Alan Colmenares is Director of the Founder Institute in Colombia.  He writes for his own blog, TropicalGringo, as well as contributing to other publications such as VentureBeat and NYTimes.com among others. Well, it’s been a couple of months and, aside from great...

Lisa Gansky. Author. Entrepreneur. Instigator. Twitter: @instigating and @sharethemesh www.meshing.it Here’s a common phrase that should strike fear in all our hearts: “It’s cheaper to just throw it away and buy a new one.” Of course, we hear that all the time. The...

Originally from Reading, PA, Alan Colmenares moved to South America 15 years ago in search of his roots.  During this time, he has been a channel executive, Country Manager and Venture Capitalist for companies such as Compaq Computer, Intel, Oracle and SAS Institute...

In a cluttered marketplace, the key to making your business a success can be as simple as a distinct differentiation from your competitors. Joel Norton, CSO of Boost Marketing, talks to Flying Solo’s Robert Gerrish about how you can make your business stand out...

Why does one small business owner flourish while another one fails? Melinda Emerson believes there 7 essential principles that all successful small business owners have in common.