Thought Leaders
How 3-D Printing Will Turn Customers Into Competitors
3-D printing will change the relationship between manufacturers and customers. As customer habits change, businesses must adapt.
By John Hornick
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Tech
Someday Virtual Reality Will Be Entertaining But It’s Useful Right Now
Let somebody else worry about the future of home entertainment. VR can put your QA people in your vendor's offshore factory or you in your client's Singapore headquarters for routine meetings.
By Chris Savage
Business News
These 5 Robotics Startups Are Changing The Way Work Gets Done
Industrial robots don't always get as much attention as their humanoid counterparts, but they are changing the life of humans just as much, if not more.
Building a Business
How to Figure Out Your Best Manufacturing Solution
Ask yourself these 10 questions to begin to identify the right path.
By JD Albert
Building a Business
How This Program Lets Etsy Businesses Grow Quickly
A new tool helps DIY-ers turn into full-fledged manufacturers.
Building a Business
The Pros and Cons of Manufacturing in China
With economic turmoil overseas and controversy in the election rhetoric, China is in the cross hairs. But it is still a good place to do business, under the right circumstances.
By Greg Shugar
Building a Business
The Inventors of This Travel Jacket Set Out to Raise $20,000 With Crowdfunding and Ended Up Raising More Than $10 Million. Here’s What Happened Next.
This is what it looks like to get 80,000 jackets sourced and manufactured in six months. Hint: It's one long, intense hustle.
Thought Leaders
How an Outdoor-Clothing Company Is Building Up Manufacturing in Mountain Towns
One entrepreneur is bringing the 'microbrew' model to manufacturing.
By Grant Davis
Tech
One Man’s Software Background Makes Manufacturing Hardware Easy
MacroFab lets electronics startups dream big.
By Grant Davis
Building a Business
5 Tips to Prevent Getting Screwed by an Overseas Manufacturer
How do you find that trustworthy company and how do you protect yourself from the laundry list of potential problems?
Building a Business
Have an Invention? Here’s How to Make It Into an Actual Product. (Infographic)
As the creator of a new product, you need to know the costs so you can weigh the risks and the rewards.
By Laura Entis
Business Accounting
What China’s Stock Market Troubles Mean for U.S. Entrepreneurs
The situation could have major implications for American companies that manufacture in the world's second-largest economy.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Foxconn in Talks to Build iPhone Factories in India
The move could help the electronics manufacturer keep hold of Apple orders amid intensifying competition.
By Reuters
Building a Business
The 7 Steps of Effective Product Development
Take your product from killer concept to cash cow.
Business News
The Apple Watch Only Costs How Much to Make?
The smartwatch has the lowest hardware cost to price of any of the tech company's devices.
By Reuters
Tech
The World Is Embracing Robots But America Keeps Them at Arms Length
U.S. robotic technology is world class but lagging popular acceptance threatens a missed opportunity to revitalize manufacturing.
Building a Business
Get Your Product Figured Out First
So many entrepreneurs make the same mistake: Focusing on the wrong things without figuring out the product they plan to sell.
By Greg Shugar
Building a Business
Why This Entrepreneur Says Sustainability Is the No. 1 Business Opportunity
The exuberant and eco-friendly cleaning brand Method is set to unveil a first-of-its-kind manufacturing plant in inner city Chicago.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
5 Questions Entrepreneurs Should Ask When Choosing a Manufacturer
If you don't do your homework, choosing a manufacturer to develop your products can be a very long and costly process. Here are a few pointers on making the process less painful.
Building a Business
What Artisanal Brands Can Teach Us About Using Technology to Humanize Business
In an increasingly automated world of interconnected everything, consumers may turn to customized products that they can emotionally connect with.
Building a Business
If You Can Make It Here, Don’t Make It Anywhere Else
Domestic manufacturing is a better deal than you think, says the owner of a U.S. printing facility.
Building a Business
After Years in China, Lincoln Logs Are Now ‘Made in the U.S.A.’
Toymaker K'Nex is now manufacturing its iconic toy in Maine. Here's why.
Business Operations & Logistics
3 Industries Entrepreneurs Can Disrupt With the ‘Internet of Things’
Wireless technology presents a huge opportunity to change how we handle many everyday tasks.
Building a Business
What the ‘Internet of Things’ Means for Enterprising Entrepreneurs
Harnessing data will make possible a new wave of products and services for customers.
Business News
Elon Musk: ‘People Don’t Understand How Hard it Is to Manufacture Something’
In the wake of a debate about whether Tesla will be able to meet 2014 sales targets, Musk was clearly irritated.
Building a Business
3 Steps to Sourcing Products Using Alibaba
With all the frauds and scams online, it's essential to put the time into researching a reliable manufacturer.
Building a Business
Why U.S. Innovation Needs China to Achieve the Next Technology Mega-Trend
Building the Internet of Things will require a much deeper collaboration of the US tech industry and Chinese manufacturers than simply outsourcing.