See who won W. P. Carey's 20th annual Spirit of Enterprise Awards

We are thrilled to honor for the 20th year another class of incredible businesses with a Spirit of Enterprise Award.

How to learn from your competition

Let’s admit it; most of you consider your competitors as an inconvenience that you have to manage. However, the truth is that you will always have competition, and as entrepreneurs you have to live with this reality.

Rewarding key employees when ownership is off the table

Turnover in key positions is disruptive to the business, costly and consumes time. Sometimes these valued employees want “a piece of the pie,” but some owners are not wiling give up any ownership.

Critical thinking helps managers work through problems

Critical thinking is the ability to use intelligence, knowledge and skills to question and carefully explore situations and arrive at thoughtful conclusions based on evidence and reason.

What small businesses can learn from the General Electric pivot

On September 7, 2001, Jeffrey R. Immelt was named chairman and CEO of General Electric, the industrial giant founded by Thomas Edison 123 years ago. In that half week, Immelt’s world cascaded from an era of “benign growth to one of unprecedented geopolitical and economic risk.”

Be you — every day and in every way

When it comes to differentiating yourself in the sea of solutions available to prospective clients, something I call “The YOU Experience” is what sets you apart.

When's the right time to reinvent your brand with a new logo

This year, major companies like Facebook Inc., Google Inc., StubHub and Airbnb have changed their logo and company branding. Is it time for your company to do the same?

Your mindset can be a competitive advantage in business, life

Author and entrepreneur Evan Carmichael wrote: “If there is something in common between the world's highly successful entrepreneurs ... it is their winning mindsets.” But what really do we mean by this term?

How B Corps help companies do good, do well

What is business success? Profitability, right? But what if you have other aspirations for your business, such as promoting a social cause or helping the environment? Up to now, for-profit companies could not codify those non-financial objectives.

Landlord files: How to vet a rental application

After you have received an application and the application fee from your tenants, you will want to process the application in a timely manner. I ask tenants to notify their employers and previous landlords to expect my call so that I can process the application as quickly as possible.