History

Growing a Business

What Got You Here Will Get You There

Applying this notion to your team will strengthen company culture, boost employee morale, and bolster the bottom line.

Living

Looking at Very Old Photos Has Changed My Perspective on Business and Life in General

Shorpy.com is entirely photos of people in ordinary life long ago dealing with the same sort of stuff we deal with now.

Business News

6 Pieces of Timeless Business Advice From Ford, Hamilton, Rockefeller and More

Here's what entrepreneurs can learn from some of the wealthiest and most successful individuals of their time.

Growing a Business

How Studying History Brings Success

Studying history gives you an advantage because human nature never changes.

Business News

10 Amazing Moments in Microsoft's History, From Its Founding to Desktop Dominance to Today

Here's how the software company, founded on April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, paved the way for personal computing and dominated the market.

Science & Technology

Here Are the Origins of 10 Tech Terms You Use Every Day

Did you know that Thomas Edison used the term 'bug'?

领导

10 Working Women Pioneers Who Changed the World for Good

From Mary Tyler Moore to Shirley Chisholm, take a look at these trailblazing female voices.

Business News

An Error-Ridden Job Application Steve Jobs Handwrote in 1973 Sold for 6 Figures at Auction

The auction house originally estimated it would sell for more than $50,000.

Growing a Business

15 Crazy Facts About Walmart's History and Where It's Headed Next

Here's what you need to know about the world's largest private-sector employer.

Thought Leaders

在他的天,p·t·巴纳姆是密苏里州re Popular Than Gates, Musk and Jobs, Combined

'The Greatest Showman,' starring Hugh Jackman, sets the entrepreneur's life to music but sidesteps the controversial side of P.T. Barnum's business dealings.

Marketing

So, What's Your Story? 3 Ways Storytelling Can Help Boost Your Business.

As entrepreneurs, we're all in a perpetual "competitive admissions" game. Stories connect your customers to you.

领导

Want to Become a Billionaire? Read Up on Ancient Leaders.

Steve Forbes says that leaders such as Hannibal and Alexander the Great have a lot to teach business owners of today.

Social Media

How to Make a Fun (and Profitable) Podcast for You and 10 Million of Your Closest Friends

The Washington Post's Lillian Cunningham struck governmental gold with her podcast 'Presidential.' Here's how she did it and what's coming next.

Branding

Which Business Started the Year You Were Born?

Check out some of the businesses and brands founded from 1950 to today.

领导

11 Modern Leadership Lessons from History's Masters

Helen Keller. Theodore Roosevelt. Ann Bradstreet. Nelson Mandela: Who inspired you?