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Hot start-ups in the coming year will likely be thinking outside of Silicon Valley. It's not that technology and software are on their ways out; rather, a softly stabilizing economy has heightened consumer confidence and opened up growth in areas such as brick-and-mortar retail, boutique consulting firms, and education companies, industry data from three private research firms show

Call it the comeback car.

After we wrote about how many solar panel makers fared badly on The Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition 's 2011 Solar Scorecard , the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) nearly fell over itself to respond, telling us that the solar industry is cleaning up its act--and fast.

Northwestern University Taught by: Faculty Most entrepreneurs possess deep knowledge of their industries.

Stanford's new entrepreneurship class is not for the faint of heart. Launchpad is designed around a series of hurdles: the elevator pitch, the functional prototype, week after week of sales results.

A sort of Match.com for philanthropy pairs up industry executives who want to give back with non-profits who need their skills. People who reach a certain level of success often decide they want to give back.

Stadium View Bar & Grille sits merely 150 yards away from historic Lambeau Field, home to the 2011 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers, in Wisconsin. For 19 years owner Jerry Watson and his employees have been serving loyal Packers fans