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You can plan a relaxing summer vacationeven if you're the boss. Here's how: Fifty-four percent of American adults say they won't take a vacation this summer, according to a Rasmussen poll taken in May. And it can be particularly tough for entrepreneurs who are the lifeblood of their businesses.

The auteur behind "Thumbsucker" and the newly released "Beginners" has perfected the art of making capitalism look beautiful, earning money off of corporate commercial work to support uncompromisingly artistic independent films. Let's call 'em "dependies." “I don’t actually believe in advertising,” says Mike Mills, a guy who makes his living directing TV commercials. “I don’t really believe that when I make a Nike ad that people go buy more of that shoe, you know?” But by the time his spots air, the ambivalence has magically transformed into authenticity.

Do you ever wonder how all those products end up on the shelves of your favorite retailer? Here are some case studies of small businesses who cracked the code.

A few months back, the White House announced the creation of Startup America , a public-private partnership to accelerate entrepreurialism in the U.S., chaired by AOL cofounder Steve Case. Now Case's old business partner, former Time Warner CEO Jerry Levin, is helping start a health-specific variation on Startup America, called Startup Health

Not a bad for 2.5 years' work for the CEO involved with the latest hottest IPO. On Thursday, we wrote about how Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is only making a salary of $575 this year

For every dreamy, world-famous Justin Bieber, there are thousands of would-be YouTube sensations still stuck in the awkward limbo years between utter obscurity and fame. Call it YouTuberty. Luckily, YouTube itself is on a newly invigorated mission to guide the fledgling famous from their first viral hit to ad sponsorship, and out into the wider world of the business of entertainment

Hopkins Printing has staked its future on cross-training.

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“They had big antennae and wires going everywhere,” says Progressive’s Richard Hutchinson of Snapshot predecessors. The device is now roughly the size of a deck of cards

If you see this dog coming for you, run. Thanks to his extensive training--and customized body armor that can cost upwards of $30,000--he's bulletproof, can hear through concrete, and can record high-def video of missions, even in the dead of night

The gadgets and gizmos to get you from door to destination, and the travel fiends behind them. The lightweight construction of the Tumi Vapor Extended Trip Packing Case takes a beating beautifully; its metal exterior cleverly conceals scratches and dings.

In light of Mark S. Zuckerberg losing his Facebook page, we examine some of the regular (or not-quite-regular) folk who share names with the titans of tech innovation

Meg Cadoux Hirshberg is the wife of Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg.

Meg Cadoux Hirshberg is the wife of Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg. In this video she discusses how being the spouse of an entrepreneur may mean each persons's priorities may not always be the same.

Meg Cadoux Hirshberg is the wife of Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg. In this video she discusses how the family business can interfere with the marriage but that by setting some minimum expectations, it can still be a great marriage.