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The Plus of Partnerships

American culture reveres the charismatic CEO or solo entrepreneur, but some businesses take a different path: partners working together. Here are the stories of six partnerships that work—and the secrets of their success.

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The Top 10 Lessons to Learn From Failure

In order to succeed, you need to know how to fail. The following 10 lessons may have resulted from missteps, but they led to firmer footing.

10 Questions For Your Compensation Consultant

Combine public outrage at Wall Street pay and new Dodd-Frank regulations, and a compensation consultant is more important than ever. Here’s what to ask the payday experts.

10 Questions For Your Web Scrubber

Your company could be one scathing blog post away from a public relations nightmare. Here’s what to ask the experts who tidy up your online reputation.

Q and A: Max Drucker

Do you know what your employees are doing on Facebook? Should you?

10 Questions For Your Underwriter

When an IPO goes well, it’s like manna from heaven. When it goes badly, it’s pennies from hell. Here’s what to ask to get your company ready for its big day.

10 Questions for Your Business Succession Consultant

Want to hand control of your business over to your kids without causing chaos? Or take control of it from your parents? A business succession consultant can help. Here’s what to ask before hiring one.

The Top Power Lunch Restaurants

Where’s the best place to talk business and eat well at the same time? Here are 10 of the finest new business lunch spots in the country.

10 Questions For Your Public Speaking Coach

Whether it’s a conference call with reporters, a shareholder meeting or a company-wide address, executives depend on speech to motivate, disseminate and market. Here’s why—and how—you should hire a pro to make sure that what you say (and how you say it) is up to snuff.