Unless you are a philanthropist running a nonprofit organization, your main motivation for being in business is to generate a healthy income. How you reach that objective, however, will depend on many ...

When a small business is first getting started, its goal may appear relatively straight forward: to make as much money as possible for its owners. But for a business to be successful long term, a new ...

Last week on Forbes, I wrote “Why Business Owners Should Never Let Ego Stand In The Way Of Profits,” which focused on the importance of business owners not losing sight of what’s best for their ...

I reported earlier this month that the Financial Times published a pair of important articles asking why the goal of a firm is to maximize short-term shareholder value is still being taught in ...

Matt Lee is the founding partner of Atlas Growth Capital. He has 3+ years of experience as a consultant and startup advisor. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial ...

Since the late 1970s, when American companies were fat and complacent, the focus of American business has been on the bottom line. Spurred on by activist shareholders, private-equity firms, and ...