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How to Identify Your Next Business Opportunity 

As the co-founder of a Brooklyn gourmet food and wine shop, Jason Richelson knows first-hand the shortcomings of cash register software. So in August 2008 he...  Watch video

6 Start-up Tips From the World’s Biggest Tech Companies

Google and Microsoft were once start-ups. So how'd they get that big? We asked company executives to share their growth tips.  Read more

Business Trip? 5 Tech Essentials to Pack

Travel lighter! Get more work done! Never run out of power! Don't leave home without these tech essentials.  Read more

42 High-Tech Lifesavers

Technology disasters happen. Spare yourself the trauma with these essential apps, gadgets, and online services for business owners.  Read more

5 Ways to Deal With Pushy Tech Vendors

Microsoft, Best Buy, and other tech giants are coming for you, armed with their best sales pitches. Get ready to negotiate.  Read more

5 Tech Trends That Won’t Go Out of Style

Feel like you're always scrambling to keep up with the latest technology? Stop. These are the only five things you need to worry about.  Read more

Starting Over

Sometimes, the best way to improve something is to begin again from scratch. Even if it's your top-selling product.  Read more

A Simple E-mail “cc” Could Lose You Business

Those few minutes you save by hitting "cc" might not be worth it. Here's why.  Read more

5 Tips: How to Recover When Your Tech Tools Fail

Sometimes the Web services you rely on crash... or get taken down by the feds (sorry, Megaupload.com!). Be ready before it happens to you.  Read more

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 more

Hey, Microsoft & Apple: Grow Up!

Outlook and the iPhone should work together seamlessly, but Apple and Microsoft refuse to stop squabbling.  Read more

Why You Might Be a Prime Target for Cyber Criminals

Hackers stole credit card data from 200 businesses over three years and racked up $3 million in bogus charges. Don't think it can't happen to you.  Read more

Want to Build an App? This Is the Customer to Target

There are more opportunities than ever to build an app that people will pay for -- if you know where to look.  Read more

Can You Hear Me Now? Best Tablet Headsets

Tablets like the iPad are great for frequent travelers, but you’ll want the right headset for making Skype calls and watching movies.  Read more

My Favorite Tool: Resumator

Skimlinks founder and CEO Alicia Navarro explains how she uses the Web-based hiring service called Resumator.  Read more

Movable Ink: A Fresh Approach to E-mail Marketing

Looking for ways to stand out in a sea of e-mail promotions? Check out this cool tool.  Read more

Why You Can't Live Without Siri

Tech Trends columnist John Brandon reviews Siri, the voice-command system built into Apple’s iPhone 4S.  Read more

The Company That Outlawed Email

What if you came into work everyday with zero messages in your inbox? What if you didn't even have an inbox?  Read more

6 Things Gadget-Savvy Travelers Pack

A streamlined packing list that won't sacrifice your ability to get things done on the road.  Read more

Master Your Financials—No Excel Required

For the mathematically challenged: A Web tool that sifts through your numbers and spots trouble for you.  Read more

The Small Minnesota Company Behind India's Huge Cloud Project

How a 55-person business in Minnetonka developed the software solution India needed to tackle its energy problems.  Read more

10 New Web Tools to Make Life Easier

Because sometimes it's better to let someone else do the work for you.  Read more

New Ways to Keep Hackers Out of Your Business

Want to keep your computers, e-mails, and business secrets safe? Learn the latest in data encryption.  Read more

You’re Being Sued. Do You Know Where Your Data Is?

Once upon a time, you simply handed over the contents of your file cabinets to the lawyers. In the digital age, the task is much more complicated"and expen...  Read more

Should You Upgrade to Windows 8?

Tempted to switch your company over to the latest Microsoft OS? Here's what you need to know before you upgrade.  Read more

My Favorite Tool for Organizing Data

Entrepreneur Ryan Goodman explains how he uses Roambi to turn spreadsheet data into interactive files that he can access on his iPhone.  Read more

Rev Up Your Old PC

A review of four software programs designed to find and remove junk that is slowing down your computer.  Read more

DIY Tools for Creating Smartphone-Friendly Websites

Tech Trends columnist John Brandon reviews DudaMobile and FiddleFly, two services that convert regular websites to mobile sites that work on most smartphones.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Update: Costume Craze

Kate Maloney of Costume Craze finds success selling Halloween costumes.  Read more

My Favorite Web Analytics Tool

Entrepreneur Andy Crestodina explains how he uses Crazy Egg to analyze web traffic.  Read more

3 Souped-Up Note-Taking Apps

Here’s a look at three supercharged note-taking apps for a variety of smartphones and tablets.  Read more

Web Translation Made Simple

The skinny on a new Web-based service that can translate websites into more than 50 foreign languages  Read more

PayPal to Offer Mobile Payments, Location-Based Deals

Other new features will include store inventory lookup and barcode scanning via a handheld device.  Read more

7 Must-Have Apps for Salespeople

Whether you need to log sales calls or keep track of business cards, there's an app to make it easier to get out of the office and into the field.  View slideshow

7 Ways to Work From Anywhere

Author John Warrillow shares the tech tools he uses to run his start-up remotely while traveling through Europe.  Read more