If you run a small business, you may not know much about the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). After all, GAAP standards apply mainly to publicly traded companies, so these rules don’t ...

First principles thinking is a method of problem-solving that involves breaking down complex issues into their most basic and fundamental parts. Originating from ancient Greek philosophy and ...

You might think business principles are only for CEOs, entrepreneurs, or Shark Tank contestants. But guess what? You’re already using some of these skills without realizing it! Whether you’re ...

Local private schools that are run on basic business principles have plans to expand in ventures that charge upward of $1,000 a month, with more customers born every day. The schools have begun to ...

Dream big and don’t try to please everyone. You can chart your own course, challenge the crowd mentality and ignore the status quo. Hire people who will elevate you and your business, not just those ...

Too many business owners think success can only mean being the next Amazon, and stress themselves out trying to be everything to every customer. In reality, there are greater opportunities in starting ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. AI is seeping into every ...

Hubert Joly, Senior Lecturer, discusses his new book, The Heart of the Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism, with Bill George, Senior Fellow and author of Discover Your True ...

What a difference two dozen years can make! For Markus Frind, it has meant amassing a huge fortune that runs up to over $500 million dollars. Trailblazers such as Frind leave us with inspiring tales ...

The media’s lack of understanding of basic business principles is clear in this recent AP article: The writers decry that a past president is “using the tax code to lower his tax obligations.” But all ...

Leaders of universities have expressed shock when actions by Donald Trump and his 2.0 administration officials have gone directly counter to what he and his appointees supposedly learned during their ...