Building a Business
Verizon CEO: No ‘Significant’ Talks to Buy AOL
Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said reports that the company has held concrete talks to acquire AOL are 'not accurate.'
By CNBC
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Buying a Franchise
Once Purchased for $92 Million, This Seafood Restaurant Just Sold for a Fraction of That
In 2008, Ruth's Hospitality Group bought Mitchell's Fish Market for $92 million. Then, the recession hit.
By Kate Taylor
Business News
Will Ferrell’s ‘Funny Or Die’ Seeks Up to $300 Million in Possible Sale
The comedy site has hired a financial adviser to field unsolicited offers, CEO Dick Glover wrote in a memo to employees.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Some Unhappy Yahoo Investors Are Asking AOL for a Rescue
Should a combined Yahoo and AOL be led by Tim Armstrong?
By Reuters
Building a Business
Yahoo May Buy Brightroll in Billion-Dollar Bid to Bolster Video Ad Sales
The 8-year-old San Francisco startup Brightroll helps leading brands target their video ads for the web's biggest video publishers.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
Tech Firms HP, EMC Said to Call Off Merger Talks
It is unclear when talks ended following months-long discussions.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Looking to Sell Your Business? Think Like a Buyer.
The five key areas buyers are interested in when looking at a potential company to acquire.
Building a Business
How to Keep Company Culture Alive After an Acquisition
When an acquisition occurs, there will without a doubt be nervous employees, an unavoidable side effect. But entrepreneurs can avoid mass confusion and panic by following these five tips.
Business News
Softbank Heading to Hollywood With Reported $3.4 Billion Offer For DreamWorks Animation
The multifaceted Japanese tech giant is not letting a failed bid for T-Mobile stand in the way of its quest to become the biggest company in the world.
By Geoff Weiss
Business Accounting
Einstein Bros. Parent Sold for $364.5 Million in Bagel Buyout
JAB Holding is taking the bagel company Einstein Noah private for the price of $20.25 per share.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
AT&T, Chernin Group Buy Majority Stake in Leading YouTube Network
The move likely values Fullscreen, which counts the fastest-growing subscriber base of any YouTube network, at $250 million.
By Geoff Weiss
Tech
Google Just Bought the Maker of a Tremor-Steadying ‘Smart’ Spoon
The Liftware Base Stabilizer uses sensors to steady the dining process for the 11 million nationwide sufferers of essential tremor and Parkinson's disease.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
Going Organic: General Mills Scoops Up Annie’s for $820 Million
Annie's, best known for its line of mac and cheese, markets 150 products and is in more than 35,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada.
By Karma Allen
Building a Business
In $11 Billion Deal, Burger King Scoops Up Tim Hortons and Heads to Canada
It's official: Burger King is buying coffee and doughnuts chain Tim Hortons for approximately $11 billion, with financing help from Warren Buffet.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Burger King in Talks to Buy Tim Hortons, Move to Canada
Burger King and Tim Hortons announced on Monday that they are discussion a merger, with Burger King corporate potentially moving to Canada.
By Kate Taylor
Thought Leaders
I Gave My Business Away. Here Are 3 Reasons Why.
Would you simply give your business away instead of selling it for a profit?
By Simon Cohen
Business News
YouTube Snaps Up App That Helps Startups Create Marketing Videos
Previously little-known Directr has joined YouTube's video advertising team, the companies announced.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
Sprint Shelves Bid for T-Mobile, Calls in New CEO
After months of languishing in regulatory limbo, a proposed merger between Sprint and T-Mobile is now off.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
Square Scoops Up Fancy Food Delivery Startup ‘Caviar’
Caviar, which delivers meals from high-end restaurants that don't typically offer delivery, represents new territory for the electronic payments company.
By Geoff Weiss
Brick & Mortar
Zillow to Acquire Chief Competitor Trulia in $3.5 Billion Deal
Following a six-week courtship, two mega real-estate listings websites are joining forces to create a colossal database of digital listings.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Instead of Hoping Your Startup Will Be Acquired, Maybe You Should Be Acquiring
Even when a company is small, it can grow in a hurry by acquiring a compatible company that is even smaller.
Building a Business
Here is One Way to Grow Your Customer Base
Getting customers to notice your startup in a sea of competitors can be tough. Using the 'roll-up' strategy, entrepreneurs are able to acquire new customers -- quickly.
By David Chait
Business News
Etsy Snags Parisian Startup in Largest Acquisition Yet
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.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
Oracle Inks $5.3 Billion Deal to Buy Micros Systems
The deal marks Oracle's biggest buy in four years, and comes just days after a disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report.
Tech
Google-Owned Nest Buys Dropcam, a Home-Monitoring Startup, for $555 Million
The deal signals that the connected home industry is rife with potential and gaining tremendous steam.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
10 Insights from 10 Years Running a Business
If you aren't afraid to fail, quit your day job, hire people smarter than yourself or work very hard, you can succeed.
Business News
AT&T and DirecTV Ink $49 Billion Merger
As the television industry continues to evolve and the mobile market matures, players within the telecommunications industry are seeking to band together and scale up.
By Geoff Weiss