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Craigslist brought classifieds to the online masses; these fast-growing companies are the niche next-generation of social buying and renting. Location : Brooklyn, New York Founder : Campbell McKellar How it Works : Loosecubes matches people with an extra desk, studio, or office space with independent workers looking for a place to be productive. How it Makes Money : Hosts are charged a 10 percent fee for each transaction

A growing group of customer experience professionals are working hard to make some of life's most frustrating experiences not just tolerable, but delightful. There aren’t many people who look forward to scheduling an appointment with the cable company. You’re typically given a 3-4 hour window to wait at home for something that takes just a few minutes.

How one young Bostonian became a networking king. Photo by David Yellen A pair of twentysomethings in Boston had a startup idea, so they did what just about everyone in their shoes does: They asked Jason Evanish for introductions to angel investors and VCs.

To hell with dongles. Use your own custom QR code to play at hundreds of merchants with Scvngr's new service.

Now, more than ever, departing employees should be treated with care and respect. Serial entrepreneur Dave Balter explains why. To Kim N.: I’m sorry you were dismissed with anger and haste.

Kevin Millien, COO of Boston Technologies, talks about how he co-founded a software company that connects two participants to do online foreign exchange trading.

Inc.'s Burt Helm talks to Ernst & Young markets expert Herb Engert about the rocky road ahead he expects for initial public offerings. After months of stops and starts, Groupon finally intends to go public. CEO and founder Andrew Mason has begun pitch sessions to investor groups—part of the so-called roadshow

With the Regeneration project, Hyundai continues its quest for emotional connection, uniting electronic music stars with musicians from five other genres What comes to mind when you think of Hyundai?

Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan is is the legislative equivalent of Subway's $5 footlong campaign or Domino's 5-5-5 deal. It's sharply marketed to the fast food nation (just don't look too close at what's inside).

In a series of experiments, Ryota Kanai, a researcher at UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, had college students between the ages of 19 and 28 state their Facebook network size, then scanned their brains by MRI.

New York City's mayor laughed it up at TechStars Demo Day, claiming the Bloomberg TV show resembles the Jersey Shore and that start-ups should grow to pay "a lot of taxes." New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg stepped in front of dozens of young entrepreneurs and hundreds of investors Tuesday and joked about the Jersey Shore and taxes. This was the prelude to TechStars Demo Day in New York City, where 31 start-up founders graduating from the incubator would be presenting their ideas to would-be funders

When taking risks, the smartest companies turn to a "risk, survive, repeat" strategy. But can they get it right? People weren't buying much during the Great Depression.

When taking risks, the smartest companies turn to a "risk, survive, repeat" strategy. But can they get it right? People weren't buying much during the Great Depression

Sure, you can offer raises and promotions. But heres a look at seven surprising and free tools to spur your employees to work harder

Marketing managers for major orchestras had always assumed that convincing people to give the symphony a try was the key to gaining subscribers. "Get people through the doors!" was their mantra, assuming that the sheer beauty of the music would lure them back. But when they actually studied the numbers, they discovered that getting new people wasn't the problem.