Michelle Juergen

A look at why U.S. workers are afraid to take time off.

Unfortunately, you can't change them. But you can change the way you interact with them.

You're out of excuses: The latest in wearable fitness tech syncs to your computer and smartphone, making it easier and more stylish than ever to get off of the couch.

The Mosaic app allows users to sync multiple iPhones or iPads to create one giant screen on which to share files or view photos and video.

Check out these off-beat races to get the blood pumping.

Headspace,a guided-meditation platform, allows the busy entrepreneur to destress, reduce anxiety and refocus -- all in ten minutes.

Unemployed and living with their parents, Millennials can't get no satisfaction.

Red Ants workwear for women has a heavy-duty impact.

FieldCandy tents have offbeat graphics such as a block of cheese, leopard print and bubble wrap.

PIxeled app lets users send images and animation to framed displays on their walls.

The online hosting service makes it easy for millions of developers to create and share software projects.

NumberFire has built data models that have outdone the experts at ESPN.

After getting dumped, one entrepreneur founded I Do Now I Don't, an e-commerce site that turns heartbreak into cold hard cash.

VerbalizeIt facilitates global conversations with translators. Here's a look inside their time in the TechStars incubator program in Boulder, Colo.

AngelPad helps RolePoint, an online recruitment platform, think bigger.

Our look at the trends on fire, the ones that have cooled -- and everything in between.

An app that eases the packing-up process gets some help from the New York City incubator of startup accelerator TechStars.

Messy legal issues can derail a new business. It's best to keep it clean from the start.

A buy-one-give-one program brightens the smiles of kids in living in poverty around the world.

The nonprofit provides resources, business education and a supportive community to help women turn their ventures into serious moneymakers.

PlaySay allows users to collaborate with native speakers to master a new language.

Weather buff Martin Lisius founded Tempest Tours after years of chasing storms himself.

Dotloop eliminates the briefcase of paperwork in favor of a virtual workspace.

A look at how one entrepreneurial couple is finding success with its suburban version of the great outdoors.

uFlavor is banking on personalization as the next big thing in the beverage industry.

An eco-minded entrepreneur finds inspiration for his paper products from an unlikely source.

How SmarterComics is graphically translating non-fiction books for byte-size appeal.

In a business that's not only fun but therapeutic, these two childhood friends have been lucky with word-of-mouth and press coverage.

This new company puts the standard hand wipe to shame.

We would be remiss to close our big, bad branding package without a nod to a brand that needs no introduction: Texas.