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Best Mobile Phone Booster: Mophie Juice Pack Air

We're not trying to exclude those who use smartphones not of the Apple variety—it's just that the iPhone clearly needs the battery bump the m...  Read more

Best Portable Hard Drive: Hitachi LifeStudio MobilePlus

Just because you're on the road a lot doesn't mean you have to leave your multimedia world at home. Hitachi's compact Read more

Best Hands-Free Accessory: Jabra Cruiser2

For business travelers who log significant miles driving, a quality and easy-to-use Bluetooth speakerphone is a must-have accessory. The Jabra Crui...  Read more

Best Bluetooth Keyboard for Your iPad: Adonit Writer

The quality of Bluetooth keyboards for the iPad has been steadily increasing since the launch of Apple's ground-breaking tablet, but the brand-new-...  Read more

Get the Best Airfare Deals

Airfarewatchdog is one of the best websites to filter through the madness and get the best deals on your next business trip.  Read more

Apps That Make Your iPad Work Like a Laptop

You’ve taken the plunge and invested in an iPad. So, is it possible to ditch your laptop for business trips or even work itself?  Read more

How Social Media Has Changed Business Travel

Let's face it: Social networking influences the way we travel, whether on business or for pleasure. Here's how you can make the most of your trip by using th...  Read more

5 Tips for Hiring a Translator

Finding a professional translator who is truly skilled can be a daunting task. Here are five great tips to help you find a qualified linguist for the job.  Read more

Best Private Jet Service: evoJets

Need to get from Aspen, Colorado, to Miami? How about from Los Angeles to Dubai? If you want to do it in style, the private-jet service to call is ...  Read more

Best Car Rental: AutoSlash

AutoSlash cuts the time it takes to find the best car rental rates. Enter your desired dates and location on AutoSlash.com, and the service scours ...  Read more

Most Socially Savvy Airline: JetBlue

By sending out a tweet for action, businesses can connect with their customers in a fun way, while rewarding their most loyal and enthusiastic cust...  Read more

Best Phone for Travel: HTC Aria

This Android phone has a 3.2-inch touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera, and a great app selection. Calls on the AT&T phone sounded crisp, even in ...  Read more

Best Tablet: iPad 2

The Apple iPad was the tablet of 2010, and despite more tablet options appearing on the market, the iPad 2 is still dominating the competition. The...  Read more

Best Toiletry Case: Icy Bag

On her wedding day , in the summer of 2002, Kathy Cohen reached into her makeup bag to freshen up and found a red, slimy mess of melted lipstick. Co...  Read more

Best Hotel for Fitness: W New York - Downtown

This new financial district hotel has a 1,450-square-foot gym with boxing stations and yoga equipment, plus stationary bikes and elliptical machine...  Read more

Favorite U.S. City for Business Travel: New York City

Embassy Suites Hotels 's third-annual business-travel survey reveals that The Big Apple ranks best for business travel. It's no surprise that...  Read more

Best Laptop: Lenovo Thinkpad X220

It might be time to rethink your laptop. The 3.3-pound ThinkPad, which had a battery life of 6.5 hours after fully charged, aced our Photoshop test...  Read more

Most Socially Savvy Hotel: The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas

Inside the Cosmopolitan: Our pick for the most socially savvy hotel for business travelers.  Read more

5 Best Restaurants for a Business Dinner

The Power Dinner: This is where we want to go to pop some corks, get pampered, and celebrate deals, promotions, partnerships in style, without stuffiness. An...  View slideshow

5 Best Restaurants for a Business Lunch

High-powered clientele. Luxurious atmosphere. Impeccable service. And yes, delicious food. A restaurant can have all of these things and still not make our P...  View slideshow

Your Future Car Service

Meet the 2.0 car service: Uber is a start-up that lets you book a stylish ride from a smartphone app.  Read more

5 Innovative Language-Learning Tools

If you work with or are expanding to foreign markets, it's important for your employees to have access to language education. We've found five engaging—and...  View slideshow

What Inc. Readers Travel With

What items can't you live without on the road? Inc. asked readers what technology and comforts they can't live without when crossing the country for...  View slideshow

Social Rewards for Business Travel

New program lets users earn deals for tweeting and posting to Facebook.  Read more

Best Business Deals

A bootstrapper's guide to saving money on office furniture, phone service, computers, business travel, and more.  Read more

Choosing the Best Inventory Tracking Software

Choosing the best inventory tracking software for your business can be daunting. Here's how to get the basics right—and then toss in some fancy extras.  Read more

10 Things to Know About Commercial Real Estate Appraisal

A commercial real estate appraisal can be complicated–from knowing what to ask for as well as what to provide to the appraiser–here's what you need to know.  Read more

What's Behind Google's Tactics?

A new lawsuit could shed some light. Plus, bringing off-shore insurance tactics to the U.S., and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs.  Read more

You Say You Want a Revolution?

How is starting a business like sparking an uprising? Plus, the perils of unlimited vacation time, and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs.  Read more

4 Fabulous Golf Resorts

These stay-and-play resorts are great for business travelers who want to get back to nature.  Read more

New Boom in Silicon Valley

The office space market soars. Plus, a plan to make more female angel investors, and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs.  Read more

Managing Multiple Companies In the Cloud

How Tom Kelly of T-Edward manages nine companies' key business processes using the cloud.  Read more

The Dos and Don’ts of Foreign Business Etiquette

Knowledge of cross-cultural etiquette is a critical element in all international business negotiations. Here are 11 helpful tips to learn before traveling an...  View slideshow

Feng Shui Tips for the Home Office

This ancient Chinese art is based on the Taoist belief that nature—and our environment—is filled with Chi, or energy, which affects our health and fortun...  View slideshow