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The nice thing about competitors is they prove there is a market but the entrepreneurial pioneers have a tougher path to success.

The accommodations booking platform announces more than 1,000 listings in the island that, for more than 50 years, has been off limits to U.S. citizens.

This new startup connects boat owners with renters.

Here are some other services cashing in on home-sharing cool.

What if you could get a side hustle that would help bring in a healthy secondary income to alleviate some of that financial stress?

With alternatives like Airbnb, should business travelers still check into hotels?

The sharing economy increasingly looks like the quickest route to your own business for most people.

From our perspective, Airbnb for toilets seems like a shitty idea.

The battle against Airbnb in New York City rages onward.

The independent sharing economy organization Peers unveils plans for two insurance programs for individuals working in the sharing economy.

With successes such as Uber and Airbnb, peer-to-peer businesses are here to stay.

The emerging sharing economy is perhaps the premiere example of how technology and social media create wealth by making use of what we already have.

The company is a middle-man you never knew you needed.

He released a scathing report, which challenges the company's presentation of itself as a benevolent force for the average New Yorker.

The new law, which received initial approval from the city, is expected to take effect in February and comes with a number of requirements for hosts using the site.

Businesses are increasingly seeing the utility of enterprise services tailored to their needs, creating opportunity for nimble entrepreneurs.

The president of consumer-product invention company Quirky says startups should embrace competition, not ignore it.

A look at what happens when customers use a business for their own purposes, regardless of the company's explicit mission.

Smart phones already are integral to finding things to buy. When everything is linked to the Internet, the same technology will allow everyone to know what their neighbors have to rent.

The creation of innovative products and processes is much too important to companies and entire economies to be left to chance.

Next month, the city will start charging renters a 14 percent occupancy tax on behalf of its hosts.