Special Report

Focus On Entrepreneurs, November 2011

• Helping Indie Musicians Market Their Tunes

  Startups step in to promote and sell songs as the giants disappear

• Freada Kapor Klein on Discrimination

  The founder of the Level Playing Field Institute says hidden bias limits diversity in Silicon Valley

• Bringing Betty Crocker to the Land of Tapas

  Mac and cheese as an affordable luxury? A grocery chain is franchising stores selling American food in Spain

• Tech Darlings Defy the Market

  The value of shares in private technology companies has walloped the S&P 500-stock index

• On the Menu: Stinkbugs and Mealworms

  Startups aim to benefit from growing interest in insect cuisine and put a cricket in every pot

• Slide Show: What's for Dinner? Bugs

  Scraping inspiration off the windshield, entrepreneurs are marketing insects as nutritious snacks and meals

• Crowdfunding: Don't Call It an IPO

  Proposed legislation would make it easier for private companies to sell tiny chunks of equity

• Video: Entrepreneurs Face a Credit Crunch in China

  Businesses in Wenzhou are struggling with rising costs, soaring black market interest rates, and a sudden credit squeeze