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Success, if not handled properly, can lead to the demise of a business. Sustain long-term growth by following these steps. A funny little thing happens on the road to success.

The author of a new book offers a solution to those who can't stop stressing about their to-do lists: swap big verbs such as "implement" and "plan" for more manageable ones. In many ways all-pervasive tech helps us be more productive

Zooey Deschanel and Digital Broadcasting Group join forces, bringing a web series to Deschanel's site. Zooey Deschanel is getting into the web series business.

At age 27, Danny Meyer abandoned plans to go to law school and decided to open Union Square Cafe in New York City--a decision about which New York City's food lovers are eternally grateful. In the 25 years since, Meyer has opened 28 restaurants and--incredibly, given the cutthroat nature of the New York restaurant scene, where restaurants open and close more frequently than subway doors--he has only shut one down. Meyer's Union Square Cafe, Eleven Madison Park, and Gramercy Tavern consistently appear on most major New York top restaurant lists.

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In the 19th century, artists including Degas, Monet, and Renoir got together periodically to discuss their commissions, their patrons, and their industry. This circle met consistently, and the artists credited these small gatherings with not only making their careers but the rise of the impressionist movement.

Futurists and smart thinkers weigh in on the technology that will change how you'll do business.

Social media has a lot to say about TV. Can Bluefin cash in on that? Deb Roy created Bluefin's business plan with an MIT colleague in 48 hours.

especially on toilets which, by the way, saved humanity, changed our ecology, and made the modern city possible. If you are the sort of person who does not like to use public restrooms, I will warn you right now, this article is going to cause you some concern.

Designer Ralph Lauren unveiled a capsule jewelry collection featuring nine stylish Art Deco–inspired pieces at his women’s flagship on Madison Avenue in New York this month.

This month's The Muppets movie tries to reverse decades of brand mismanagement. table p {font-size:15px !important;line-height:1.3em !important;padding:8px !important;} THE FAULTTHE FIX Selling out Some fans balked in 1996, when their beloved Miss Piggy started shilling for Baked Lays, and then again in 2006, when she appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial to sing suggestively about "Cheesy Bites." Kermit's bizarre Ford Escape Hybrid ads didn't fare much better.

Want to know whether Modern Family or your favorite TV show will be back next season? Check out that program’s presence in the social media arena, according to the Social TV Summit held Wednesday in New York City

Selling food is a lot like anything else: You need a good story. Robert Earl, left, and the Earl of Sandwich enjoying a sandwich at Earl of Sandwich

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Sells 6.5 Million Copies In First 24 Hours, Breaks Record. For the third straight year, Activision's Call of Duty video game franchise has broken entertainment industry sales records.

The giant marabou stork found at Liang Bua is an extinct relative of the modern marabou stork from Africa shown here. Credit: Lip Kee/Flickr via Creative Commons license LAS VEGAS–A study of bird remains from the same cave that yielded bones of a mini human species called Homo floresiensis and nicknamed the hobbit has cast new light on the lost world of this enigmatic human relative. The findings hint that the hobbits’ island home was quite ecologically diverse, and raise the possibility that the tiny humans had to defend their kills from giant carnivorous birds