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If you want to build a valuable companyone someone will buy down the roadconsider re-positioning your company out of the "consultancy" box. A lot of businesses start off providing a service and then fall into the trap of using the buzzwords of the consulting world. The problem is, consultancies are not usually valuable businesses because acquirers generally view them as a collection of people who peddle their time on a hamster wheel.

In a world full of CG and unlimited budgets, one man clings tight to his hand-crafted illustrations.

According to a new Harvard University survey that was partially funded by the State Department, 7% of Arab bloggers have been arrested or detained over the past year while 30% have been threatened. Seven percent of Middle Eastern bloggers were arrested and detained in the past year--and nearly 30% were personally threatened, according to a new Harvard University survey

If you are considering buying company cars or expanding your current fleet, here's a look at three cars worth the investment.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO) has been profitable in only one of the past eight years. So where did Stewart go wrong

One of the scenarios I evoke frequently when speaking with clients about computer security is called "Frontier Friction." At the beginning of the story, a coordinated terror attack takes out the servers of a large banking institution. They also take out their backup systems.

This Philips LED bulb is the winner of the DOE's $10 million competition to develop a low-cost, energy efficient, high-performance replacement for the incandescent bulb.

Many entrepreneurs and leaders come and go without passing on what made them great. But there have been others who decided to pick up a pen, sit at a typewriter, or dictate into a recorder. While we have featured many business books this year in our Leadership Hall Of Fame , we have avoided biographies.

IBM's predictive Crime Information Warehouse (CIW) technology collects data and spits out real-time, vital information for investigators.

Solar Ivy's panels aren't your typical gray slabs. They might actually improve the appearance of a house. Solar panels don't tend to win beauty contests.

Many a brand, whether personal or business, would die a happy death to have a video go viral with over 500,000 views. Even better would be to speak with the creator of a video sensation that did just that in only 12 days since it was uploaded to YouTube. Jim Meskimen is an actor, comedian and impersonator with a tight and loyal fan base.

New tech startups are moving with the speed and force of tsunamis. And a few crash that way, too.

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The Ajiro--a concept from Australia--would come from the Earth fully formed. Is this the first step for a sustainable manufacturing economy?

Apparently when it occurs on a business trip. An Australian public servant is suing her employer for compensation after being injured while having sex during a business trip. She works for ComCare, the Australian government’s—wait for it—workplace safety organization