Business Ideas
How Yipit Is Upending the Daily Discount Model
BY Kara Ohngren
This new service scans the web to aggregate offers. Plus, a look at other game-changing companies catering to bargain hunters.
How ShareSquare Is Leading the QR-Code Marketing Pack
BY Jennifer Wang
This Los Angeles-based company helps fans connect with bands and brands using quick-response codes. Plus, a look at other game-changers in the social-media space.
How Polyvore Became a Trend-Setter in Social Shopping
BY Jennifer Wang
This online community tells your network what to wear. Plus, a look at more ground-breakers in social commerce.
How Mobile Roadie Became a Leader in Do-It-Yourself Apps
BY Jason Daley
This self-service app creator aims to make it cheap and easy to go mobile. Plus, a look at other game-changers in the mobile space.
How Rest Assured Is Filling a Niche in the Senior-Care Market
BY Jason Daley
This Lafayette, Ind.-based company lets seniors and their families know that someone has their backs. Plus, other game-changers meeting the needs of older consumers.
How H.U.M.A.N. Is Breaking Through As the Next-Generation Snack Machine
BY Jason Daley
This vending company reinvents the business by stocking health and information. Plus, a look at other game-changers in the health space.
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Business Incubators for a Variety of Niches
BY Gwen Moran
A growing number of specialized, market-specific business accelerators are helping entrepreneurs around the country get their businesses off the ground
Seven Growth Sectors in Green Business
BY Sharon King Hoge
Instead of knocking, sometimes opportunity shows up as a crisis.
A Social Entrepreneur Helps Homeless Dogs
BY Gwen Moran
A restaurateur develops a line of clothing to help control the pet population.
An Entrepreneur Brings Upscale Restaurants to Airports
BY Bruce Schoenfeld
The terminal case of sorry sandwiches that travelers must suffer through in most airports may finally be sent packing.
Eco-Conscious Entrepreneurs Clean Up with a Soap Business
BY Maria Russo
A couple turns restaurants' cooking oil into soap -- and sells it back to the establishments.
Innovator: Shopkick's Cyriac Roeding Reinvents Retail
BY Jason Ankeny
Meet Cyriac Roeding, the man reinventing shopping for the mobile era.
A Surprising Business Idea
BY Jennifer Wang
Who doesn't like a good mystery? Three entrepreneurs deliver the unexpected.
A New Yorker Finds Success Teaching People to Make Pizza
BY Regina Schrambling
Mark Bello perfected the pizza, then built a business teaching pizza-crazed New Yorkers how to do it themselves.
How to Start a Food Truck
BY Amy Reinink
Eight tips to steer a mobile restaurant business in the right direction.
How to Start a Bar/Club
BY Entrepreneur Staff
Be the toast of the town, the life of the party--and a successful entrepreneur? Yep. You can have it all when you open a bar.
Direct Sales: Golden Opportunity or Hype?
BY Michelle Goodman
Selling door-to-door can be big business. We explore the pros and cons.
Lifesaving Commerce
BY Gwen Moran
Katharina Harfâs management savvy and some celebrity assists help her nonprofit donor center perform like a business.
A 21st Century Spin on the Matchmaking Business
BY Kavita Daswani
Jasbina Ahluwalia is making the ancient tradition of Indian matchmaking a 21st century business.Outsourced ... to America?
BY Jeff Wuorio
Rural outsourcing is emerging as a trend for big businesses in America -- but is it something small business can tap into?
From the Trash Heap to Holiday Fashion Chic
BY Jason Fell
How startups are cashing in on the ugly sweater trend this holiday season.
10 Trends That Could Change Your Business
BY Jennifer Wang and Kara Ohngren
From crowdsourced shopping to mancessories to new ways to get green: The 10 trends that will define opportunity next year.
How to Test Your Business Idea
BY Brad Sugars
Four ways to prove there's a market for your product.
Five Tips for Starting a Food Truck
BY Julia L. Rogers
Here's what you need to know about building a restaurant on wheels.
Business Ideas for Military Veterans
Many veterans have made successful transitions from the service to business ownership. Here are a few options to consider.Ads by Google
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