Abram Brown


The Candy Man

Rob Auerbach, founder of Louisville-based Candyrific, knows what kids want.  Read story

4 Cool Tools to Engage Customers Online

These new tools offer innovative ways to engage people who visit your site, and keep them coming back.  Read story

VenueRank: A New Gauge of Online Influence

Product spotlight: Here's a service that can help you determine your online social standing.  Read story

Changing Your Tune? Best Music Services for Businesses

Forget elevator music. Here are two services that offer businesses access to a wide range of fully licensed music.  Read story

How to Become an Agent for Change

Few leaders know how to manage change at their company. Learn how to become one of the few.  Read story

How An NBA Ban Fueled Our Business

Last year, the NBA banned start-up APL's innovative basketball shoes and sales took off. Now what?  Read story

Movable Ink: A Fresh Approach to E-mail Marketing

Looking for ways to stand out in a sea of e-mail promotions? Check out this cool tool.  Read story

How Tofurky Carves up Profits

Before Seth Tibbott invented Tofurky, a tofu-based, turkey-flavored roast, he was losing money every year. The product turned his fortunes around, and his co...  Read story

A Heartwarming Tale of Shameless Promotion

How Elf on the Shelf created—and convinced CBS to air—a "special" commercial for its product.  Read story

2011 Holiday Gift Guide: The Worst Gift My Boss Ever Gave Me

We asked our Twitter followers to tell us about the worst gift they ever received from a boss. Some stories were as terrifying as seeing mommy kiss Santa Claus.  View slideshow

2011 Holiday Gift Guide: The Gift You Buy After a Successful IPO

After all the trouble of taking your company public, you deserve to treat yourself to the best things life has to offer. We’ve put together a wish...  View slideshow

Forget Facebook: 4 Reasons Your Company Needs a Google+ Page

The verdict is in: Google+'s new brand pages are worth your time. Here's why signing your business up will be an important social media investment.  Read story

The Case for Letting Your Employees Protest

Your employees are smart, passionate, and vocal. They're also part of the 99 percent. Here's how to keep Occupy Wall Street from becoming an HR quagmire.  Read story

My Favorite Tool for Organizing Data

Entrepreneur Ryan Goodman explains how he uses Roambi to turn spreadsheet data into interactive files that he can access on his iPhone.  Read story

Lost and Found: Smart Tags for Luggage

A look at two services that help retrieve lost items, including bags, laptops, and phones.  Read story

A New Way to Share Trip Plans

The skinny on TripIt's new shared calendar, which makes it easier to keep track of coworkers.  Read story

How I Built a Global Haunted House Empire

Larry Kirchner had a penchant for gore even at a young age. His sick obsession has grown into a global rave.  Read story

Tweeted By the Stars

Looking for your 140 characters of fame? These 20 celebrities will tweet about you. For a price.  View slideshow

Master Marketing to Moms

Mom has the power of the family purse. So why do marketers so badly miss the mark when attempting to target mothers?  Read story

Gary Vaynerchuk: Put a Ring on It

Stop rushing it with customers over social media; play the long-game, and earn life-long customers and fans, says the founder of WineLibrary.com.  Watch video

Bloomberg: We Want Your Start-up's Taxes

New York City's mayor laughed it up at TechStars Demo Day, claiming the Bloomberg TV show resembles the Jersey Shore and that start-ups should grow ...  Read story

Tour a Conference Room That Looks Like a Spaceship

The architect behind Andrew Davidson and Co.'s New York City office takes you behind the scenes of what went into creating the firm's innovative space.  Watch video

4 Ways to Green Your Office Without Being Boring

Architects and design experts explain how to spruce up your workplace, and save a lot of energy by doing so.  Read story

How to Beat the Defensive Pricing Game

Are your competitors lowering prices? Here's how to beat them at their own game.  Read story

Are You Trapped in a Dilbert Cartoon?

Stella and Dot founder Jessica Herrin explains how bureaucracy can bog a fast-growing company down.  Read story

Why It's Good to Fail Fast

Stella and Dot founder Jessica Herrin explains why her early failure was responsible for her future success.  Read story

How I Beat the Distribution System

Honest Tea founder Seth Goldman faced major challenges getting his healthy tea on shelves. Here's how he got around the problem.  Read story

Sell What Your Customers Want

Honest Tea CEO Seth Goldman explains how he made the mistake of selling what he wanted to drink, instead of what his customers wanted.  Read story

Raise Taxes on Venture Capital?

The American Jobs Act includes a clause that--if enacted on the venture capital industry--could hamper start-up investment, innovation, and, ultimately, job ...  Read story

How I Structure Innovation

Merisant CEO Paul Block says rather than leave innovation and inspiration to a whim, structure your company and empower employees to think toward the future.  Read story

How Campbell's Soup Went From Stale to Innovative

...as former Campbell's Soup Company CEO Doug Conant brought the brand back by encouraging every possibility.  Read story

6 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Workforce

A bleak economic outlook is one thing. But if your employees are uninspired, you could face a perfect storm. Consider these six steps a call to action.  View slideshow

Behold the Future of TV

In 24 hours, 80 developers needed to create the most innovative video prototypes possible. Here's a look at the hackathon's clear winners.  Read story

9 Etiquette Rules That the Boss Shouldn't Break

From the office Christmas party to friending employees on social media, here are nine new and old etiquette rules you need to commit to memory.  Read story

9 Tips on Workplace Etiquette for the Boss

From the office Christmas party to friending employees on social media, here are nine new and old etiquette rules you need to commit to memory.  View slideshow

4 Tips on Choosing the Right Logo Design Services

Designers, experts, and small business owners suggest these four tips for finding the right firm. Plus: a list of three design shops worth trying  Read story