Business Ideas
Need to Find Your Beloved Just the Right Engagement Ring? Here’s a New Way How.
Call it the 'Warby Parker effect.' The try-on-at-home model is coming to a jewelry store near you, or, more accurately, your front door.
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Entrepreneurs
Elon Musk Introduces His Pet Snail ‘Gary’ at an L.A. Event to Tout His Underground Traffic Tunnel
Musk envisions Gary racing against his tunnel-boring machines whose work will enable high-speed traffic beneath L.A.'s notorious 405 Freeway.
Entrepreneurs
Zuckerberg’s Name Must Go, Says a Group of San Francisco General Hospital Employees
Privacy concerns over patient data are the main cause for the protest. But local gentrification may be helping to fuel it.
Business News
Illegal Moonshine in Brooklyn? This Entrepreneur Says Not.
A winery owner was arrested for illegal manufacture and storage of grappa and brandy on May 9 -- the first such case in nearly 60 years.
Human Resources
The Fact That It Took Me 17 Years to Be Fairly Compensated Shows Freelancers Are Not Afraid to Use Their Legal Muscle
The settlement of the Electronic Rghts copyright suit is sending a message to business owners.
Thought Leaders
Sarah Jessica Parker Shares What Motivates Her, and What Scares Her
In an interview at the Tribeca Film Festival, the 'Divorce' and 'Sex and the City' star talked about Cynthia Nixon's run for governor and a whole lot more.
Marketing
‘This Is Climate Change’ Tells an Urgent Message Via Virtual Reality
Whether you're selling a product or a societal warning like global warming, VR is the wave of the future.
Marketing
How This Chinese Designer Eked Her Way Into the Very Male, Very European World of Haute Couture
In 'Yellow Is Forbidden,' we meet the entrepreneur who designed the fabulous yellow cape Rihanna wore to the Met Gala in 2015. You remember that, don't you?
Online Presence
How Women Are Fighting Back Against Online Bullying — and the Tech Companies That Allow It
The new film 'Netizens' details the threats to life and livelihood women endure and what they're doing about it.
Thought Leaders
In His Day, P.T. Barnum Was More Popular Than Gates, Musk and Jobs, Combined
'The Greatest Showman,' starring Hugh Jackman, sets the entrepreneur's life to music but sidesteps the controversial side of P.T. Barnum's business dealings.
Building a Business
Why Actress Robin Wright’s Favorite Role May Just Be Entrepreneur
The 'House of Cards' actress relishes her evil character, but her heart is in the war-torn nation of Congo.
Entrepreneurs
Richard Branson Reveals His 6-Word Motto That’s Motivated His Billion-Dollar Career
The Virgin founder also announced that his space company will get off the planet within four months.
Building a Business
How Do You Confront ‘Risk’? This Future Entrepreneur Chomped Down on a ‘Reaper’ Chile Pepper With Grace and Daring.
You try doing this! The Carolina Reaper has been rated by Guinness as "The World's Hottest Pepper."
Business Ideas
Why the Passing of American Icon Sam Shepard Should Remind You of the Importance of Innovation
ALS, which killed Shepard, is the focus of entrepreneurs working in healthcare to rid us of this and lesser-known diseases.
Tech
Real Estate, Movies, Retail: VR Is Exploding. The Opportunities for Entrepreneurs Are Huge.
The 'Art of VR' conference in New York City features an alien bursting from a human, and lots of people excited about this burgeoning industry.
Entrepreneurs
A TV Channel for Dogs — Yes, Really — Just Got Some Wagging Validation
Almost everyone's pooch can now enjoy this subscription channel, which is taking over cable like some sort of doggone HBO.
Business Ideas
‘Catpreneurs’ Unite at New York’s First ‘Cat Camp’ Symposium
Love felines? Here are six cat-centric businesses that may give you the purr-fect idea for your own.
Thought Leaders
New Movie ‘The Founder’ Explores Entrepreneurship’s Dark Side Through McDonald’s Origins
You've heard of Ray Kroc, who built the burger empire. But what do you know of his methods?
Building a Business
Can Your Product Fit into a Gift Box? Here’s a New Holiday Sales Idea.
Holiday markets around the country are getting bigger and bigger every year. Why? The gifts they sell are beautiful, and visitors are ready to buy.
Thought Leaders
9 Takeaways for Entrepreneurs From Bruce Springsteen’s Autobiography
His bestselling memoir details the decisions that made him a rock'n'roll icon.
Buying a Franchise
This Franchise Is Going to the Dogs, and That’s Absolutely Fine
A Pennsylvania-based father and son gave up their IT jobs to team up in the canine business.
Buying a Franchise
This Franchisee Started a Business That’s Got Wheels on It
Need a bike repair? A rental? A new bike? Andrew Alexander's mobile Velofix van will bring it to your home or business.
Buying a Franchise
For These Franchisees, ‘Care’ and ‘Assistance’ Have Been Personal Priorities for 40 Years
Home-care business partners Steve Sudberry and Will Reid have been best friends 40 years. Business kerfuffles? They settle them 'on the ping pong table.'
Buying a Franchise
Father’s Day at Golden Corral: A Franchisee Carries on His Dad’s Tradition
Franchisee Billy Sewell not only runs restaurants, he raises money for the children of wounded, disabled and fallen military service members.
Buying a Franchise
This Franchisee Isn’t Just Selling Ice Cream. He’s Selling K-12 Science.
First, Rob West had to convince California authorities that 400 gallons of liquid nitrogen at a retail location was perfectly OK.
Thought Leaders
This Entrepreneur Goes Undercover to Rescue Dogs From Torture in Asia
Pet nutritionist Marc Ching risks his life posing as an 'American dog meat entrepreneur' in Asian slaughterhouses.
Buying a Franchise
‘Starving Artists’ No More, This North Carolina Couple Opened Wine & Design’s First Franchise
Marianne and Craig Burt, seasoned fine artists who had faced financial ruin, are now thriving, having opened their second 'paint and sip' franchise in North Carolina.
Buying a Franchise
These Glass Doctor Franchisees Found Smashing Success in a Family Business
Kevin and Tamera Tennant started their business in a dumpster, picking up shards of glass, to teach themselves their new trade.
Building a Business
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? This Entrepreneur Did, and Reinvented the Umbrella.
'I sometimes refer to this as climbing a mountain on roller blades,' the inventor of the 'Nubrella' says of starting his business.
Business News
This New Mom Never ‘Expected’ to Find the Perfect Business Model
But she did. And she partnered with her own mom on two retail franchisee brands, and what turned out to be a true family affair.
