Start-up Powers Obama's Reelection Campaign
Field organizers and volunteers are being issued Jack Dorsey's Square to take credit card payments. Read story
10 Hottest Businesses to Start Now
Hint: A new report predicts relaxation drinks will have the highest revenue growth over the next five years. Read story
Andrew Mason on the Future of Groupon
The Groupon CEO talks about competing with Google, selling his stock, and his designs on mobile coupons. Read story
Sales of Small Businesses Rose in 2011
BizBuySell report reveals that, gradually, it's becoming a good time to be a seller. Read story
Blow Dry Wars Heat Up
Drybar closes a $16 million investment to help with expansion while its biggest competitor marches into its territory. Read story
Groupon Acquires Social Shopping Start-up Mertado
The acquisition is the latest in a string for the Chicago-based daily deals company. Read story
What 10,000 Harvard MBAs Think
It's not good news: The U.S. will become less competitive in the next three years, (no) thanks to a broken tax code and an inefficient political system. Read story
The Employees Most Likely to Embezzle
A new study, which fingers some unlikely suspects, reports that loss due to embezzlement is down slightly this year. Read story
Groupon CEO: We Made a 'Bush-League Mistake'
Andrew Mason dishes on both the company's big financial goof & its successful email strategy. Read story
Should You Force Commenters to Use Real Names?
A study says commenters with pseudonyms leave the most high-quality comments. Read story
The Social TV Space Heats Up
Social TV start-up GetGlue closes a $12 million round but it has plenty of competition. Read story
Land More E-mail in Your Targets' Inboxes
With the acquisition of OtherInbox, e-mail deliverability company Return Path hopes to help businesses do just that. Read story
Reed Hastings: Last Year "Felt Bad"
As the Netflix CEO launched in the UK and Ireland, he said last year's pricing backlash put the focus back on consumers. Read story
Why One Movie Chain Doesn't Fear Netflix
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain is bucking a national trend of declining moviegoer attendance. Read story
Bill Gates' Successor Has New Start-up
Ray Ozzie, who took over for Gates in 2006 as Microsoft's chief software architect, drops a few hints about new tech company Cocomo. Read story
Big Money for Cheap Legal Services
Rocket Lawyer, which offers free legal documents and subscriptions for cheap legal advice, has raised $10.8 million. Read story
Why Klout Cares More about Mobile Than Justin Bieber
The social influence measuring start-up raises a reported $30 million. Among its plans: to develop a mobile app. Read story
Motorola Acquires SetJam
The two-year-old start-up has recommendations and personalization technology that could be used in Motorola set-top boxes. Next stop: Google? Read story
Making Corporate Wellness Fun
Social gaming and wellness start-up Keas raises $6.5 million after a change in direction yields results. Read story
Two Upstarts Join Forces to Take on Apple
Voice technology firm Nuance acquires competitor Vlingo with hopes to take on Apple's iPhone 4S voice assistant, Siri. Read story
Vistaprint Acquires Webs for $117 Million
Three brothers founded Webs, which ranked on the Inc. 5000 in 2009 after experiencing 177 percent growth. Read story
Groupon Offers $10 Credit for Shopping Local
The daily deals giant is offering a credit to buyers who support local businesses. Read story
VerticalResponse Acquires Roost
The Inc. 5000 company bought Roost to help make it easier for small businesses to engage in social media marketing. Read story
PayPal to Offer Location-Based Deals
The company will start offering deals tailored to users' buying history and cell phone location in the first quarter of 2012. Read story
Topguest Acquired By EzRez
The start-up's CEO and co-founder Geoff Lewis says the new partnership will help make a long-term impact on both the travel and loyalty industries. Read story
Getting a Micro Loan Just Got Easier
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney introduced the 'microbiz' bill to help 1,000 lenders make $125 million in loans to small business. Read story
Outbox Wants to Revolutionize U.S. Mail
Co-founder Evan Baehr is one of several new entrepreneurs that may make you less dependent on the U.S. Postal Service. Read story
Jobs2Web Acquired for $110 Million
SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard hopes to use the Inc. 500 software company's cloud-based recruiting platform to create a "transformational social recruiting... Read story
DreamBox Gets More Cash from Reed Hastings
Acquired by Netflix CEO in 2010, the educational software company plans to introduce new products with the infusion of cash. Read story
How to Get Money from Founders Fund
Partner Bruce Gibney talks about what's hot, Facebook, and why Monday morning meetings aren't necessary. Read story
Aptera Motors Runs Out of Gas
Another sci-fi dream deferred: Funding gave out before the six-year-old start-up could perfect its futuristic three-wheeler. Read story
Roots Drummer Starts Chicken Food Truck
Questlove launches a catering start-up and boldly claims fried fowl is the new craze. Read story
Jive Software Moves Ahead With IPO
The social networking software company--a perennial on the Inc. 5000--is seeking to raise as much as $117 million. Read story
Yelp Goes Live in Australia as It Prepares for IPO
Co-founder Jeremy Stoppelman hopes that the review site will go viral Down Under without a marketing campaign. Read story
Twitter Acquires Whisper Systems
The micro-blogging site buys some help in the mobile security department. Read story
Why a Microsoft Evangelist Is Launching an iPhone App Startup
Mike Swanson built a wildly popular iPhone app while working at his day job at Microsoft. Read story
Microsoft Acquires VideoSurf
The video search technology, which cost Microsoft a reported $70 million, will be integrated into XBox. Read story
A New Tool for Comparing Health Care Plans
Insurance Finder, a tool on Healthcare.gov, allows businesses to comparison shop for health insurance. Read story
The Race is On in Social Video Sharing
Klip, maker of one of iTunes' most popular video apps, raised $8 million last week to join a bevy of competitors. The game is on. Read story
Selena Gomez Invests in Los Angeles Start-up
Justin Bieber's singer-actress girlfriend became a celebrity investor by putting her stamp of approval on a postcard start-up. Read story
