As a small business owner, I understand the challenges and rewards of growing a company. Business development is the lifeblood of any enterprise, especially for small businesses where every ...

As a staff writer for Forbes Advisor, SMB, Kristy helps small business owners find the tools they need to keep their businesses running. She uses the experience of managing her own writing and editing ...

May 14, 2024 - There's a quiet revolution happening in law firm business development across the globe — code named Activator. From the Magic Circle to the Am Law 200 and beyond — law firms are ...

As firms strive to remain competitive in an increasingly crowded marketplace, marketing and business development professionals can and should play a critical role in driving growth and helping ...

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. BY Praneeta Pujari Data is ...

September 08, 2025 - There's little debate that AI is saving time spent on routine legal tasks — a lot of it. One study notes results from pilot projects show associate time spent on a complaint ...

The mission of the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) is to support and accelerate business development and growth, targeting women and serving all business owners, in order to strengthen ...

Rainmakers, the select charismatic few — usually partners — who brought in the vast majority of an accounting firm's clients, are becoming obsolete as firms professionalize business development and ...

Once upon a time, professional service providers—RIA's, wealth managers, CPAs, attorneys—were people whose personality and training led them to careers that were more "left-brained," "black and white, ...

BDCs face mounting pressures from rising nonaccruals, increasing bankruptcies, and the prospect of lower interest rates impacting earnings. Valuations across the BDC sector, including ARCC, MAIN, and ...

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