A handful of sage speakers lay out research and advice business owners everywhere should heed. TED.com is just about the best place to hang out online if you have a few minutes to kill. Here are a handful of insightful TED talks posted this year that every entrepreneur should check out. The reason? Culturally we need a much better balance. MORE >>

Yesterday it was reported in the Chosun Ilbo, South Korea’s most popular newspaper, that Samsung has raised the price of processors sold to Apple by 20 per cent. One component Apple is unable to source from other suppliers is the central processor. Knowing this, it seems like Samsung has decided to turn the proverbial screw. MORE >>

Want to be happy? Don't build a business based on something you love doing. Imagine you've agreed to give advice to a group of business students but you can't think of a theme. Here's a guaranteed winner: Go with "Follow your passions. and do what you love!" That's advice everyone loves to hear. You'll kill. You'll also be wrong. Here's why. MORE >>

Every meeting is either won or lost. There are no “good” meetings. You’ve lost the meeting when you leave with a compliment or a stalling tactic. The parody version is “Let’s talk again after Christmas… Don’t call me, I’ll call you[1].” How did we get ourselves into this mess? How to screw it up. MORE >>

You've got a few months' worth of Facebook activity under your belt. Now's the time to dig into the data and see what's working. You've spent a significant amount of time setting up your business's Facebook presence and are feeling pretty good about it. But this isn't the time to start slacking off. Facebook Insights will be your new best friend. MORE >>