Facebook Tests New Retail Features
Social media giant increases e-commerce options for retailers--much like Pinterest. Read more
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Start-up Launches $1 Million Fund to 'Acqhire' Top Talent
The goal? Lure promising start-up teams from Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and TechStars. Read more
How to Choose the Best Platform for Your App
Do you develop on Apple iOS, Google Android, or Windows? Or all of the above? Check out the pros and cons for the major platforms. Read more
6 Tips for Mastering Your New LinkedIn Profile
Notice anything different on your LinkedIn profile page? It's not your imagination--and it needs your attention. Here's what you need to know. Read more
Beyond Facebook: Obama & Romney Expand Social Media Presence
The Obama and Romney campaigns are supplementing Facebook and Twitter posts with activity on social media sites from Tumblr to Tout. Read more
Forget Kickstarter: Start-up Raises $1.5 Million on Its Own
Deadlock app Lockitron proves you don't need VCs or crowdfunding sites to launch a start-up. Read more
Twitter's Elizabeth Weil Leaves for Andreessen Horowitz
The former design and culture executive will now oversee social strategy as a partner at the famed venture capital firm. Read more
Luxury Brands Losing Next Generation of Customers
A marketing study warns that traditional luxury branding strategies fail to woo Millennial shoppers. Read more
Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.8%
Positive news on the jobs front, as unemployment in September fell to the lowest rate since 2009. Read more
Birchbox Partners With Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP
The beauty company recruits Paltrow's lifestyle company GOOP for a new package and online shop. Read more
How to Do Social Media Right: 5 Tips
Three Inc. 5000 companies reveal real-life stories about how they've successfully tackled social media. Read more
Square & Starbucks: Helping Small Business?
Square's partnership with Starbucks wants to lead more users to smaller establishments, co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey said. Read more
Amazon Offers Small Business Loans
The online retailing giant is offering itself up as a source of capital to its merchants Read more
Private Company Growth Rates Plummet
New data reveals that private companies are growing more slowly than at any time since November 2010. Read more
Can You Solve America's Problems?
Are you a brilliant, entrepreneurial troublemaker? A fellowship program that pairs business people with local government to actually get stuff done wants to ... Read more
Where Great Entrepreneurs Come From
Cheer up, Buffalo, Indianapolis and Salt Lake: A new study of the Inc. 500 shows that fast-growing companies can come from just about anywhere. Read more
Immigrant-Led Tech Start-Ups Decline
A new study by the Kauffman Foundation shows a dip in immigrant-founded startups, and blames tight Visa regulations. Read more
Facebook's Promoted Posts: Good For Business?
The company announced Wednesday that you can pay your way to the top of the newsfeed. Read more
Better Place CEO Steps Down
Green auto pioneer and entrepreneur Shai Agassi will hand over the CEO role to his head of Australian operations Read more
Ellen Pao: I Was Fired by Kleiner Perkins
Five months after filing a sexual misconduct claim against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Ellen Pao is no longer with the venture capital firm. Read more
Campaign Trail Lesson for Your Start-up
One of Mitt Romney's biggest innovations? He doesn't have a "day job." It turns out that's a big advantage, whether you're running for president or trying to... Read more
'Made in the U.S.A.' Has Unexpected Cachet
Bucking a 30-year trend, more and more small businesses are manufacturing in the U.S., and exporting products abroad. The New York area leads the way. Read more
Square to Host Code Camp for Women
The San Francisco-based mobile payment start-up is looking for a few good female engineers to mentor. Read more
Facebook COO: Small Business Is Web's Holy Grail
As Sheryl Sandberg courts Madison Avenue and Wall Street this week, she discussed Facebook's IPO fallout and wooing small business. Read more
Study: Social Media Just Doesn't Sell
A new study finds just 1% of sales come through social sites. Are you spending too much time on making your brand look great on social media? Read more
Largest IndieGoGo Campaign Sparked by Inventor
A campaign geared at raising funds to claim Nikola Tesla's defunct laboratory successfully soared past its funding goal this week. Read more
IRS Revamps Website to Be Small Business Friendly
The IRS unveiled a new databank of forms and guides on its website, making paperwork...less painful? Read more
Square Snaps Up New York Design Firm
Along with a team of designers, the deal also offers the west coast-based mobile payment start-up a New York headquarters. Read more
The Next Zuckerberg? Simon Cowell & Will.i.am Are on the Hunt
The entertainment mogul and rapper are teaming up for a new TV show that hopes to find the next great tech mind. Read more
IPO Round-up: Adult Fun Centers, Online Security, and Cancer Treatments
The IPO market is poised to have its biggest weak since late July. Read more
Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You: Zynga Board Games
The online gaming company announces a move into board games, in a new partnership with Hasbro. Read more
The Curse of Too Much VC Funding
Nearly every fledgling start-up could use a bit more cash in the beginning. But too much of a good thing can be downright dangerous. Read more
Ostrich Pillow Creeps Onto Kickstarter
A Madrid design firm debuts its odd-looking head pillow on Kickstarter--days before new guidelines seek to limit finished products. Read more
Tim Cook's Apology: the Good, Bad & Ugly
Apple screwed up, and admitted it. Here are some of the highlights--and lowlights--of Tim Cook's 'We fell short' letter. Read more
Deeper Look: Tesla's Big Loan Fumble
Tesla and Fisker each faced a cash crunch with huge ramifications. Can electric automobile start-ups actually make it? Read more