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Workshops! Seminars! Training! Quiet rooms! 37Signals founder Jason Fried invites us into his new super-silent digs and shares tips on creating a productive workspace. Plus, for kicks, we take a peek at Two And A Half Men star Ashton Kutcher's new Twitter app

Entrepreneurs can be reluctant to pull away from work. But slogging it out through the summer may not be good for your healthor your business

Post-revolution Egypt is in a state of flux overlooked by outsiders. New political parties are forming while various factions hustle for power.

It sounds like a reality show pitch: The legendary Facebook investor, PayPal founder, and thorn in the side of college deans everywhere announces what happens when 24 people, picked to live among mentors and innovation experts, stop going to school and start getting real--in business. One climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.

The crucial element in well-run companies? Leaders who know what they believe in.

Dog-friendly work environments are one new trend making companies friendlier, more collaborative, and ultimately more productive. Leib Lurie never intended for his company, message delivery service One Call Now, to be pet-friendly. But his dog, Ivy, had other ideas.

The end of the world's tomorrow, say some. Want to make a buck off it?

Nokia is now crowdsourcing creativity. "Invent With Nokia" is a new program wherein anyone can submit an idea, and if it results in a patented Nokia invention, you get a cut

The LinkedIn IPO, Mark Pincus and Zynga, elevator pitch obsolescence, and more entrepreneur news. LinkedIn is worth more than Fiji

One of the largest educational publishers in the world is offering cash prizes to the winners of a crowdsourced learning product innovation competition.

The “list” gets longer and longer. Ideas and goals fall to the wayside remaining incomplete or never even seeing the light of day. There’s just no time; even less energy.

Add more -ing to your business plan, to build your business faster and smarter.

My desk used to have a very large pile of envelopes stacked in the corner. It included notices from various agencies in the states in which our employees live, pitches from would-be business partners, personal correspondence, and too many other things to list. Under the desk was a box, which contained all of the stuff that had been crowded off my desk

You may have thought about blogging but then asked yourself, "What would I write about?" "Who would read it?" Or, "Is this the best use of my time?" If you're a business owner who already wears a hundred hats, the latter may be what keeps you from starting.

This article is Part 5 of an 8 part series.