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Why You Should Date 5 Bankers At Once

Don't wait until you need a banker to start looking for one. How to play the field to line up the funding you need.  Read more

4 Tips to Dominate the Retail Pricing War

Showrooming--when shoppers peruse brick and mortar stores but purchase online--is alive and well. Here's how to get customers to buy from you.  Read more

Freshii Founder's 5-Part Operating Manifesto 

Matthew Corrin, CEO of Freshii, explains the basic principles that guide his restaurant business operations.  Watch video

Our Manufacturing Troubles are Cultural, not Economic

It's not just that shipping is expensive and labor costs are rising. The move away from 'things' is much more basic.  Read more

Your Business Needs a "Special Sauce"

The most successful businesses define what sets them apart--almost to the point of obsession.  Read more

High-Tech Manufacturing and Location, Location, Location

These five considerations can help you map out a manufacturing strategy -- and decide where that strategy should take place.  Read more

6 Ways to Attract Top Talent

Even in today's economy, the most talented workers have plenty of choices. Here's how to make sure they join you, not the competition.  Read more

An App to Bring the Supply Chain into the 21st Century

It's a simple idea: a 3D search tool for industrial parts. But it could have huge implications for a process that has been costly, inefficient, and opaque.  Read more

Modern Manufacturing Ain't What It Used to Be (It's Better)

Do you think of manufacturing as dirty, noisy assembly lines? You have a lot of catching up to do. I recently visited two bright, innovative, efficient shops.  Read more

New Crowdfunding Site Aims to Understand Manufacturing

For backers of crowd-funded physical products, the mantra has always been 'buyer-beware.' Here's how a new crowdfunding site, Crowd Supply, seeks to fix that...  Read more

Looking for New Customers? Think Global

Don't be intimidated by customs, language translation, and currency exchange--exporting is easier than you think. Five tips to get started.  Read more

When Walmart Gets Mad

Nothing frustrates a retailer like bare shelves. If you fall short on an order, here's how to get out of the big box doghouse.  Read more

What to Do When Speed and Quality Are At Odds

Sometimes you have to miss a deadline to make sure you maintain what really matters to your customers.  Read more

Elon Musk: 'This Is Real, in Case You Can't Tell'

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk doesn't want to die before humans set foot on Mars. So he's making it happen.  Read more

MakerBot Founder: The Next Industrial Revolution Is Here

Bre Pettis, the founder of MakerBot, believes we're on the brink of the next industrial revolution in which everyone can become a maker.  Read more