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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

Subway's Fred DeLuca: Nail the Basics, Then Expand

The founder of the world's largest fast-food chain discusses how he learned to scale his company, and what's different about business in 2013.  Read more

Why Hardware Will Win SXSW

While not necessarily easier to launch, hardware start-ups are definitely becoming cheaper. Here's your guide to the coolest hardware companies show...  Read more

Judge the ROI of a Trade Show: 4 Steps

Trade shows can either be a sinkhole for your money, or a great way to uncover new customers. Find out fast.  Read more

Betrayed in China: One Entrepreneur's Hard Journey East

Adam Kasha was proud of his from-the-gut approach to doing business in China. Then his partnership with a Chinese trading agent went spectacularly bad, and h...  Read more

One Kings Lane CEO: We're on the Same Trajectory as Amazon and Zappos

Doug Mack explains how his site thrived as flash sales dwindled, and why selling home decor online is unlike anything else.  Read more

A Few Times a Year We Get the Call, 'The White House Needs Cookies' 

Chef Allyson Ames, co-founder of Wonderland Bakery, describes how her cookies became President Obama's favorite--and were ordered for both the 2009 and 2013 ...  Watch video

Gilt Groupe's Kevin Ryan: What Works, And Doesn't Work, in Flash Sales

The online retail pioneer explains why he stepped down as Gilt CEO, and offers his predictions for the fate of the much-hyped industry.  Read more

Are You Ready for the Spotlight?

When a big time event comes to town, small businesses should be ready to attract more customers.  Read more

Youngstown, Ohio: Shrugging Off Its Rust Belt Reputation

Paul Cusson, chairman and founder of Inc. 5000 company Northern States Metals, says Youngstown, Ohio is poised to change manufacturing forever.  Read more

Why Gilt Could Kill Traditional Luxury Retail 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe on the evolution of retail and the harsh reality of "showrooming."  Watch video

"Made in the USA" Gets a Makeover

American manufacturing has a new artisanal image--and a new ad agency from the creative team of Crispin Porter + Bogusky.  Read more

How I Sold for $130 Million

Intermix founder Khajak Keledjian explains how he went from dodging bombs in Beirut to launching a $130 million fashion empire.  Read more

Mosaic Crowdfunds 4 Solar Campaigns in 24 Hours

In the first day of the project's launch, Mosaic successfully funded four clean energy projects totaling $313,000.  Read more

Meet the Entrepreneur Reinventing Polaroid

Polaroid's trying to come back in a big way. Here's the entrepreneur (yes, entrepreneur) making it happen.  Read more

5 Ways Small Retailers Can Compete (& Win)

Specialty retailers won't survive against big box stores unless they get aggressive and smart. Here are five ways to compete on experience instead of price.  Read more

Start-up Launches to Crowdfund Solar Projects

Mosaic, an Oakland, California-based start-up, will allow investors all over the country to fund clean-energy projects and earn interest on the energy sold t...  Read more

How Warby Parker Reinvented Retail

Warby Parker will finally get a conventional storefront in 2013. Here are four retail experiments that helped the brand get there.  Read more

Start-up Sending Newtown Messages of Hope

Evergram specializes in creating lasting albums of multimedia messages--usually for weddings or birthdays. Then tragedy hit Sandy Hook Elementary. Here's how...  Read more

2013 Trend: Ads Will Be Articles & Vice Versa

Forget banners and pop-ups. Instead, connect with consumers via blogs, videos, white papers, and more.  Read more

Zumba: Loud & Proud | Company of the Year

Zumbawear, like Zumba-everything-else, aims to help instructors make money. And it's selling 3 million items of clothing this year.  Read more

Need to Create More Innovative Products? Invest in Your Staff

Your employees are the key to competing in a global market. If your rivals have more and better engineers, you will fall behind.  Read more

5 Tips for Dealing With Holiday Stress

For entrepreneurs, the holiday season can be harrowing. Follow these stress relieving tips to deal with yuletide anxiety.  Read more

Stop Making Your Employees Work Holidays

Does ever earlier seasonal madness tempt you to keep your doors open during holidays? An MIT professor explains why that's probably a bad idea.  Read more

Small Business Saturday By the Numbers

Consumers preferred big-box stores on Black Friday. But, according to retailers--and social media--Small Business Saturday is actually gaining traction.  Read more

Are Small-Business Owners Jealous of Tech Start-ups?

Cities are scrambling to create technology hubs to lure talent. But when government programs put financial resources into job creation, certain small-busines...  Read more

My Wildly Outlandish Holiday Strategy

Wild Creations's founder shares his company's plan to maximize the holiday season.  Read more

A Government Program That Actually Helps Entrepreneurs

Drew Greenblatt is the president of Maryland-based Marlin Steel. Today, he testifies before Congress about how the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms prog...  Read more

4 Ways to Win the Holiday Shopping Wars

Holiday retail sales are expected to rise. But with big box retailers battling over who can offer the lowest prices, how can small businesses compete?  Read more

What Is 'Made in America' Worth?

Probably more than you think. As more manufacturing returns to U.S. shores, early signs show that a "Made in America" label is a serious competitive advantage.  Read more

For Some Businesses, Sandy May Present a Windfall

Companies that end up profiting from natural disasters walk a tightrope between profiteering and intelligent marketing. Here's how smart entrepreneurs do it.  Read more