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Feed SubscriptionAcushnet chief says technology debate healthy
Acushnet chief Wally Uihlein believes the relationship between manufacturers and ruling bodies is "180 degrees improved" from where it was 20 years ago.
Read More »Friendly Bacteria Cheer Up Anxious Mice
From Nature magazine Most everyone knows that stress can cause a clenched, gurgling, unhappy stomach. What's less well known is that the relationship goes both ways
Read More »Sister Act
Sisters Sabina and Lorraine Belkin get on sickeningly well: They live together, have the same friends, even go to the gym together. They also co-own Duo Restaurant & Lounge, New York City eatery. How do they keep their relationship healthy while working together in a notoriously stressful industry
Read More »LinkedIn’s Algorithm Taps Talent Graph, But Still Needs Human Touch
Imagine if your prospects for beating the 9.1% unemployment rate depended not on a meticulously crafted cover letter and résumé, but on a complicated algorithm that helped companies determine the best matches for open jobs.
Read More »How it All Began
Leslie Brokaw, a founding editor of Inc. Online, recalls Inc.com's early go-go years. About a dozen of us were in the Inc
Read More »8 Tips for Business Partnerships
So you've found a business partner to help make your idea a reality. Be sure to ask yourselves these eight questions before incorporating. Given the unstable job market, and the risk of going it alone, many people are currently seeking to start businesses together.
Read More »Discovery in parent of one high-temperature superconductor may lead to predictive control
A team of scientists studying the parent compound of a cuprate (copper-oxide) superconductor has discovered a link between two different states, or phases, of that matter - and written a mathematical theory to describe the relationship.
Read More »If You Want To Raise Funds, Think About People–Not Money
Don't lose six-figure funding due to "your strategy." Fundraising is a tough name for one of the most important, and sensitive, ways to engage people. Raising funds for your venture really isn't about the money
Read More »Book Review: Good Strategy/Bad Strategy
Author Richard P. Rumelt offers three simple steps to developing a strategy for your business. The book: Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters, by Richard P.
Read More »Avril Lavigne’s New Business
The rock celebrity launches a new retailing business, called AbbeyDawn.com. Like many celebrities hoping to break into fashion, Avril Lavigne partnered with a big national retailer when she launched her Abbey Dawn clothing line in 2008. Just two years later, though, the business-savvy pop star and Kohl's ended their relationship, and Lavigne set out to build a global apparel company
Read More »Divvying Up the Business
Making sure you have a good ownership agreement Dear Norm, I have a four-year-old custom crystal and glassware company whose sales are exploding. I started it when I was 22. I ran it by myself for almost a year before bringing in a friend and giving him 30 percent of the equity in return for his help in growing the business
Read More »"FarmVille" Maker Zynga Grows A $1B IPO In Facebook’s Fertile Earth
Social-gaming powerhouse Zynga just filed its S-1 to raise up to $1 billion in IPO. It appears virtual farms and online cities have treated the San Francisco-startup well: Zynga pulled in $91 million in profit on sales of $597 million. What's more, revenue is rocketing
Read More »Looking For Love Again: Abandoned Buildings That Ask Cities For Renewal
Candy Chang's Looking For Love Again involves the citizens of Fairbanks, Alaska, in formulating a new vision for how to reuse their city's largest abandoned building.
Read More »A Classroom Tool That Lets Teachers Track Student Progress
Jennifer Schnidman Medbery knew that teaching math at a New Orleans charter school would be tough, even though the school, Sci Academy, had attracted a "dream team" staff. What surprised her was that the most challenging aspect of the job wasn't connecting with the kids, so much as it was keeping track of their progress and behavior on a day-to-day basis.
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