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Is This the Future of Retail?
SHOPBOX, the newest addition to DeKalb Market, a temporary mall in Brooklyn comprised of shipping containers, has its products on display, with no clerks to be found.
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The Business of a New York City Street
A look at the companies that provide traffic-light maintenance, newspaper boxes, and pedestrian signal boxes for one of the trendiest neighborhoods in New York City
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CEO Passions: Collecting Sneakers
Coltrane Curtis, founder of marketing agency Team Epiphany, takes his love of sneakers to another level.
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The Way I Work: Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary Vaynerchuk, a social media marketing guru, splits his time between two companies, and spends every free second tweeting his heart out.
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From Nonprofit to For-Profit Success
Amy Norquist took her environmental nonprofit experience and created Greensulate, which builds rooftop meadows.
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What You’ll Be Eating in 2011
Top chefs including Jose Andres, Homaro Cantu, and David Myers spot the trends that will shape food in 2011. Read more
What You’ll Be Drinking in 2011
"Consumers are not satisfied with the usual cabernet and chardonnay," says one wine director. "They're looking for new things." Read more
Elevator Pitch: Lifesta
Lifesta lets people resell their unused Groupon coupons. Can it raise $1.5 million? Read more
Tech Companies Host Internships for Middle Schoolers
A New York teacher is recruiting tech start-ups to offer micro-internships to his 12- and 13-years-old students. Read more
The Economics of Prix-Fixe Menus
It may have been frigid outside, but three girlfriends and I weren't feeling the cold as we enjoyed a scrumptious feast at the Michelin-starred restaurant... Read more
What Makes a Great Restaurant Host
Front-of-house hiring tips from Marea's Michael White, Comme Ca's David Myers, and Blue Ribbons' Eric and Bruce Bromberg. Read more
Elevator Pitch: Smackages
Smackages gives women free makeup samples online. Can it get $1 million for its own makeover? Read more
Star Chefs' Personal Late-Night Menus
Working late? Some chefs share their favorite late-night, post-work menus. Read more
The Perils of Expansion
"I basically opened a restaurant a year for the past five years and I can honestly say I regret it," says one restaurateur. Read more
Trend: Kids-Free Restaurants
Some restaurants are beginning to refuse reservations to parties with kids. Is this a good idea? Read more
Who Won at the James Beard Awards
It was a big night for the ladies at The James Beard Foundation annual awardsfest, which took place May 9 in New York City: Prune chef (and best-selling <... Read more
Coping With Fear, Frustration, and Euphoria
Back in November I took the Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac program, a boot camp for aspiring entrepreneurs. I spent sev... Read more
The Rare Delights of Paying the Bill
The little things a restaurant does to show customers its love can go a long way—especially at the end of a meal. Read more
What Chefs Are Obsessed With
Sea urchin? Lardo? Kohlrabi? I asked a top chefs at some of the world's hottest restaurants what ingredient they are currently obsessed with. (Hint: somet... Read more
Top 10 Companies by Growth Rate
From selling designer apparel to designing the hottest nightclubs, the fastest-growing companies on the Inc. 500 share their secrets to rapid growth. View slideshow
The Business of The High Line
Here’s a look at the companies that provided the lighting, plants, irrigation system, and teak in New York City’s High Line park. Read more
How Would You Market Art for Rent?
Four entrepreneurs offer Artsicle their marketing ideas and help the start-up craft a following. Read more
New Year, New Startup, New York?
With the New Year upon us, many entrepreneurs thoughts turn to starting a new company. As a New Yorker, I'll admit a small bias towards creating a company... Read more
New York City Rewards Innovative Apps
How do you get over $4 million worth of innovation for a mere 20 grand? The company behind the NYC Big Apps Competition has the answer. Read more
Elevator Pitch: SpeakerText
SpeakerText adds transcripts to online videos. Can it raise $500,000? Read more
How Business-Plan Competitions Reward Innovation
Business-plan competitions have fostered a "contest economy" that promotes start-up activity and much-needed innovation. Read more
Foursquare Checks in for $20 Million
Foursquare, like Twitter before it, is increasingly looking like one of those dumb little ideas that might just be brilliant. The New York City start-up, ... Read more
Best Store for TSA-Friendly Toiletries: 3floz.com
This online store , which launched in February, sells a wide variety of travel-size lotions and potions from luxury brands such as Weleda, Ahava, an... Read more
From Coffee to Coffins
I recently asked my colleague at NYC Business Solution, Cristina Shapiro to share some ideas of what kinds of products and services New York City purchase... Read more
Pay With a Tweet
There's a new currency system out there – Pay With a Tweet . Instead of paying mone... Read more
Washington, D.C. Office Space Most Expensive in U.S.
Rents in the nation's capital rose 3.9 percent compared to a year ago, pushing its office space past New York City as the priciest in the country. Read more
Elevator Pitch: ShopKeep
ShopKeep makes point-of-sale software for small businesses. Can it raise $1 million from investors? Read more
How Do You Say I'm Sorry?
When a cockroach interrupts a meal, restaurateurs have to make amends. Here's how some star chefs do it. Read more
Health Care Reform, Oh My!
Our upcoming healthcare reform event certainly has people talking. The event, to be held on Read more
5 Secrets of Top Maitres D'
When you make a reservation at a restaurant, how much does the maitre d' know about you? Quite a bit, probably. And we're not just tal... Read more
Handling Off-the-Menu Requests
I have a friend who always, always has to request something special when she orders at a restaurant. Yes, she'd like the cheeseburger, but can she have th... Read more
How to Look Like a Big Shot For Less Than $30
Five great restaurants to take clients for an affordable business lunch—if you stick with the prix fixe menu. Read more
How Do You Build a Killer Sales Force?
In 2010, several Inc... Read more
A Look at the James Beard Noms
It's Jean George Vongrichten's ABC Kitchen versus Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone's Torrisi Italian Specialties. Read more
The High Costs of Filing an LLC in New York
I’m going through the steps of starting up FamiliesGo!, a travel planning website for families, and I would like to file the business with New York ... Read more
Twitter's Capital City is New York, Report Finds
A new report says San Francisco is the most connected, but New York City is tops for Twitter. Read more
Courting a Certain Kind of Diner
There is a new wave of diners who are heading in a more restrained direction food-wise. The author of Clean Start weighs in on the trend. Read more
Ivy Exec Helps People Find High-Paying Jobs Online
Now the start-up wants $1.5 million from investors, to help take on Monster and other online job sites Read more
A New Way to Cash Out
The IPO market has all but disappeared, and lofty merger and acquisition deals are unthinkable. So entrepreneurs, as well as their employees and investors... Read more
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