Start a Killer Restaurant: 6 Tips
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Raw Foods, Real Profits
Brad Gruno was overweight and underemployed. He explains how he switched to a raw diet, and began building a raw foods empire, one kale chip at a time. Read more
Open a Hot Restaurant With $12,000
In New York City? Really? Former advertising exec Nicole Ponseca explains how she opened Maharlika, and got great buzz and press from Day One. Read more
3 Ways to Build Customers' Trust Online
With online retail in particular, trust is a critical element in building sales. Here's how to demonstrate your company's reliability. Read more
7 Places Manufacturers Should Raise Capital
For American makers on the hunt, the landscape of funding is lean and treacherous. Here are some helpful ideas to take you to the next level. Read more
An In-Store Revolution 
A New York brick-and-mortar entrepreneur takes a cue from e-commerce: She curates limited-time-only themes and product lines, hosts community events, and sel... Watch video
Groupon Offers $10 Credit for Shopping Local
The daily deals giant is offering a credit to buyers who support local businesses. Read more
Not Sure What Your Friends Want For Christmas? Ask the Internet
By leveraging data stored within your friends' social media accounts, social gifting start-ups can help you find the perfect gift. Read more
Prediction: You'll Work More Next Year
Survey shows business owners expect a hectic holiday season and 2012. Vacation? Who needs vacation? Read more
To Innovate We Must Make
All around America there is frustration about a lack of innovation. Could the secret lie in rejuvenating manufacturing? Read more
Need a Deal on Consulting? Hire B-School Students
When Project Runway winner Chloe Dao's national spotlight faded, she needed help, but couldn't afford a consultant. Read more
How Your Customers Will Spend Money This Holiday Season
What portion of consumers plan to use coupons this year? Who is spending more than last year? We crunched the numbers. Read more
The Payment Revolution is Coming
Transaction costs suck up to $50 billion a year out of the economy. But they could be on their way out. Here's why. Read more
A Record-Setting Retail Weekend
Retailers cashed in on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, but experts caution against any premature victory dances. Read more
No Joke. BustedTees Drives Holiday Sales
CollegeHumor co-founder Josh Abramson gets serious about his next venture: funny t-shirts. Watch video
The Elf That Stole Christmas
Christa Pitts left her job at QVC to help her mother and sister create a book and toy that have become a holiday tradition. Read more
Can Small Business Saturday Actually Succeed?
The Friday after Thanksgiving is known for big deals at large retailers. But can AmEx's marketing push help claim enough of that business for the little guys? Read more
Hotel Tonight Raises $9 Million
With $9 million in new funding, could lodging-search app Hotel Tonight could disrupt online travel agencies? Read more
The Cost of Starting Up a Restaurant
Opening a restaurant isn't only logistically complicated, it can also be very costly. John Kunkel, who has opened 10 branches of the Mexican eatery Lime, exp... Read more
Hot Market: Tablets for Kids
Several start-ups are cashing in on the trend of mothers handing their tablets to kids by making it safer and easier. Read more
Get Ready for Holiday Shopping Season
Forecasts predict modest growth this Christmas. Retail strategist Alison Levy recommends how independent retailers can stand out. Watch video
How Small Retailers Stand Out for Holiday Shopping
Their work cut out for them, small businesses turn to customer service and experiences to differentiate this holiday shopping season. Read more
How Far Can You Push Customers' Trust?
In the wake of Airbnb's home-vandal scandal, start-ups in the collaborative consumption space are rebuilding peer-to-peer buying's reputation. Here's how. Read more
How Cinnamon Smells Will Save Holiday Sales
Retailers have to up their game to capitalize off of holiday sales. Here's how to leverage the five senses to encourage customers to buy. Read more
Why it Pays to Help Holiday Shoppers Relax
Retailers use festive music and decorations to put customers in the giving spirit. Perhaps they should also consider back massages and pedicures. Read more
The Business of Night Patrol at the Newark Police Department
Here's a look at the companies that provide the uniforms, safety partitions, dispatch software, and handcuffs that make night patrol in Newark, Delaware, pos... Read more
Breaking Into the New Hispanic Marketplace
Break Media's new site, TuVez, is aimed at Hispanic males. Here's how it's been growing fast while navigating a complex new market. Read more
How One CEO Took on the Law
Omar Ansari of Surly Brewing had to fight the law to launch his craft brewery. Read more
Gourmet Lunches for Start-ups
Gastronaut, a San Francisco catering company, delivers lunch to local tech companies such as Square, Grockit, and Yelp. Read more
Eric Ripert: Keeping a Grande Dame Sexy
The founder of New York City's newly redesigned Le Bernardin restaurant says there's one sure way to fail: stop changing with the times. Read more
Jim Beam Trying to Stay Edgy at 216 Years Old
After revenues soared in 2010, Beam split from Fortune Brands to be traded publicly this month. And it's taking a shot at serving new drinks to a few unusual... Read more
The McRib's Magic Marketing Sauce
McDonald's brought back the McRib this week, but once again just for a limited time. Cruel and unusual? Maybe. It's also brilliant marketing. Here's what you... Read more
Facetones Brings a Social Element (and Pictures of your Mug) to the Smartphone
Verizon has a new service called Facetones , a mobile app that creates and displays a video slideshow of... Read more
How Miniskirts Changed the Food World Forever
Thanks to the innovative cuisine of Ferran Adria, few people can remember a time before molecular gastronomy. But what does that have to do with short hemlines? Read more
How I Reinvented My Business
Curt Richardson escaped a moribund industry by taking control of his company's product line and tapping into mobile technology trends. Read more
