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For over forty years Kiton has been a timeless inspiration within the men’s luxury tailored clothing business with its fine tailored suits, shirts and ties.  Now, for the first time in its illustrious history,�...

I sat in a board meeting last week where we talked about closing a deal to sell the company. This company will sell for substantial money, but far less than investors have put in over nine years. As we got past the negot...

Being a woman has it's advantages and it's disadvantages, but when it comes to female entrepreneurship, I think women are moving into their own. The statistics are promising as there are 8.3 million women-...

“All animals are equal”, says the slogan in George Orwell’s famous satire, ‘Animal Farm’, “ but some animals are more equal than others.”

UC Web, China's largest mobile browser - which now claims 300 million users, has just opened a U.S. office and is in the midst of implementing an approach to the U.S. Internet market.

We recently received notice that the health insurance premium for my company (MFG.com) is being increased by over 30% for 2013.  That is a lot of money to a small business.  In fact, our insurance premiums have inc...

Google ($GOOG) makes billions of dollars a year selling AdWords ads triggered by third party trademarks.  Over the past decade, trademark owners have brought about 20 lawsuits against Google challenging these ad sales...

How often have you asked your hair stylist, massage therapist or aesthetician just who does their hair, gives them a massage or makes their skin look so good?  How do they manage to get these services and not lay out ...

Two of the most important variables for a successful business today are more (foot or Web) traffic and more sales.  Enticed by the promise of getting both in one push, entrepreneurs are turning to daily deal sites tha...

Many of my readers know that I’m a huge admirer of Abraham Lincoln, whose brilliance as a communicator I’ve written about in a number of my blogs including, recently, “What do Socrates and Lincoln Hav...

It’s become somewhat of a mecca for startup businesses in New York City.

I was invited to give a keynote talk at the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Luncheon in Delaware,  to talk about New York's remarkable growth in the tech sector,  and to share some of ...

This is a guest post by Michele Berger, an associate editor at Audubon magazine. You can follow her on Twitter.

Hours ago, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced that it is standing behind a report previously published by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) alleging that seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstro...

Gunmaker Sturm, Ruger was in a deep slump when Mike Fifer arrived six years ago. First off, he talked with customers, then rebuilt a thriving company around what they wanted to buy.

In his book, “Paradigms – The Business of Discovering the Future,” futurist Joel Barker explains that paradigms are filters through which humans view the world and around which we pursue our lives.

After years of neglect, education is a hot area of interest for technology startups. Y Combinator startup Clever is the latest in this space.

Bono has learned much about music over more than three decades with U2. But alongside that has been a lifelong lesson in campaigning -- the activist for poverty reduction in Africa spoke frankly on Friday about how hi...

Healthy competition is a good thing. I happen to believe that, for it is the spirit of competition that brings out the best in all of us. Or in Lance Armstrong's case, the worst.

You are accountable for your own success.   As such, it is your responsibility to discover your special gifts, attributes and capabilities that can give you a competitive edge and the greatest probability to have a...

MarketWatch’s earnings-oriented rundown of shares poised to make moves in the U.S. stock market.

Joey Katona caught up with Dick Martin for a talk about his latest book and why empathy is essential to becoming a better business leader.