Young Entrepreneurs
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Business-Plan Competitions
BY Matt Villano
For startups seeking critical seed money, business-plan competitions can be both a blessing and a curse. Mike Jones on Ditching La La Land for Silicon Beach
BY Shira Lazar
Los Angeles has long been a mecca for creative types. Now it's attracting techies too. Where 'Shark Tank' Goes to Poach Young Entrepreneurs
BY Kara Ohngren
Starting up when you're 13 may not be easy, but for some it could mean landing big bucks -- as ABC's hit show 'Shark Tank' looks for fodder on school campuses.Play Video How Loosecubes Aims to Change Where We Work (Video)
BY Diana Ransom
Campbell McKellar describes her vision for a different kind of co-working space -- one where individuals get to choose where they work. How Being a Party Animal Helped SpiritHoods Grow Its Business
BY Shira Lazar
When it comes to starting up in the fashion world, safety can be dangerous. See how SpiritHoods went to the edge -- and found success. 'Always Be Publishing,' Brand Journalism and How It Can Help Your Startup
BY Tim Gray
When marketing your startup, consider a softer sell -- or better yet, don't sell at all. Young Entrepreneur Carves a Creative Niche with USB Drives
BY Jodi Helmer
How Flash Pals is gaining traction with its fuzzy animal-themed storage devices. 7 Tips to Successful Fundraising for Young Entrepreneurs
BY Irving Fain
Don't let the tech and start-up blogs fool you, finding an investor to part with big money is neither common nor easy. Here, the co-founder of CrowdTwist gives his top lessons for success. The Latest Craze in Incubators: Pay-to-Play Accelerators?
BY Lauren Cannon
Fee-based entrepreneurship accelerators and incubators are increasingly sprouting up. We take a look at some new programs and consider whether they're worth your time. How Young Entrepreneurs Turned a Tweet from Richard Branson into $1 Million
BY Dinah Wisenberg Brin
In starting up, whatever you do, do not miss an opportunity to meet tastemakers like Sir Richard Branson. Here's how two young founders met the billionaire and won him over. Apple and the Kid App Maker Revolution
BY Kara Ohngren
The tech giant opened its developer conference up to teens as young as 13 this year. But perhaps the company should be even more inclusive? We take a look at the even-younger app makers making waves today.Play Video Artsicle: On a Mission to Change the Art World (Video)
BY Diana Ransom
Changing the age-old art business is no easy task. But entrepreneurs Alexis Tryon and Scott Carleton explain how they're trying to do just that. Tristan Walker on Life After Foursquare
BY Lyneka Little
The location app's former head of business development discusses where his next job as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Andreessen Horowitz will land him. How I Raised a Family of Entrepreneurs
BY Tim Berry
An entrepreneur and father to a brood of business owners talks about bringing up kids to be entrepreneurs.Play Video Crowdtilt and Its Vision for a More Collaborative World (Video)
BY Diana Ransom
We speak with James Beshara the co-founder of the group-funding site Crowdtilt about what it's like to run a fast-moving young company with major investors watching. Is Pivoting a Smart Strategy for Young Entrepreneurs?
BY Annie Mueller
The benefits of switching gears are being heralded left and right these days. And though it can be painful, it may be a strategy that businesses of any age can get behind. 7 Lessons Every Young Entrepreneur Can Learn From 'Shark Tank'
BY Jonah Lupton
Even as the shark-infested TV show can be intimidating, the business lessons are plentiful. Here are some inspired tips that even off-camera entrepreneurs can learn.Play Video Gtrot and a Vision for Local Discovery (Video)
BY Diana Ransom
Zach Smith of Gtrot talks about the company's changing vision and how the founders keep their eyes on the prize. Grads: Want to Be an Entrepreneur? Get a Job (Opinion)
BY Scott Shane
If your heart is set on running your own business, you could raise your odds of success by first getting some experience on your resume and money in the bank. Harvard Grads' Startup Rewards Gym Rats, Penalizes Couch Potatoes
BY Jodi Helmer
An Ivy League economics assignment becomes a profitable business proposition: Work out or pay up. Orbotix: Where Mobile Apps and the Toy Industry Collide
BY John Patrick Pullen
A startup that invented the world's first smartphone-controlled ball and that's just the beginning.Play Video How JackThreads Plans to Own the Male Demographic (Video)
BY Diana Ransom
Other than dispel the idea that men don't like shopping, flash-sale site founder Jason Ross is hoping to train his company's energy on making a one-stop-lifestyle-shop for men.Play Video Birchbox and Changing the Way We Shop (Video)
BY Diana Ransom
When Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna realized the flaws in the way women buy cosmetics, they started a company to revamp the system. Here, the Birchbox founders chat about their vision for the future of buying beauty and grooming products.Play Video Skillshare and Changing the Way We Learn (Video)
BY Diana Ransom
Learning doesn't have to end at graduation. Here's how Malcolm Ong and Michael Karnjanaprakorn built a business that aims to put learning first. 
