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Businesses Win Times Square Billboard Ads
A South Carolina-based center for children with disabilities and a Montana-based seller of environmentally-friendly building products were among the small... Read more
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Recent Articles about Times Square
Tesla Motors Goes Public
In about an hour, Elon Musk will ring the NASDAQ bell in Times Square to celebrate a historic IPO. His company, Read more
Tesla Fills the Coffers
That controversial IPO this morning? Yeah, it went really well. Tesla Motors, the firs... Read more
How I Did It: Richard Schaps, CEO, Van Wagner Communications
Richard Schaps sold his outdoor-advertising company, Van Wagner, for $170 million. On Tuesday, he passed out millions of dollars to his people--and then star... Read more
In a Former Life: Tama Starr
Present life: CEO of Artkraft Strauss, an outdoor-advertising company based in New York City. Founded in 1897, the company is best known ... Read more
How to Build Your Dream Franchise
Zane Tankel, who runs 35 Applebee's restaurants in and around New York City, shares his tips for building a successful — and unique — franchise. View slideshow
How I Did It: Caroline Hirsch
From Jerry Seinfeld to Jay Leno, scores of standup comics have cut their teeth on the stage that Caroline Hirsch built. Read more
The Business of a Truck Stop
A look at the companies that provide the 7 Feathers Truck & Travel Center in Canyonville, Oregon, with a neon sign, snacks, and fuel pumps Read more
Behold the Future of TV
In 24 hours, 80 developers needed to create the most innovative video prototypes possible. Here's a look at the hackathon's clear winners. Read more
12 Memorable Event Marketing Campaigns
As companies try to one-up each other for consumer eyeballs, these marketing firms' campaigns push the bounds of creativity. View slideshow
Good Vibrations
A new recording studio stakes it pitch on service, but will its customers care? Read more
Things I Can't Live Without...
Animator Jeff Nodelman finds that a meal of ribs gets his creative juices flowing. He also has good taste in boats. Read more
CEO's Notebook
CEOs discuss lowering insurance costs; using employee committees to review potential clients; getting capital from clients; and mastering your supply chain. ... Read more
Broadway Stagehands End Strike
Restaurants, parking lots, and other small businesses find relief as curtains go up again. Read more
Spam, Where Art Thou?
A couple of weeks ago I posted a message on a CEO bulletin board asking for e-mail marketing success stories. Yesterday I received a message from a CEO as... Read more
Mobile Payment Firm Square Drops Transaction Fee
The company says dropping the credit card fee is part of its vision to "create zero friction and complexity" around payments. Will its competitors follow? Read more
The 2010 Inc. 5000: Companies at Work
This is where the magic happens for five fast-growing Inc. 500 companies: Sundia, Show Media, US Lighting Tech, Lexicon Consulting, and The Penna Group. View slideshow
The Donald - Episode 3
I must admit I was kind of sad to see Sam go last night, even though he was so annoying and didn't add anything to the men's team. He was all bark and no ... Read more
Can Student Consultants Help Grow Your Business?
Over the past few months, I've been in touch with Becky Oliphant, a professor of marketing at Stetson University ... Read more
Smart Questions for Your Accountant
Forget holiday shopping. Now's the time to huddle with your CPA and make year-end tax moves that will shave Uncle Sam's bill. Here are a few questions to ask... Read more
Hall of Fame Profile: Ross O. Youngs
On how an invention becomes (or sometimes doesn't become) a business. Read more
Tech Start-ups to Watch in 2011
Even online stalwarts like Amazon.com and eBay started out as start-ups once upon a time. Check out how these entrepreneurs are using technology to try to ma... Read more
Young Entrepreneurs Network, Celebrate in New York
The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship’s annual banquet drew more than 1,000 attendees. Read more
How to Monetize Your Twitter Feed; Recession Psychology
Someone monetized their Twitter feed. Finally. Brooklyn Museum launched a new members only program called Read more
Underground Mailroad
A curator gives a history of New York City's pneumatic mail system that linked the city's post offices. Read more
Broadway Strike Costing Businesses $17 Million Per Day
The stagehands' strike has dealt New York restaurants, parking lots, and other businesses a "powerful" blow. Read more
Dramatic Results
Making opera (yes, opera) seem young and hip. Read more
The Donald: Episode 7
I must admit I'm kind of sad that Tammy's gone. Her inappropriate comments were so entertaining. But I don't blame the Donald for firing her. Tammy's beha... Read more
Bringing a Weird Product to Market
Take beef jerky, add Red Bull, and what do you get? An idea for a new product. But will consumers bite? Read more
Using Augmented Reality to Market Your Business
CytoSport uses augmented reality to make Shaquille O'Neal pop out of its Muscle Milk bottles. Read more
Start-up Says: Move Over, Vogue
He aims to create the next great media empire out of his young New York upstart. We spent Fashion Week with Ari Goldberg of StyleCaster. Read more
Peter's Principles
Book editor Rubin talks with Peter Drucker about how he built a long-standing brand around his own knowledge and how to prepare for a career as a solo act. Read more
How to Get Your First Great Idea
Five rules to follow that will help you recognize valuable business ideas. Includes case studies of entrepreneurs who quickly transformed ideas into start-up... Read more
Remote Possibilities
A light-hearted look at how cell phones, modems, and pagers may have made communicating too easy. Read more
The Apprentice - Week 2
I was really shocked by Stacy's bad behavior last night. She was clearly manipulating the truth so Brent would be fired. She changed her "threat" story so... Read more
Does Your Business Need a Second Life?
Why are companies like Toyota (NYSE:TM) and Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and Starwood Hotels (NYSE:HOT) getting immersed in this pixilated fairyland? Why did IBM (N... Read more
Managing the Impossible
Starting with nothing but the force of his entrepreneurial leadership, Omar Minaya took the orphans of baseball and made them winners -- a lesson in grit. Read more
The Marketing Genius Strikes Back
How Kenn Viselman made his name, lost his company, and is taking the biggest gamble of his career. Read more
Marc Ecko is Not Giving Up
After a brutal year during which he was forced to sell off millions in retail assets, the urban wear entrepreneur is back, and he has an audacious goal. Read more
Viral Video Helps Market Products
Want to make a big impression with a tiny ad budget? Try creating videos customers will forward to each other. Here are three case studies of small businesse... Read more
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