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Send us your questions on challenges you face in your business. Journalist Karen E. Klein will interview experts and distill their insights into answers.
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With Guns Banned on Big Marketplaces, a New Site Steps Up
Weapons prohibitions on Amazon, EBay, and Google Shopping are creating room for specialized marketplaces such as FreeGunShow.com to connect buyers and sellers -
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P&G Taps Crowdfunding Site to Scout for Startup Brands
Crowdfunding website CircleUp aims to connect small and startup consumer products businesses with global corporations -
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Ayasdi: Stanford Math Begets a Data Company
The startup's software uses advanced math to analyze data in new ways -
Marketing
Reality TV Casts Main Street as Its New Star
Once considered too dull for television, small businesses are now routinely subjects of shows seeking drama from the mix of money, risk, and personality -
Profiles
Beyond Webvan: MyWebGrocer Turns Supermarkets Virtual
Buying diapers? Don't forget baby food. Supermarkets leery of Amazon and Wal-Mart are feeding a Vermont software business that handles online ordering and virtual promotions -
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Will Wal-Mart Sell Your Small Business Health Insurance?
The world's largest retailer is evaluating whether to start a marketplace to sell health insurance to small employers -
innovator
Andrew Schwartz: Brain Control for Artificial Limbs
The University of Pittsburgh neuroscientist has successfully demonstrated the viability of brain-connected prosthetics -
Technology
Video Gamers Pay Big to Hear Enemies Better
Gaming headset maker Turtle Beach sold more than $300 million in product last year by convincing customers sound quality matters -
Profiles
Dragging Fashion Wholesalers Into the Digital Age
New online marketplaces (for designers and retailers, not consumers) want a cut of the roughly $158 billion in clothing sold in the U.S. -
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Josh Mendelsohn, Tech Startups' Washington Lobbyist
Engine Advocacy's co-founder gives startups a voice in the nation's capital -
Profiles
Portland Bike Maker Sees Made-in-USA Demand from Overseas
About 99 percent of bicycles sold in the U.S. are made in Asia. One Portland (Ore.) manufacturer still makes everything here and is riding a wave of foreign orders -
Profiles
A Rare Tour of a Rare Business: Chris King's Made-in-USA Bicycle Factory
Take a spin through one of the few remaining bicycle factories in the U.S. Its founder is racing to keep up with overseas demand for its high-end parts -
Books
Gabrielle Bernstein, Guru to Young Professional Women
The former flack is a rising star among a new crop of self-help gurus for the young, professional, and plugged-in -
Policy
Extreme Franchising: Bringing RadioShack to Afghanistan
A new U.S. effort to shore up the country's economy: selling RadioShack and other American franchises to Afghan entrepreneurs. Outside of military bases, there aren't any -
Profiles
No Sleep Till Christmas: Etsy Sellers' Haggard Holidays
Etsy's sales are setting records this holiday season, and that's keeping crafters up at night
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