Automobile Dealers
Consumers delayed major purchases for years—now pent-up demand is driving a lot of potential for automobiles and related industries. Read story
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Location-Aware Apps
You might not be the next Foursquare, but this space is huge (196 million miles, to be precise). Read story
Which States are Start-up Hotbeds?
A ranking of entrepreneurial activity. Plus, Obama's Facebook town hall, Steve Jobs on Madison Avenue, and the rest of the day's news. Read story
Could This Man Mine the Moon?
Entrepreneurial lunar dreams. Plus, working out-of-the-office goes mainstream, LivingSocial's investment boost, and the rest of the day's news. Read story
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Tagged
It isn't the next Facebook or Myspace, but this social network is giving users some of the Internet candy they crave: games, new connections, and even a hot ... Read story
Funny Business on April Fools
Google kills it again with digi-hoaxes, as others try to get in on the gag action. Plus, the rest of the day's (real) news for entrepreneurs. Read story
Behind the Millionaire Crackdown
Is the IRS coming for you? Plus, giving Amazon a run for its money, the future of your phone-wallet, and the rest of the day's news. Read story
How This Man Led IBM's Watson Team to Innovate
Dave Ferrucci took a collaborative approach to building the Jeopardy-champ super-computer, and ended up teaching his team to act like a start-up within IBM. Read story
The Secrets to Meeting With VCs
Tips for dealing with that alien species known as venture capitalists. Plus: clash of the daily deal titans, and the rest of the day's news. Read story
Great Entrepreneurial Fallacies
Myths of starting your own business exposed. Plus, is the Supreme Court getting tough on business? Read story
How Hipmunk Learned to Respect Its Users
Hipmunk's Alexis Ohanian's site-building philosophy centers around loving users. That's because his last company, Reddit, was made by them. Read story
How to Build Your Dream Office
From factory to marketing firm, in photos. Plus, three key acquisitions, and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs. Read story
A New Incubator on the Block
It's billed as the Y Combinator for education. Also, venture capital moves toward the cloud, and the rest of the day's news. Read story
4 Ideas From SXSW: StartupBus Edition
From dozens of ideas hatched aboard coach busses, judges have chosen the 2011 winners: two outstanding service-oriented start-ups. Read story
Ideas From SXSW: What You Missed This Weekend
The buspreneurs pitch investors, plus everyone's talking games, incentives, and influencers. Here's the latest from Austin. Read story
4 Ideas From SXSW: Day One
Social media as a career threat, the unsoftware software, and why Twitter is not as revolutionary as you think Read story
7 Tips for Networking at SXSW
It takes more than business cards to make meaningful connections at SXSW. We asked experts for their tips on navigating the social side of Austin. Read story
How to Market Your Business at SXSW Interactive
Is South by Southwest in danger of being overrun by marketers? Experts advise letting go of traditional strategies in favor of effective grassroots tactics. Read story
What Really Scares Entrepreneurs?
Taking a deeper look at big risks. Plus, who's making money from Mardi Gras, and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs. Read story
Leadership Lessons From Charlie Sheen?
What CEOs can learn about talent management. Plus, who rules venture-backed clean tech, and the rest of the day's news. Read story
MTV for the Overachiever Generation?
Arielle Scott, a former Jessica Mah collaborator, is on a mission to empower young adults to innovate—and she’s building a media empire to do so. Read story
An Online Community for Tweens
Juliette Brindak began sketching to entertain her sister as a tween. Now the Washington University senior is CEO of a website dedicated to entertaining and e... Read story
Simplifying Cross-Platform Digital Book Publishing
University of Northern Iowa junior Nick Cash wanted digital computer science books. So he developed a user-friendly self-publishing system that distributes a... Read story
Solved! Hands-free Door Opening
Under pressure to create a start-up for class, University of Minnesota senior Max Arndt engineered a simple foot lever to free hands from germs. Meet the Toe... Read story
How This 19-Year-Old Is Taking On Google
He's an Israeli who sidestepped military service in favor of moving to the Bay Area to become Y Combinator's youngest founder. Six months later, all eyes are... Read story
Are You a David or a Goliath?
Small companies taking on big rivals. Plus, the art of the pivot, Hollywood smiles on Vita Coco, and the rest of the day's news. Read story
Building America’s Most Innovative Brands
Harvard's guru on outstanding American entrepreneurship analyzes the country's best brands, ponders the challenges of Groupon-era consumer empowerment, and e... Read story
Coolest Products From the 2011 Coolest College Start-up List
Yes, they’re tech-savvy, but the class of 2011 is also innovative, and sure can sell. Check out their products, from fixie bikes to a door handle for the f... View slideshow
Detroit's New Innovation Engine
Patent (office) pending. Plus, the return of start-up valuation backlash just as a social-media company plans a $500 million IPO. Read story
President Obama in the Valley
What exactly happened at the president's CEO huddle? Plus, Apple's App Store investigated and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs. Read story
Love in Start-up Land
What are the secrets to happy copreneurship? Plus, cracking the code of innovation, and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs. Read story
The New Rules of Event Marketing
Flash mobs are so 2009. Want to make an experience that will resonate? Here, the brightest idea-generators in marketing share their thoughts on the latest tr... Read story
Who Turned Down $100 Million?
Path, that's who. Plus, a Super Bowl gamble, highly successful companies you've never heard of, and the rest of the day's news. Read story
Floating "Start-up America"
Behind the White House's efforts to boost entrepreneurship. Plus, Groupon's "daunting" ad buy, and the rest of the day's news. Read story
How to Obtain Fair Trade Certification
Interested in adding a social mission to your business, or simply finding importable goods farmed and manufactured with an eye toward environmental and econo... Read story
10 Tips for Becoming USDA Certified as Organic
Want your natural product to bear the USDA's organic seal of approval? We've talked to the experts to get their best tips for going officially organic. Read story
What's Wrong With How We Innovate?
Can we learn from China's R&D? Plus, Europe's start-up ecosystem is maturing, U.S. "buy local" efforts are working, and more of the day's news. Read story
The World is His Gameboard
Want points, rewards, and affirmation just for navigating your daily life? Seth Priebatsch, armed with $15 million in fresh funding, is aiming for just that ... Read story
A Million-Dollar Tweet?
Quantifying Twitter's networking power. Plus, a fast-food breakup, five myths to watch, and the rest of the day's news. Read story
The Cash Register Meets its App
The smartphone makes a significant lunge toward replacing your credit card. Plus, what if your product is too perfect, and the rest of the day's news. Read story
