Innovation
How Thinking Like a Designer Can Inspire Innovation
BY Nadia Goodman
Using these four tenets of design thinking can help you think differently and improve your business.
Illinois Sparks an Electricity Efficiency Cluster
BY Catherine Clifford
The Small Business Administration invested more than $1 million to support entrepreneur participation in a growing ecosystem of 'smart grid' technology.
How Hyperink Aims to Reinvent Publishing
BY Maria Muto-Porter
See how Kevin Gao, the founder of Hyperink, is re-thinking the e-book publishing industry by focusing on niche content.
Richard Branson on the Art of Brainstorming
BY Richard Branson
Eight techniques from the Virgin-founder to get the most from your next ideas meeting.
10 Legendary Maverick Entrepreneurs
BY Entrepreneur Staff
From Steve Jobs to Charles Schwab these big names in business did things their way.
10 Old-School Gadgets Reborn With New Tech
BY Megan Rose Dickey
A modern twist to the typewriter, a new take on arcade games and more.
A Flock of Airports Lifts Up Michigan's Upper Peninsula
BY Catherine Clifford
SBA invests $1.2 million in aviation companies in the state best known for making cars.
3 Innovative Tech Startups on Kickstarter Right Now
BY Kim Lachance Shandrow
A look at crowdfunding stars, plus tips for raising the money you need to get off the ground.
San Diego Warms to Defense Technology Entrepreneurs
BY Catherine Clifford
The SBA invests in startups focused on cyber-security, unmanned air vehicles and renewable energy.
4 Ways to Organize New Ideas and Drive Innovation
BY Nadia Goodman
Follow these tips to help you turn great ideas into results.
Can Radical Transparency Work for Your Business?
BY Nadia Goodman
Five tips for a company culture where everyone knows everything.
Richard Branson on Beating the Competition
BY Richard Branson
Innovate, improve and empathize to stay ahead, says the billionaire entrepreneur.
4 Ways to Build a Culture of Innovation at Your Startup
BY Neil Parmar
At a recent branding symposium in New York City, execs at Google and top-advertising firms shared their tips for spurring creativity.
A Geospatial Tech Hub Puts Mississippi on Map
BY Catherine Clifford
SBA invests more than $1 million into a community of mapping and location-based technology startups surrounding the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
The 3D Printing Craze Hits Young Entrepreneurs
BY Logan Kugler
Three-dimensional printing technology is helping treps start and run dynamic new businesses.
How Successful Leaders Balance Skepticism and Openness
BY Nadia Goodman
Four tips for encouraging innovative in your team.
In Monterey Bay, an Agricultural Tech Cluster Blossoms
BY Catherine Clifford
Part of an SBA pilot progam, a unique California cluster aims to bring together tech entrepreneurs and the region's big farms to keep the agriculture industry thriving
The Carolinas Concentrate on Nuclear Energy
BY Catherine Clifford
North and South Carolina businesses cluster together to be a leader in the nuclear energy industry.
James Dyson on Using Failure to Drive Success
BY Nadia Goodman
The innovative inventor of the dual cyclone vacuum cleaner explains why failing is a key component to the creative process.
How Apple, Samsung and Google Take Different Approaches to Innovation
BY Max Nisen
Each of these tech giants follows a different path when developing new products.
3 Disaster Recovery Strategies That Spur Innovation
BY Nadia Goodman
How to find the silver lining in a crisis and use it to strengthen your business.
3 Ways to Think Outside the Box
BY Nadia Goodman
Try these brainstorming tips to help your team think more creatively.
Inside the Success of Second-to-Market Companies
BY John Patrick Pullen
Innovators may grab the glory, but late-to-market companies can still finish first.
The Entrepreneur Who Captured the Record-Breaking Space Jump
BY Brian Patrick Eha
Jay Nemeth of FlightLine Films explains why he got into aerospace cinematography before there was a demand for it.




