Ryan Underwood


Crowdfunding Start-ups Hit Speed Bumps

The SEC stalls entrepreneurs hoping to cash in on the JOBS Act.  Read story

Where Have All the M&A Deals Gone?

Why this may be the worst time to sell a business.  Read story

Politicians Who Really Understand Business

Meet four of the entrepreneurs applying their small-business skills to the campaign trail as they run for Congress.  Read story

Big Idea: City Bikes by Subscription

Alta Bicycle Share, Alison Coen's Portland, Oregon-based company, operates in four cities. Can it make it in the Big Apple?  Read story

Gold-Medal Ambitions

Three U.S. Olympic rowers created LetterPeg, a website that matches students with tutors in a virtual classroom.  Read story

What's the Next Billion-Dollar App?

Silicon Valley is hot on the trail of the next billion-dollar idea. Here are a few of the top contenders.  Read story

Creating a Smart Export Strategy

Borders still matter, according to Pankaj Ghemawat, author of World 3.0. But that doesn't mean there aren't great opportunities to do business abroad.  Read story

3 Mobile-Advertising Services

A look at different ways to target customers on their mobile devices  Read story

The Silicon Valley of South America?

To spur innovation, Chile is offering American start-ups $40,000 in seed funding.  Read story

The Truly Global Business Plan

Start-ups such as Somnio and Lookout Mobile Security are working on global expansion right from Day One.  Read story

Should You Consider an International Franchise?

Jeffery Adler, founder of Dlush, was running a funky chain of Southern California beverage joints when he got an interesting offer from a wealthy Kuwaiti fam...  Read story

How to Support Global Online Sales

Here's how companies such as MotoSport and Zazzle are tackling global e-commerce.  Read story

The Growing Cost of Doing Business in China

Small businesses such as Olive Juice and Gonzo Games grapple with rising prices.  Read story

How Groupon Handles Copycats Overseas

How the daily-deal site defends itself in global markets.  Read story

How to Make Your First Advertising Buy

A look at smart ways to get your feet wet in print, broadcast, and online media.  Read story

Coding Made to Order

These sites are all free for employers (they take a cut of freelancers' pay) and will automatically send out the proper 1099 tax forms  Read story

Technology: Finding Freelance Programmers

Using sites like oDesk, Elance, Guru, and RentACoder to find the best developers  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without

One bag to hold it all  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without

An (almost) infinite playlist  Read story

Tell Us What You Really Think

Collecting customer feedback.  Read story

Your Company, the Movie

Tools for creating online videos.  Read story

Save the Planet -- and Save the Company a Lot of Power and Paper

Tools for greening up around the office.  Read story

If You Build It, They Will Shop

Tools for creating and souping up an online store  Read story

Technology Tools: E-mail's Little Helpers

Getting more out of Outlook.  Read story

Ok, Everybody, Let's Do This!

Managing projects and collaborating with co-workers.  Read story

Save the Planet -- and Save the Company a Lot of Power and Paper

Tools for greening up around the office.  Read story

Dear Customer…

Managing e-mail campaigns.  Read story

Remote Control

Working from wherever.  Read story

Craves: Playing With Fire

From the portable to the positively vulcan, the best backyard grills.  Read story

My Place: Rick Hawkins’s Clifftop Manor

Building your home on a cliff has its advantages. Check out the view from the shower.  Read story

Travel: Easy Come, Easy Go

How to speed through airport security, land the best seat, and otherwise enjoy business travel.  Read story

My Place: Aaron Kennedy’s Rural Refuge

Aaron Kennedy built 142 restaurants. Now he’s built himself a rural refuge.  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without: Elise Donahue

Why the head of Airborne Health, one of the fastest-growing companies in America, just wants a little help getting dressed.  Read story

My Place: Anthony Camargo and Nak Armstrong's Trendy Twin

The Texas house that feels like a New York loft, and the jewelry designers who love it.  Read story

The Coolest PDAs and Who Needs Them

Thumb-crippling devices that keep you in touch.  Read story

The Coolest PDAs and Who Needs Them

Thumb-crippling devices that keep you in touch.  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without

The cherished belongings of the next style maven.  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without

Politicos want his ties, but the Vineyard Vines CEO wants a boat.  Read story

The Coolest PDAs and Who Needs Them

Thumb-crippling devices that keep you in touch.  Read story