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Break Media's new site, TuVez, is aimed at Hispanic males. Here's how it's been growing fast while navigating a complex new market

Just how tough are rugged phones? We tested them to find out

Entrepreneur Ryan Goodman explains how he uses Roambi to turn spreadsheet data into interactive files that he can access on his iPhone. My company makes location intelligence software for businesses, so I'm very much a technology guy

The skinny on TripIt's new shared calendar, which makes it easier to keep track of coworkers. Keeping track of traveling co-workers can be a headache. TripIt, the online trip-planning company, recently launched a shared calendar designed to keep everyone in the loop

Tired of ho-hum presentations? Try Sharp's new interactive whiteboard, which is actually a 70-inch touchscreen monitor

Social media marketing is all the rage. But does it really pay off?

The evolution of a complex feature story about a peripatetic entrepreneur, Jared Heyman, and his keep-the-office-fires-burning counterpart, Carl Fusco. In each issue , I fall in love with at least one story. This month, it's Amy Barrett's cover feature on the peripatetic entrepreneur Jared Heyman and his keep-the-office-fires-burning counterpart, Carl Fusco

Here's a look at the companies that provide the uniforms, safety partitions, dispatch software, and handcuffs that make night patrol in Newark, Delaware, possible. Vehicle safety partitions Corporal Jeffrey Schwagel (foreground) and Master Corporal Gerald Bryda (rear car) have driven plenty of perps to the station during their combined 23 years on the Newark force.

The founder of an online shopping community implores other entrepreneurs to be more honest about their problems. "If nobody shares they are struggling, nobody will know anybody else is struggling.

How many more people will your customer tell about a bad experience versus a good one?

Omar Ansari of Surly Brewing had to fight the law to launch his craft brewery. A child of entrepreneurial parents , Omar Ansari knew what it was like to run a small business—in this case, an industrial abrasives manufacturer based outside Minneapolis.

Good salespeople focus on the particular feature the customer cares about.

Claros Diagnostics has created the mChip, which can produce accurate test results from a single drop of blood in 10 minutes. A lab on a chip Many laboratory blood tests take several days to process.

An entrepreneur's son questions whether to follow in his father's footsteps. In October 2009, Michael Plummer Jr. delivered the eulogy at the funeral of his father, Michael Sr., who had died of a heart attack.