What many small businesses lack in budgets, they make up for in creative benefits.
Entrepreneurship
How the ‘Maker’ Movement Plans to Transform the U.S. Economy
In his new book, WIRED editor-in-chief Chris Anderson writes that technology has “democratized the means of production.”
Startup Giant Thinkwell Reinvents Itself with Haiku Deck
Haiku Deck promises to do for presentations what Instagram did for photos: Make us all look like creative geniuses.
10 Must-Have Mobile Apps for Entrepreneurs
Save time and get more done–all with just a smartphone. Here are ten tools you’ll need.
Uber: Silicon Valley App-Hailing Startup Takes On NYC Taxi Industry
San Francisco startup Uber’s ‘black-car’ mobile app has been a big hit with riders and drivers. But the company is running into a snarl of traffic as it tries to extend its service to New York City taxi-cabs.
College Test Prep Gets a Laugh
Catalyst Prep uses “edutainment” to help kids get ready for standardized tests
Lyft: Ride Sharing Startup Zimride Hits the Gas Pedal in San Francisco
Using technology to attack structural inefficiencies in the market for automobile transportation.
Teachers Get Techy: Education-Focused Startups Are Making In-Roads into Classrooms
Technology, once a distraction for students, is finding its way into classrooms in a way that is more seamless than ever.
Can Entrepreneurship Bring Change Where the Arab Spring Has Not?
Gathered together around a wide table, the group of entrepreneurs in Dubai for this year’s MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan Competition represented a key constituency of the Arab Spring generation: Young, educated, and …
7 Promotional Stunts That Work
Check out these simple and affordable ways to shine the spotlight on your business–no highflying gimmicks required.
What’s the Best Place in the World to Start a Company?
A professor at Yale School of Management offers a new argument about geography and the success of a start-up venture
Sex, Drugs and Recovery
The Fix, an online magazine that chronicles addiction and recovery, is looking to fill an information void for the millions of Americans struggling with substance abuse and other addictions.
