Politics, Economics, and Current Events


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Should Microsoft buy Netflix? Plus, Doxo's new mobile app, Google maps the sea floor, tips on staying sane at a start-up, and what else you need to know today.  Read more

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Start-ups are going overseas, Bernanke's glum view of the economy, the new "non-incubator incubator," and what else you need to know today.  Read more

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Apple's new music service, SEO mistakes, dispatches from WWDC, and a word from Sir James Dyson.  Read more

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Meebo's Web check-in service, Marriott's video game recruiting tool, the 'art of the little bet,' and what else you need to know today.  Read more

How About American-Made iPhones?

Apple employs about 25,000 Americans from sea to shining sea. That sounds pretty good until you consider that the iPod/iPhone/iPad revolution has created ...  Read more

Bracing for the Foie Gras Ban

With a ban on producing or serving fois gras lurking on the horizon, how are California's top chefs reacting to dropping the delicacy from their menus?  Read more

Groupon Files for IPO

The discount-of-the-day site filed its papers today to become a publicly traded company.  Read more

A Constant Feeling of Crisis

Think the U.S. economy feels shaky? Try doing business in Argentina, where corruption is the norm, regulations are absurd, inflation is rampant, and financia...  Read more

Why You Should Attend Conferences

You wouldn't want to miss Michael Arrington publicly needling his AOL bosses Tim Armstrong and Arianna Huffington.  Read more

Jack Plunkett Interview: What Small Businesses Should Know

This article is the final installment of a two-part series. Read part one Read more

The Facebook Chasers

The Winklevoss brothers are at it again. Plus, a secret to Google's success, and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs.  Read more

Jack Plunkett Interview: The Future of Technology & the World

This article is part one of a two part series.  In part two, we will look at what small businesses should know. Read more

The Future According to CEOs

What do U.S. business leaders see in the crystal ball? Plus, does innovation run in families, and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

Will You Be Taxed for Driving?

States, fearing that more energy-efficient cars mean less money to maintain roads, begin testing a mileage-based tax.  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

Entrepreneurs in the News

The latest on Danny Meyer, Rodney Henry, and Lauren Conrad  Read more

Bin Laden Dies, Stocks Set to Rise

The man who live-tweeted the bin Laden raid, Facebook's $100 billion IPO valuation, and the rest of the day's entrepreneur news.  Read more

Start-ups Serving Start-ups

Who's really winning in the dot-com revival? Plus, a new eBay acquisition, how to hike prices, and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

New Gold Rush in the Valley

Venture capitalists are pouncing like it's 1999. Plus, start-ups' legal blunders, the advent of the CCO, and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

5 Takeaways from Growco

A look at some lessons I learned at Inc. magazine's 2011 Grow Your Company Conference.  Read more

Why New Orleans Is the Coolest Start-up City in America

Idea Village, a New Orleans-based not-for-profit that helps support local entrepreneurs, is helping rebuild its city's economic devastation by organizing a s...  Read more

Which States are Start-up Hotbeds?

A ranking of entrepreneurial activity. Plus, Obama's Facebook town hall, Steve Jobs on Madison Avenue, and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

Libyan War Threatens .ly Domain Names

A recent start-up, Letter.ly, moved its service to the domain Letterly.net after being shut down by the Libyan war. Will other .ly domains be affected?  Read more

How to Benefit From Government Cutbacks

Government spending cuts will be painful, but private businesses could still see growth opportunities.  Read more

Improving Government Customer Service

The state of Michigan gets a lesson in building a customer service culture.  Read more

Entrepreneurs in the News

The latest news on Marc Ecko, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, and Wayne Rogers  Read more

Crunching the Numbers

Inc. looks at hiring trends, the cost of ink, and sales of trucks and cargo vans.  Read more

The Inc. 5000 Business Confidence Survey

Inc. 5000 CEOs weigh in on the state of the small-business economy.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Confidence Survey Results

Inc. 5000 CEOs weigh in on the state of the small-business economy.  Read more

BREAKING: Facebook Poaches Google's Creative Director

Ji Lee, one of Google's creative directors of Google Creative Lab, announced he will leave Google to become Facebook's new creative director.  Read more

Muhammad Yunas' Small World

The embattled Nobel-Prize winning banker's new movie is coming this week.  Read more

Obama's Privacy Bill of Rights

How the White House wants to protect Americans from intrusive data gathering. Plus, Mexico City's first innovation center, and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

4 Ideas From SXSW: Day One

Social media as a career threat, the unsoftware software, and why Twitter is not as revolutionary as you think  Read more

10 Takeaways From TED 2011

Being wrong is as essential to life as being right, the rise of the "filter bubble," and other ideas from the annual ideas summit that are worth repeating.  Read more

No IPO Plan for Twitter

Biz Stone deflects rumors of a deal with J.P. Morgan, a bleak outlook for small-business lending and the rest of the day's news.  Read more