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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu on the roadblock that keeps cities--and start-up founders--from solving big problems. I recently realized that I've been stuck in a rut for years and that rut is ideology.

A weak economy and rising energy prices have led to a buzz over building efficiency. Light bulb regulations, LEED and Energy Star ratings for homes and appliances, stricter construction codes, and government incentives are all parts of a national effort to cut energy waste in the building sector. [More]

Are you using informal contacts to drive your business? Here are six relationships that are worth nurturing. No, I am not referring to formal partnerships from a legal perspective, but to connections that are made informally or from a marketing perspective.

Do you think like an entrepreneur? Test yourself against these four simple points.

A major solar flare that occurred Tuesday at 7:28 p.m. EST may yield a substantial aurora borealis (northern lights) over the next couple of nights. Scientists predict another solar flare early in the morning on March 8.

Few places on Earth are so full of geological mayhem as a subduction zone.

"Project management" can sound like everything and nothing all at once. We spoke with a project management pro to clarify what it really means to get people moving in the same direction.

Getting outside money will dramatically change the way you run your company. Are you ready for that? Many entrepreneurs view raising outside angel or venture investment as a baseline requirement for starting their business – before they even write a line of code or bring a customer on board.

Neil Blumenthal, founder of Warby Parker, explains how his company grew 500 percent in one year and beat its yearly sales projections in three weeks. Warby Parker, a fashionable eyeglass company based in New York City, has seen some explosive growth in the last year. The company launched in 2010.

Words of wisdom from Norm Brodsky, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Alexander Osterwalder, and the founder of Warby Parker. After an inspiring day at Inc.'s GrowCo conference , I headed to the historic French Quarter of New Orleans, where Arnaud's hosted a tweetup.

Small businesses can compete for talent without breaking the bank. Yes, you still need to pay competitive wages to get people in the door, but it’s the perks that will help you retain them. Here are 30 low-cost ideas for small businesses who want to show employees that they are highly valued

I've had the application to be certified as a women-owned business on my desk for six years. Here's why I just can't mail it in

The PC has already been replaced by the tablet, in some hugely important and meaningful ways. Its day in the sun is all but over. The New York Times suggests, vaguely , that today on the eve of the iPad 3 announcement the future of the PC looks dim.

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