Business Owners Warm Up to Online Reviews
Small-business owners are more active than consumers on sites such as Yelp, according to a recent survey. Read story
April Joyner
Can a Do-It-Yourself Fabric Company Craft a Larger Following?
Marketing strategies for Spoonflower, a crowdsourcing site for fabric design Read story
This Joe Trades Bikes for Clunkers
A bicycle shop in Portland, Oregon, refashions the federal car rebate into a program to encourage bike ownership. Read story
You're Fired: Getting Rid of Bad Customers
How to deal with difficult customers Read story
Grabbing a Piece of the Defense-Spending Pie
A look at seven Inc. 500 companies that sell technology and services to the Pentagon Read story
Seizing Global Opportunities
A look at entrepreneurs who have found business opportunities from the North Sea to Antarctica Read story
A Sales Force Built Around Cold Calling
To thrive in a recession, the sales force at iCore Networks focuses on cold calling Read story
CEO Passions: Gold Prospecting
Randy Garrett, CEO of Mainline Contracting, Pans for Gold -- But He's Not in It for the Money Read story
Ivy Exec Helps People Find High-Paying Jobs Online
Now the start-up wants $1.5 million from investors, to help take on Monster and other online job sites Read story
Can Entrepreneurship Crack the Glass Ceiling for Asians?
Entrepreneurs make up half the Asian American CEOs at top Bay Area firms, but mid-level managers face a tougher climb. Read story
Will Your Business Plan Attract VCs?
A recent study finds that business plans have little to do with venture capitalists' investment decisions. Read story
How Would You Fix GM and Chrysler?
Chrysler and GM, two companies that once changed the face of the automotive industry in America, are bankrupt. How can the automakers get back on track? Five... Read story
CEO Passions: Herding Cattle
Russ Mann, CEO of Covario, has a passion for herding cattle Read story
Elevator Pitch: Owl Power Turns Restaurants Into Mini Power Plants
Can $500,000 energize the company? Read story
How Would You Sell a Virtual Makeover?
Where should ModiFace market its online makeover tools, including HairMixer and WeightMirror? Read story
A Laptop Bag for Every Purpose
Even speeding through security Read story
CEO Passions: Ballroom Dancing
Promise Phelon, CEO of Upwardly Mobile, learns business strategy through ballroom dancing Read story
Elevator Pitch: NovaSim
NovaSim’s software makes call centers and hospitals more efficient. Will $300,000 take it to the next level? Read story
Nice Meeting Your Avatar
Industry trade shows go virtual Read story
Elevator Pitch: Sport Technology Makes Gear for the X Games Crowd
Can it raise $3 million to meet demand? Read story
CEO Passions: Collecting War Stories
Tom Beaty's hobby is creating an oral history of U.S. veterans. Read story
Perfecting a Sales Pitch: Code Blue Recovery Drink
It sounds like cardiac arrest but it might cure a hangover. How would you sell it? Read story
Elevator Pitch
Rescue Air Systems helps firefighters breathe as they battle high-rise blazes. Can it get $10 million? Read story
Passions: Jeffrey Sweeney, Yogi
Every morning , Jeffrey Sweeney spends two hours putting his legs behind his head. And standing on his hands, and bending backward to grab... Read story
Elevator Pitch: Conservative Café Wants to Take Coffee Back from Liberals
Can it raise $1 million to start franchising? Read story
The Product: Online Golf Lessons
DVD maker PurePoint adopts a web-based subscription model. Read story
A Start-up Plans to Make Mines Safer
Can this workplace-safety company raise $1 million in seed capital? Read story
The Product: Grilling Planks
They're hot, but are they supermarket material? Read story
PR Fairy Tales
Pitches disguised as children's books. Read story
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