  It's a chance to unite with ...

Here's what I've heard many entrepreneurs and small business owners saying repeatedly about what they are doing to dodge a post COVI...

While running your business through the global pandemic, how many times have you been told, "It's not working."  Really.  Thin...

Brit Morin thought up Selfmade under her Brit+Co , which helps people start businesses and make their own money, a little more than a year ...

The road to recovery due to the global pandemic is no excuse to settle for status quo or to not push hard for double-digit (10 percent or mo...

Before the COVID-19 crisis, women-owned 40% of the businesses in the U.S., representing more than 12.3 million firms. As of 2020, these comp...

One of the classic ways to find out what is really going on with a business owner or top-level executive these days is to ask, “What’s keepi...

The following is an article I [Laurel J. Delaney] wrote more than a decade ago and I still think it is relevant more than ever coming out of...