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In a mammoth two-hour keynote at its developers conference, Apple just revealed an armload of hardware, software, and services that will have execs at the companies and industries below gripping their Aerons. Google One of the three centerpieces of Apple's keynote was iOS 6, which will launch with over 200 new features and will be backward compatible with Apple's iPhone 3GS--its entry level phone that dates from 2010, but is still on sale

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So you're ready to start a business but how committed do you want to be? Use these four examples as your guide. Many of our readers are interested in starting a business and find themselves at various stages in the process.

Merging a business into your own is like rebuilding a plane while in flight. Heres how to keep flying. Acquiring other companies can be a great strategy to grow your company.

Bot Vid: Robo Squirrel Working with wild rattlesnakes is not exactly the safest or simplest job in the world. It's harder to study them in a realistic enviroment than friendlier, less fang-y animals...like squirrels

To build a better company culture, start in the kitchen. Here are the 8 delicious ways we fuel our company's growth. At Thumbtack, we make food a priority.

New Hampshire's Capital Well is facing a classic predicament; Its core product is rapidly becoming commoditized. It needs to innovate--fast. Here's how

The times, they are a-changin', and you must stay nimble to succeed in the food and beverage industry.

Steal this idea: At method, we have a special--and easy to replicate--way of keeping corporate culture humming even as the company grows.

Caterina Fake, Chip Conley, Dan Ariely, Susan Gregg Koger, and others on their biggest--and most brilliant--mistakes. Success is never inevitable: Seemingly smart decisions often turn out to be disastrous, and sometimes what appear to be the worst decisions turn out to be pivotal to eventual success.

Learn from these entrepreneurs that ditched the office to cut overhead expenses, be closer to family, and enjoy, as one entrepreneur put it, the "10-step commute." Thinking of starting up —but don’t want the daily trek to an office? Home-based businesses, or virtual businesses, provide plenty of advantages, especially if you’re looking to bootstrap your operation. Here’s a look at 11 entrepreneurs that ditched the office to cut overhead expenses, be closer to family, and enjoy, as one entrepreneur put it, the “10-step commute.” Green and Profitable Shel Horowitz Shel Horowitz started his first home-based business in 1981 on the kitchen table of a rental apartment.

So, do yourself, and your business, a favor: Abandon the corner office and slip into the shoes of your receptionist for a day. It's my belief that you can't truly understand your business unless you've experienced it from the ground up. While you may pore over profit-and-loss statements, immerse yourself in the interview process, and personally lead the sales and marketing efforts, you haven't done a damn thing if you haven't worked at your reception desk for a full day.

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Cooking is one big science experiment.

Lisa Price, CEO of Carol's Daughter, talks frankly about how she transitioned from mixing beauty products in her kitchen to helming a team of experts who do it for her. View the video on Inc.com at: http://www.inc.com/video/201112/carols-daughter-ceo-founder-lisa-price-lets-go-of-the-reins.html Advertisement: Strengthen Customer Relationships