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10 Most Frustrating Air Travel Rules & Regulations

Some air travel rules come across as confusing, frustrating, or even worthy of a Liz Lemon--style meltdown. Here are ten edicts that raise eyebrows and blood...  View slideshow

10 Best Apps for Travel (& They’re Free!)

Plan and make bookings. Organize notes. Submit expense reports. Before you run out of juice find Wi-Fi. If you’re too juiced…find your way, easily, back ...  View slideshow

6 Amazing Airport Perks

Delays, cancellations, layovers--who cares? These airports will tempt you with anything from extreme shopping to luxury spas, museums, theaters, tropical gar...  View slideshow

Let Your Employees Design the Office. Seriously.

How office design anarchy worked for one software firm looking to apply lean ideals to its workspaces.  Read more

Problem with Open Office Plans

Does easy communication outweigh noisy distraction at the workplace?  Read more

Beating Baggage-Fee Blues

With airlines charging domestic fliers around $100 for bags of 71 pounds or more, some luggage-shipping services are stepping up to compete.  Read more

A Fashion Founder's Preflight Essentials

Things I can't live without: Former investment banker Veeral Rathod co-founded J. Hilburn. He shares his travel must-haves.  Read more

Hanging on the Telephone

You don't need a receptionist to handle your calls. New cloud-based office phone systems can help.  Read more

Hop to It: Task Services for Business

Tech trends: Here's how to use task services, which let you post odd jobs online, for your business.  Read more

Take Control of Your Outsourcing Now

Here's how to maintain performance even when you don't have complete control.  Read more

How to Save On Business Travel 

Six tips from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Matt Mickiewicz, co-founder of 99designs.  Watch video

Run Your Business From Anywhere: 9 Tips 

You don't have to be beholden to a particular location. Advice from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council and Andrew Lock, owner of HelpMyB...  Watch video

How the Motor City Got Its Groove Back

Home to a burgeoning concentration of tech start-ups and incubators, Detroit's "Webward Avenue" is not just a street--it's also a movement. Can it transform ...  Read more

Out of Sight, Top of Mind

How to keep a business on track when its top performers are scattered across the map.  Read more

The Business of Mack’s Fish Camp in Pembroke Pines, Florida

Here's a look at the companies that provide the fishing lures, cabins, and components of the airboats used by visitors to Mack's Fish Camp in the Florida Eve...  Read more

My Favorite Tool for Making Travel Plans

Jake Kloberdanz, founder and CEO of OneHope, a California winery with a social mission, explains how he uses Trippy.  Read more

The Real Reason Housing Looks Better

Today's pending sales numbers appear to be strong, but only in comparison to 2011, the worst year for home sales in half a century.  Read more

Why South America Is a Hot Spot for Exporting

If you've ever thought about going overseas, now's the time to look south. And this New Jersey company wants to be your tour guide.  Read more

4 Ways to Make Your Restaurant More Profitable

The times, they are a-changin', and you must stay nimble to succeed in the food and beverage industry. New York City's top chefs explain how they stay current.  Read more

How to Identify Your Next Business Opportunity 

As the co-founder of a Brooklyn gourmet food and wine shop, Jason Richelson knows first-hand the shortcomings of cash register software. So in August 2008 he...  Watch video

Why Co-working Spaces Help Businesses Succeed

They're low-cost, and provide the typical office amenities--conference rooms, photocopiers, etc. But there are other less tangible benefits for entrepreneurs.  Read more

Euro Debt Crisis Could Cripple U.S. Business Travel

The economic climate abroad has potentially severe ramifications to U.S. business travel as owners lose interest in European business opportunities.  Read more

5 Ways to Get Your Business Through Crisis

When a marketing initiative fell through, my husband and I were left holding hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory. Here's how we turned things around.  Read more

How 'wichcraft Multiplies Its Sandwich Shops 

'wichcraft co-founders Sisha Ortuzar and Jeffrey Zurofsky talk about how they source artisanal ingredients and replicate a high-quality meal experience acros...  Watch video

7 Office Space Traps to Avoid

You just closed a small financing round, hired some new team members and are looking to move into a new office space. Here are seven things to avoid when sig...  Read more