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You can slay the online giant (somewhat) -- by doing these eight things consistently.

Etsy has scooped up 'A Little Market' -- a Paris-headquartered digital marketplace that also specializes in handmade crafts -- for a reported $100 million in cash and stock.

Amazon is reportedly looking beyond media, apparel, furniture and food -- and putting the call out to babysitters, handymen, birthday clowns and plumbers.

A confab that drew lots of youthful women in business provides lessons on how to tailor your event to attract millennials.

Olle Lundberg, founder of Lundberg Design and the man behind Twitter's birdhouse-themed San Francisco headquarters, shares tips for improving office productivity and morale.

With good content and quality links, you can attract more visitors located closer to home and increase your business' sales.

When a Starbucks lease ends in May, the independently-owned Café Grumpy is slated to move into Grand Central Terminal.

With New Orleans Entrepreneur Week underway, the event's co-founder discusses the state of small business in the Big Easy.

Arch Grants is looking to help St. Louis make its mark on the startup map with its grant program.

Mark Vevle helped set up Brooklyn Flea Philly, but the market failed. Lessons learned, he decided to open his own, Philly-centric market.

A small-batch distillery in Brooklyn is part of a resurgence in American manufacturing.

As part of its 5th birthday redesign, the mobile application for the daily-deal site will automatically send you offers in whatever town you happen to be in at the time.

Anthony Ackil, co-founder of the farm-to-table fast food company, tells us why local fast food needn't be an oxymoron.

The New York town that bears the same name is enjoying a solid tourism boost this Halloween thanks to the hit show.

From the small screen to a big economic boost -- small businesses in these towns cashed in from the success of TV shows.

A devastating fire on the New Jersey boardwalk last week serves as a wakeup call to business owners everywhere.

Freshfully started as a virtual marketplace for finding local food. When connecting buyers with their farm-fresh fare proved tricky, the Alabama startup shifted to a traditional street-side model.

The co-founder of Twitter and current chief of mobile-payment company Square is traveling across the U.S. and Canada to meet with business owners in the 'Let's Talk' series.

More than seven in 10 small-business owners say they expect to generate more revenue in 2013 than they did last year.

Instead of just pumping out daily deals, the company wants to become a mobile, local commerce powerhouse.

The efforts of one small-business owner are drawing young creatives to Norfolk, Va.