Successful startups seem to be the bread and butter of modern business. But what’s one old-fashioned skill they all share? Sales. Every startup company had to master the art of sales in order to ...

Customers prefer to purchase from courteous, knowledgeable salespeople who are passionate about the products they sell. Salespeople rely on an effective sales pitch to turn potential customers into ...

As an occasional angel investor, I always ask for a business pitch to get me in the mood. I’m still amazed at how many technical entrepreneurs don’t have a business pitch, and offer me their product ...

Briant Burke, MD, had an idea for a product, one he thought would fit perfectly onto the shelves at Walgreens. The problem was how to get his first product, ZymaDerm, in front of the retail giant. A ...

Businesses wishing their products were sold at Lowe’s home improvement stores are getting their chance to pitch them to the company. And, it culminates with a two-day event this fall in Charlotte. For ...

A team of Naperville-area teen entrepreneurs who created a business designed to make travel smoother will compete this coming week as one of five national finalists in the INCubatoredu National Pitch ...