Sonya Chudgar


Case Study: Obamacare Boosts My Maternity Store

Thanks to a provision in the ACA that requires, for the first time ever, that health insurance companies cover breast pumps, one NYC store sees a sales boost.  Read story

Key Provision of Obamacare Delayed for Small Businesses

The healthcare exchanges for small businesses have been delayed one more year.  Read story

Slacker Employees Have No Idea They're Slackers

In fact, they think they are better than everyone else in the office. No joke.  Read story

A Successful Company Where Everyone Can Read Your Emails

Payment start-up Stripe has been using email transparency to bolster knowledge and workflow--and it's working.  Read story

Is 'Do Not Track' Good for Online Advertising?

As browsers take steps to protect consumer privacy, what does this mean for small businesses that rely on Internet ads?  Read story

Teens: Super Users (and Predictors) of Technology

Newsflash: Kids use the Internet a lot. Here's what you need to know about their usage--and why it matters.  Read story

What's the Difference Between a Facebook and Pinterest User? Find Out

Thanks to a Pew report, here are the statistics on age, ethnicity, and education of social media users on the biggest platforms.  Read story

Troublemaking Teens Grow Into Great Entrepreneurs?

Research suggests aggressive behavior in teens is a key ingredient in the recipe for entrepreneurship.  Read story

Forget Gen Y: Baby Boomers Are the Real Entrepreneurial Risk Takers

A new study shows that Baby Boomers take more risks and have more entrepreneurial spirit than Millennials.  Read story

CEO Experiments With Twitter's Promoted Accounts: Was It Worth It?

The pros and cons of paying for a promoted spot on Twitter.  Read story

4 Quick Tips to Be Funny on Twitter

A few Twitter pros remind us that to be funny, you have to take a risk.  Read story

It's Time to Raise Cash: Craft Your Campaign

For crowdfunding entrepreneurs, here's how you should approach your campaign.  Read story

Does Experience Matter? In Some Cases, No

A researcher found that for social entrepreneurs, experience didn't necessarily correspond to success.  Read story

More Tech Talent: Coming Soon

Turns out, enrollment in graduate CS programs is up. That's good news for this tech talent shortage.  Read story

4 International 'Start-up Cities' to Watch

Countries across the globe have begun to set up "start-up cities" that aim to foster entrepreneurship. The big question is: Will it work?  Read story

Airbnb's Annual Report: We're Still Growing

The booking website says it has grown 250%, but some of its users are still facing courts for illegal renting.  Read story

Silicon Valley Hits Dot-Com Era Job Growth Levels

The Bay Area surpassed pre-recession employment numbers in 2012.  Read story

Small Businesses Use LinkedIn More Than Facebook

A new survey shows that more small business owners use LinkedIn more than any other social media platform.  Read story

Former Facebookers: Where Are They Now?

Facebook's first intern got a hefty investment in his own start-up this week. Here's what some others are up to these days.  Read story