Linda S: Where Did My Business Go?

Reader Linda S. Writes: "We founded a business that we sold after 30 years, now it is nowhere as good as it could be with strong leadership and all that goes with that."

• Read the Story: Lessons From Entrepreneurs Who Beat the Odds
• Tell Us: Did You Sell Your Startup to a Non-Starter?

Barb Gerber: Worried About Getting Ahead

Reader Barb Gerber Writes: "I am a single mother. I went back to school and increased my earnings 6 years ago. The economy has eaten my budget."

• Read the Story: Who Picks Up the Tab for Health Reform
• Tell Us: Concerned About Rising Health Care Costs?

Nick Piercy: Innovators Need TLC

Reader Nick Piercy Writes: "An innovator only becomes valuable within the right context, one that will support their skill/behaviour."

• Read the Story: The Innovator's Vulnerability
• Tell Us: Can Being Overly Confident Hinder Innovation?

Axle Davids: Trouble's Brewing at Starbucks

Reader Axle Davids Writes: "The idea of instant and Starbucks are opposites. Starbucks is trying to defy the basic laws of brand positioning."

• Read the Story: Steaming Over Via Instant Coffee at Starbucks
• Tell Us: Are You a Business Owner With Views on Obama's Health Care Reform Proposal?

Jack Henrie: Get the Facts and Figures Straight

Reader Jack Henrie Writes: "We now have the technology to get more of these (economic) numbers right, and we should be doing so, not merely putting spins on not entirely accurate numbers."

• Read the Story: Why No One Knows Where the Economy Really Stands
• Tell Us: Which Economic Indicators Are Trustworthy?

Chuck Gaffney: I'd Quit My Job and Expand My Biz But...

Reader Chuck Gaffney Writes: "I'd start hiring and expanding my business if I can let go of my (part-time) job and make use of a public option or cheaper insurance."

• Read the Story: Health-Care Reform's Hidden Taxes
• Tell Us: Are You a Business Owner With Views on Obama's Health Care Reform Proposal?

Hugo van Randwyck: Send Lawmakers Back to School

Reader Hugo van Randwyck Writes: "Politicians in Washington are not up to the job of questioning accuracy of data, so how would they know a good policy from a poor policy decision?"

• Read the Story: Why No One Knows Where the Economy Really Stands
• Tell Us: Educate Legislators in Statistics and Data 101?

Jonathan Nelson: Gary Vaynerchuk Gets It

Reader Jonathan Nelson Writes: "Attitude is what determines whether you win or fail. Gary is speaking with an honest heart and passion for determination."

• Read the Story: Gary Vaynerchuk's Startup Advice
• Tell Us: Are You Incorporating Social Media Into Your Marketing Mix?

Robert Silver: Mmm-Commerce

Reader Robert Silver Writes: "At long last, there are signs that this is the year of the mobile Internet."

• Read the Story: Retailers Are Learning to Love Smartphones
• Tell Us: Is Your Company Contemplating M-Commerce as a Sales Channel?

Vickie Smith-Siculiano: Augment Your Customers' Reality

Reader Vickie Smith-Siculiano Writes: "Augmented reality is the only way to compete for attention now. It's so much more experiential for the consumer."

• Read the Story: Augmented Reality Helps Sell the Product
• Tell Us: Is Augmented Reality a Passing Ad Fad?

Josef-Peter Roemer: Germany an E-Car Driver

Reader Josef-Peter Roemer Writes: "The Germans haven't missed anything (to do with electric cars), who do you think designed and engineered the Chevy Volt?"

• Read the Story: The Electric Car Market: Not Fully Charged
• Tell Us: What Would Make You Switch to an Electric Car?

Judy Martin: From Baby Steps to Big Dreams

Reader Judy Martin Writes: "Entrepreneurship seems to be the wave of the future American Dream. But the baby steps toward that dream are crucial."

• Read the Story: Pursue Your Entrepreneurial Dream
• Tell Us: At What Point Should Entrepreneurs Quit Their Day Jobs?

Adam Hartung: Take Car Design Off Auto Pilot

Reader Adam Hartung Writes: "With auto consumers less than thrilled today, and manufacturers less than profitable, a whole new approach is well worth the test."

• Read the Story: Local Motors: A New Kind of Car Company
• Tell Us: Could Crowdsourced Design Save Detroit?

Gerrrg: Android Pushes the Right Buttons

Reader Gerrrg Writes: "The best part of Android as a platform, is that all of us early adopters get to - so far - have updates to the OS pushed to us."

• Read the Story: A Big Leap for Android and Motorola
• Tell Us: Can Android Unseat the BlackBerry or iPhone?

Trish Lambert: Biz Success Begins at Home

Reader Trish Lambert Writes: "I have been a solo home business owner (for the 2nd time) for 5 years. We are an economic force to be reckoned with."

• Read the Story: The Rise of the 'Homepreneur'
• Tell Us: Ingredients for a Successful Home-Based Business?

Jamie Thompson: Augmented Reality is For Real

Reader Jamie Thompson Writes: "What an exciting time for all of us in the augmented reality technology and creative marketing space!"

• Read the Story: Augmented Reality Goes Mobile
• Tell Us: Is Augmented Reality a Fad or Game-Changer?

Jim Ware: Laid Off, Not Better Off

Reader Jim Ware Writes: "Companies may treat people laid off with dignity and respect - although they rarely give them anywhere near fair value for the years they've given to the company."

• Read the Story: When the Laid-Off Are Better Off
• Tell Us: Did a Layoff Kickstart Your Career?

All Together: BK/MSFT is Big in Japan

Reader All Together Writes: "A 7-patty burger is pretty funny. What do you think they'll do years from now for Windows 15?"

• Read the Story: From Burger King in Japan, the Windows 7 Whopper
• Tell Us: Is Burger King's Windows 7 Japan Stunt a Savvy Move?

Dan Miller: Collaborate and Innovate

Reader Dan Miller Writes: "The bright line between invention and innovation: collaboration. It takes a team focused on the customer to be a winner."

• Read the Story: 'Hero Pipe' Wins Chicago Innovation Award
• Tell Us: Are You a Believer in Coopetition?

Shaker Cherukuri: IT Can't Work Miracles

Reader Shaker Cherukuri Writes: "Most IT projects are undertaken under the assumption that the system will fix an underlying process issue. Usually it does not."

• Read the Story: Dell Exec: Straight Talk on Virtualization
• Tell Us: Should Small Biz Avoid Virtual Tech?