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Fun and Functions products for special-needs kids were a hit with parents.

Readers respond to our our story about globetrotting 21-year-old Ankur Jain and our How I Did It feature package, along with columns by Jason Fried and Meg Hirshberg. Tales From the Front Readers of all ages enjoyed our cover story about 14 entrepreneurs and their successes, failures, and lessons learned (" How I Did It ," July/August) .

What happens when a group of young Swedes rent a New York loft for one month to launch their business?

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With thousands of ad firms wanting your business, how can you choose? Experts explain how to set your goals, put it in an RFP, and snag the best creative team. Long gone are the days of a handful of Madison Avenue firms controlling the advertising world.

Eminem did the trick: Your pitch went well and you signed on your biggest client yet.

When I was a staff writer at Rolling Stone in the mid 90s, listening to music at work was part of the job description. But back in those days of yore, we had actual [gasp] stereos that played CD's, even at times, cassette tapes! But while technology has radically changed, one thing has remained constant: Music in the workplace equals happy time

A sales assistant at London's tony Harrods department store claims she was "driven out" over her refusal to wear makeup. A sales assistant at London’s famous Harrods department store has claimed her refusal to wear makeup has cost her her job. Melanie Stark, 24, said she was "driven out;" that her face-off with the store over the issue left her "exhausted, stressed, and upset," she told the U.K.'s Daily Mail .

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What do hundreds of dollars worth of parking tickets, people cued up on Southern California streets, and Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwiches all have in common?

Cal McAllister, one of the founders of the ad agency, Wexley School for Girls speaks about making your company stand out from the pack.

Cal McAllister, one of the founders of the ad agency, Wexley School for Girls speaks about making your company stand out from the pack.

The facts paint a grim picture . Women make up half of the U.S. workforce but represent only 25 percent of the technology industry.

Afraid to push the envelope at work and at home? You may be a recovering “nice girl.” Dr. Louis Frankel and Carol Frohlinger have written a book called “Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It” and want to help

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