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Bridging the gap between traditional and online learning, Kno's newest product pulls in the most relevant of the Khan Academy videos to enrich whatever you're reading about. Long gone are the days when your otherwise drab textbook might be lightened up only by the occasional graphic or stock photo

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A look at the companies competing to be top of the class in the digital textbooks market College tuition continues to rise, but textbooks may be getting cheaper—and a lot more portable. Instead of lugging a backpack filled with heavy volumes, some students have begun using electronic textbooks, which typically cost less and can be read on a laptop or tablet

Meg Cadoux Hirshberg examines the limit on what your spouse should know about the companys problems. In the early years of Stonyfield Yogurt, my husband, Gary, and I acted like the three wise monkeys

Norms next big move: opening a hotel in North Dakota I thought I'd take a break from answering questions this month to tell you about my new business. It's called Black Gold Suites, and there's a story behind it. My wife and I spend part of every year in Telluride, Colorado, where we have a home and where I've gotten into residential construction.

Readers respond to our story about the constant feeling of crisis that is entrepreneurship in Argentina, and others. Risky Business Our story about doing business in Argentina [" A Constant Feeling of Crisis ," June] garnered a mixed reaction from readers on Hacker News and Inc.com, many of whom are U.S. expats running businesses in South America

The founders of the BlogWorld & New Media Expo talk about why businesses can no longer ignore social media.

If your franchiser declares bankruptcy, it might not be the end of the line for your business. Here are some tips to give you some ideas about what to do next. Bill Burris , owner of Rent Your Boxes in Washington, D.C., a franchise that rents and delivers heavy-duty moving boxes, got the bad news in an e-mail.

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From IT services to industrial supply, these are the top small businesses run by CEOs of South Asian heritage. I.T. Source Los Angeles No

From online deal sites and gamification to digital marketing and online payments, these Internet companies are reaping all of the benefits with none of the brick and mortar overhead. Paul Hurley, CEO New York City No. 1 2010 Revenue: $77.7 million Three-Year Growth: 40,882% Founded in 2006 and based in New York City, ideeli has pioneered the idea of the flash deals site and is the Inc.

Author John Warrillow explains the difference between the "dissociative architect" and "sleeves-rolled-up" types of leaders. Which leadership style is best? A friend of mine described the experience of slipping into a "K-hole" after partying on too much ketamine, a medical anaesthetic that can be snorted as a drug.

Why do you put things off, buy over-priced items, and stick with decisions that aren't paying off? Your strangely wired brain, silly.

It wasn't too long ago that traditional riojas and sherries were the only wines associated with Spain. And while the crazy popularity of Spanish cuisine has definitely bolstered appreciation for the country's wines in America, Katrin Naelapaa, executive director of Wines From Spain, makes it her business to ensure Spanish grapes get just as much love as their Italian and French counterparts. Naelapaa, who's been with the company since 1992, tells us how she helped build the once-fledgling industry into a $2 billion export business

Learning how to properly qualify a sales lead can be the difference between landing a juicy new business deal or wasting lots of energy barking up the wrong tree. Before the Internet flattened the business world, salespeople used to put significant energy into every single sales meeting. When sales prospects were few and far between, each one would warrant a high-level of attention and courting.