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Start-ups are always looking to increase revenue or save costs. When Sean Harper was running his e-commerce business, he started looking at costs, and zeroed in on how much he was paying his credit card processor

For many smaller businesses, outsourcing IT to "the cloud" is tempting (read that; cheap and easy), but scary (at the mercy of someone else having an outage or getting hacked leaving the company exposed). Intel is hoping to ease anxiety with a new offering it describes as a "hybrid cloud" solution, specifically targeting nervous small business owners. See what you think

A cheat sheet to turn your vision for a successful new business into a reality Some of the most important things in life don’t come with instruction manuals: homes, spouses, kids, and start-ups are a few. That’s why I created this start-up road map. Inspired by the lean approach often favored by today’s tech entrepreneurs, the principles apply to any industry

Square promises to put an end to the headaches of traditional purchases: having to fumble with your wallet, exchange and swipe the credit card, wait for a paper receipt. But someone still needs to convince merchants.

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has signed a provisional bill that would allow manufacturers of tablet PCs to sidestep a 9.25% social-security tax and benefit from a reduction in the industrial-production tax, which would drop from 15% to 3%.

UPS is testing trucks made of an ultra-light material that makes them more fuel efficient than their sheet-aluminum counterparts. UPS has the unfortunate task of figuring out how to deliver packages without bleeding cash in our resource-constrained world

We are looking for a Senior Front-end Developer to join the Fast Company design team. You should be extremely comfortable being creative within the technical confines of modern web development.

Microsoft just revealed its Windows Phone 7.1, a hotly anticipated update to its smartphone OS that boasts more than 500 new features. But it's not due on new phones until the fall--perfectly timed to coincide with the next iPhone arrival.

What would happen if there were an oil disaster in the Arctic?

Blood spatters are telltale marks of violent crimes, and have captured the public imagination in shows like Dexter, CSI, and Bones--shows whose cool tech may be less based in reality than special effect. For instance, it's only just now been worked out how to determine the height from which blood droplets fell.

Choosing the best inventory tracking software for your business can be daunting.

Every business needs to keep their people connected and communicating. Here is how to select a cell phone plan to meet the needs of your staff while keeping costs low

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Amazon Getting In The Tablet Game? Amazon is rumored to be prepping 7- and 10-inch tablets with proprietary operating systems, for the low, low prices of $349 and $449, respectively (cheaper than their Android counterparts)

There were more tornado deaths in April than any other time in history. The cause is unknown, but the damage is enormous. The weekend's tornado in Joplin, Mo., was just the latest--and most devastating--of what has been a rash of tornadoes.

From insects to outer space, Amon Tobin’s new album "ISAM" is all about the buzz.