Transportation Technology Makes Superbowl Boring
When my dad was a kid there were no interstates. When I was a kid, flights and long distance calls were expensive. Partly as a result of technology that... Read more
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Arianna Huffington and Om Malick Share Their Tips on How to Blog
Arianna and Om go a bloggin'. Farhad Manjoo at Slate talks to half a dozen of his favorite bloggers and borrows the best tips from HuffPo... Read more
NASA Awards Small Business Contracts
The space agency is providing $38 million to boost innovation at smaller tech firms. Read more
The End of Valleywag
Several media outlets, including The Times , reported this morning... Read more
Retail Cargo Hits Four-Year Low
Expecting weaker holiday sales, many store owners are trimming inventories, retailers say. Read more
Kevin Rose of Digg: The Most Famous Man on the Internet
Digg founder Kevin Rose is having so much fun, you could almost miss the fact that he's setting himself up to be an Internet-age media mogul. Read more
Retailers Reducing Inventories
The weaker economy has storeowners bracing for lackluster holiday sales. Read more
Going Green Isn't Just about Doing Good
It's also smart business for a lot of companies on the Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Read more
Retail Sales Worst in Three Years
Forced to cut spending, Americans are feeling better about managing their finances. Read more
Retailers Facing Markdowns
Tighter credit and weaker spending have store owners struggling with inventories. Read more
How I Did It: George Naddaff [Video] 
"Cut my veins and salesmanship pops out." So says George Naddaff, the 77-year-old founder of Boston Chicken and several other successful businesses. So w... Watch video
Spotlight: Neal Saling, EA Hunter Transportation
The founder of a fast-growing logistics firm talks about how he got started in the business. Read more
How We Did It: Sara Wilson and Warren Wilson, The Snack Factory
As told to Aviva Yael Industry Leader: Food & Beverage Three-Year Growth: Read more
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
Many people are enthusiastic about the prospects of the alternative-energy industry, but two pieces of news today underscore the fact that the industry is... 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... 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 compa... 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
