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Trading Up

How a shop in Little India became a sleek brand.  Read more

Ziba Beauty: Five Steps to a Retail Makeover

Makeover Artist Sumita Batra transformed her mother's storefront business into an upscale retail chain.  Read more

An Olympic Shutdown?

Beijing's Olympic dreams may be a nightmare for U.S. companies  Read more

Keep Running: A Company in Search of the Finish Line

The founders of Newton Running believed they could shove their way into the running-shoe business. And so they did. Now, where the heck is that finish line?  Read more

The Way I Work: Roger Berkowitz

"People who want me to do something have to remind me repeatedly. It's management by being nagged."  Read more

Alternative Energy's Uphill Climb

There's a lot of business news out there -- but very little that looks at the world through the entrepreneurial lens. The Browser's job is to call attention ...  Read more

How to Get Ahead in China

When Mitch Free first went...  Read more

HighJump Introduces Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Advantage 10.0 features expanded internationalization.  Read more

Anything Could Happen

Evan Williams's first little idea shifted the culture. (You can thank him for the ubiquity of blogging.) His new business, called Twitter, will be entering y...  Read more

SAP Upgrades Supply Chain Management Software

The new software is designed to simplify collaboration with business partners and customers.  Read more

Being Al Gore

Entrepreneurs offer advice to the veep-cum-venture capitalist.  Read more

30 Under 30: The Granola Guys 

Jason Osborn and Jason Wright started Feed Granola Co. out of their New York apartment. Today their healthy snacks can be found on the shelves of Whole Fo...  Watch video

How I Did It: David Katz, CEO, AEE Solar

If the world finally is taking solar power seriously, it's just catching up with AEE Solar  Read more

Pennsylvania Firms Encouraged to Save Energy

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection this week is launching a $1 million program to help small businesses improve energy efficiency and de...  Read more

Smart Questions: How to Save on Shipping Costs

Whether you use the big names or a small regional package carrier, your fee statement for shipping is probably as complex as your cell phone bill. Many carri...  Read more

Case Study: The Reluctant Entrepreneur 

Nanda Home creates cute, clever products that are intended to "humanize technology." Founder Gauri Nanda talks with staff writer Max Chafkin.   Watch video

Retailers Face Threat from Organized Shoplifting Rings

A growing number of thieves are stealing large quantities of merchandise from warehouses and reselling online.  Read more

What's Wrong With This Picture? Nothing!

You've never met a man more obsessed with service than Dawson Rutter.  Read more

Inc. 500 Shipper and Logistics Firm Merge

ICAT Logistics, a Linthicum, Md.-based transportation logistics and freight services firm, has merged with Milwaukee-based Logistics Management, the companie...  Read more

Re-making Succes: TerraCycle at the Inc. 500 

Tom Szaky's plant food can be found on the shelves of retailers nationwide. So how did this 25-year-old tame Wal-Mart and Home Depot?   Watch video

Sweet Success: CakeLove at the Inc. 500 

Warren Brown has found sweet success with his Washington-based bakery and cafe. So what does it take to transform a passion into a booming business?   Watch video

Getting Over the Threshold

Many obstacles stand between a customer and a sale. Your job is to remove them.  Read more

Richard Thalheimer on Selling Through Infomercials

Infomercials 101 from the man who brought you massage chairs and white-noise machines.  Read more

Web 2.0, Energy Technology Drive Venture Capital to New Highs

Analysts say the increase reflects lessons learned from the dot-com bust.  Read more

Green 50: Recycline [Audio] 

Recycline's toothbrushes, razors, and plastic flatware can be found on the shelves of Target and Whole Foods. Founder Eric Hudson explains the challenges ...  Watch video