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
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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
Market Research is the New Black
Start-up Stylitics allows marketers to have a voyeur's view into the daily clothing choices of consumers. Read more
How I Beat the Distribution System
Honest Tea founder Seth Goldman faced major challenges getting his healthy tea on shelves. Here's how he got around the problem. Read more
What Farm-to-Table Really Means
Taking a rare peek into what really goes into creating the fresh, local ingredients your waiter rattles off when explaining that day's specials. Read more
An Inside Look Into the Nuclear Industry
As I’ve mentioned before , I’m a fan of nuclear ene... Read more
From Haute to Hot (Dogs)
Brandon Gillis and Josh Sharkey definitely have high-end chef cred: Gillis graduated from the French Culinary Institute and has worked at New York City's ... Read more
Feeding the Staff
Long before the first customer walks into a restaurant, the most important meal of the day, arguably, has already been prepared: The Family Meal. It's the... Read more
Inc. 5000 Update: Costume Craze
Kate Maloney of Costume Craze finds success selling Halloween costumes. Read more
Obituary: Norbert Olberz, 1925-2011
With a firm hand (a very firm hand) and an eye for detail, he built a regional sporting-goods giant. Read more
How Much Would You Gamble to Put Your Brand on Prime Time?
A fashion entrepreneur takes a major leap of faith, and it pays off at the Emmys. Read more
Start-up Says: Move Over, Vogue
He aims to create the next great media empire out of his young New York upstart. We spent Fashion Week with Ari Goldberg of StyleCaster. 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
Entrepreneurs Vie for a Piece of Fashion's Night Out
Want to get in on the action at fashion week? Here's a look at how some small businesses are using the event to market their brands. Read more
365 Days a Year, the Oil & Gas Industry Delivers
The oil and gas industry hardly innovates! They just dig up oil! Who cares? Actually, I care and I believe that you should, t... Read more
