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How this socially responsible business is transforming school lunch programs across the country to attack the obesity epidemic Childhood obesity , which has been linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, breathing problems, some cancers, and poor self-esteem, is a particularly painful epidemic in our country. Cases of childhood obesity have tripled over the last 20 years, and according to the Center for Disease Control , approximately 17 percent of all children in the U.S. are obese.

But one expert says small business owners keep working "because they love what they are doing and don't see the point of retiring." Small business owners’ biggest fear? Not having the money to retire, says a new study.

Break a business plan into bite-sized pieces, to focus on what matters most right now. The first of a three-part series

To scale up a knowledge-based business, it's necessary to take yourself out of the equation. Here's one solution for how to grow your business. One of the most common questions I get from business owners comes from people who sell their expertise for a living

Photograph by Douglas Sonders How Angela James, head of Harlequin's new romance e-book imprint, has forged a novel business model in paperless publishing. H ere are some things you may not have known about the $1 billion business that is romance publishing today: Divorced women read far fewer romance novels than single and married women do. Romance readers buy in volume and velocity, making them optimal digital readers

If you never want the game to stop, build a business based on your favorite game. The world stops spinning for the MLB playoffs. The World Cup is your Holy Grail.

Businesses that go through incubators historically have close to a 90 percent survival rate. And today, every major city has incubators focused on getting tech-savvy start-ups off the ground. We've pinpointed some of the most productive, innovative, and nurturing start-up incubators in the country"be sure to keep an eye on their next classes of graduates.

Veteran entrepreneur of Silicon Valley shares his funding stories, what he's learned about the entrepreneur/investor relationship over the years, and the best way to pitch to a venture capitalist. Funding Stories When I was at E.piphany, my last startup, I was negotiating with a company called Infinity Capital at the time

Cash flow is like oxygen. If it runs out, nothing else matters.

New tools to help with social media, a $100 billion Facebook valuation, how your business can survive disasters, Spotify comes to the U.S., and more. Be social, but get organized

There are times I can see all the moving pieces I’ve been amassing over the past several months settling into place. And I can see FamiliesGo! coming together as a business. Then there are moments that I’m overwhelmed by the complexity of what I’m trying to do and amount of time and money that it demands—and that I don’t have readily at my disposal—and I wonder if I’m crazy to even attempt this business-owner thing.

If you're like most people I work with in companies, the demands come at you from every angle, all day long, and you have to make difficult decisions without much time to think about them. What enduring principles can you rely on to make choices that reflect openness, integrity and authenticity? Here are ten that work for me: 1.

What made the difference? Inc.com asks savvy entrepreneurs to reveal the one thing their business couldn't have lived without--and how much it cost. She was tired of New York City.

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A review of Google+, Netflix changes its pricing structure, 'native' apps, and six products that are less environmentally friendly than you think. Testing out Google+. The Wall Street Journal's Katie Boehret reviews Google's latest attempt at a social networking service that falls somewhere between Facebook and Twitter