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To a large extent, your belief system determines your success. See which beliefs to cherish--& which you should avoid. What you believe about yourself determines your level of success

Fifty years ago, Ferrari introduced what was to become one of the world’s most valuable collectible cars, the Ferrari 250 GTO. The 3-liter V-12 engine suffered only two losses in its three-year racing career and celebrated a win in its class for every championship race it entered in 1962 and ...

By helping organizations trumpet the world's most pressing causes through social media, three college students give back exponentially. With the overwhelming influence social media has on daily life, people are constantly bombarded by tweets and status updates. In the last few years, the use of social media has risen exponentially around the world, creating new communities and outlets for communication—something Patrick Ip, Sonia Chokshi and Kavya Shankar decided was an opportunity to trigger social change.

The 2012 class of our college start-ups list is on the cutting edge of products that will transform the way we live, from wireless headphones to a personalized electric motor bike. From wireless headphones to a personalized electric motor bike, the 2012 class of our annual America's Coolest College Start-ups list is on the cutting edge of product invention. Many of these upstarts were founded on the mission to give back to the world’s communities, take less from the earth’s resources, and have fun while doing it

The 2012 class of our annual America's Coolest College Start-ups are fresh, innovative, founded with a social mission, and may very-well be the next Google or Facebook.

Will Curran turned his passion for entertaining and music into a successful one-stop shop business for teen events. Will Curran loves music. He also loves to entertain.

Why Microsoft is backing a technology incubator for teens, an idea that Daniel Brusilovsky came up with at 15 years old. Daniel Brusilovsky started his first business when he was 14.

For the hard-wired and digitally wired baseball fan, the season doesn't start when pitchers and catchers report to spring training. It starts when At Bat reports to the iTunes store. The wildly popular app, made by MLB Advanced Media (BAM for short), puts live game video, live stats, and the latest news and scores at your fingertips on a smart phone or tablet

In times like these, cost cutting and streamlining are compelling business strategies. Business executives sometimes have second thoughts about their loyalty programs and ask our consultants whether it’s really worth the cost.

The world's largest oil sands producers signed an agreement yesterday to waive their intellectual property and patent rights in order to reduce the industry's impact on greenhouse gases, agriculture and waterways. [More]

A complete guide to navigating the self-publishing industry.

Two portable computers aim to revolutionize education and access to technology across the world. As they begin pre-sales, here's a look at their rocky roads to reality.

As the AP notes , at last week's Mobile World Congress there was a good deal of attention delivered to a company called Pinger . This was partly due to the company stall's fortuitous location at the trade show, partly because it's a leading example of new-generation companies that offer their free or low-cost non-SMS messaging services to smartphone customers.

People are more interesting than companies--so effective leaders are responsible for getting out there and spreading the good word. Here's the paradox: I run a company that's incredibly visible, but not that well known