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The best entrepreneurs have aimed not just to make money, but to also try to make a dent in the world somehow. It’s not easy to do. In the technology space, here’s a fascination with disruption. But often, disruption is not really enough. Creating a business requires true effort, skills in the areas of marketing and finance. And especially in money management.

When politicians talk about supporting small business, they usually refer to Joe the plumber, Mike the barber, or maybe even Barbara’s flower shop. They understand that when most of us think about small business, most of us think about what I refer to as the Main Street type businesses around the corner.

Startup Lytro has brought Silicon Valley-style innovation to the photography world with its light field camera.

The market for cloud-based storage and collaboration has been red hot, as seen with companies like Box and Dropbox.

By Steve Simpson

Although Facebook has shown improved growth in recent quarters, there are still risks that investors should watch.nbsp;Despite stronger revenue growth, the stock could not sustain the momentum it gained from November to January. The margins are shrinking and there is still doubt as to whether Facebook will be able to substantially improve its monetization over the long term.

For the past several weeks I’ve been cleaning up my overloaded email inbox and unsubscribing from newsletters and email marketing lists. I had gotten in a bad habit of simply deleting new mail that I didn’t want to read, and decided it was time to take action and ban many messages from landing in my inbox altogether. It wasn’t until I started this process that I realized that dozens of people had added me to their email lists without my permission.

A. Lange Souml;hne Co-Sponsored the Villa dEste Concorso dEleganza at Lake Como, Italy.

nbsp; What is probably the world’s most luxurious automobile event took place on the shores of beautiful Lake Como last month. The Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza, which has taken place on this gorgeous shoreline since 1929, is a true festival of aesthetic design. Thanks to an invitation from A. Lange amp; Souml;hne, the event’s co-main sponsor, I was able to peruse the 56 beautiful historic automobiles on show throughout the weekend. However, right from the start of the first day, it became fairly apparent that Ralph Lauren’s Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic Coupeacute; was going to steal the (best of) show and win first prize. Which it did. A chipper Lauren spent the day at Villa d’Este chatting with enthusiasts, onlookers, fans and various media. As did Lange CEO Wilhelm Schmid, who was in excellent spirits. As a former executive in the world of automobiles, the ability to combine the top Saxon watch brand...

Forbes senior editor Daniel Fishernbsp;took over our Twitter account today to talk recent/upcoming SCOTUS decisions with our readers.

Over the past two years, Chesapeake Energysnbsp;profitability has been weighed down by low natural gas prices and high drilling costs. In 2012, the firm posted a sizable operating loss of around $1.7 billion. However, it has been taking steps to get back on track by concentrating on the core portions of its most important plays, boosting its liquids production and also focusing on improving drilling efficiencies.

Whether you run a small business or a large enterprise, there are ways to make your CEO work life less complex, less hectic, and more enjoyable. Try out the following 30+ applications and simplify your day with basic changes to your routine.

Tragedies like terrorist attacks, school shootings or natural disasters create indelible bonds between the people affected. Lifelong friendships, based on deep empathy and profound trust, can be forged from a catastrophe. Unexpected chaos can spur intimacy in a split second.

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