The return of the cutesy startup mascot

More Chinese investors are betting on U.S. startups—and they're offering more than money

On the Atlantic seaboard, a revival in small-scale oyster farming

A Spanish company fights malaria with pesticides in house paint

VC fund performance: a long view

Two small U.S. companies recently launched a line of footwear that uses a GPS device embedded in the heel to track seniors

Find out if the owner was compensated and what's prompting her to sell. Then get an accountant to help you go through the company's books

Companies with diverse leadership teams do better financially. Failing to hire individuals with different backgrounds and perspectives limits your prospects

A new accelerator for health IT companies is working with health-care providers to find crucial new technologies

For businesses selling to other businesses, it doesn't much matter. Even most ventures targeting consumers shouldn't sweat it in their early days

The startup's security app detects threats, yet many users are unconcerned

The glut of places to advertise makes it easy to confuse customers with contradictory messages. Execute a strategy that integrates all your efforts

As more Americans buy locally grown food, family farms are increasingly bypassing middlemen and selling direct

A scrappy British electronics recycler finds profitability by repairing broken gadgets and appliances—and then reselling them

Jeff Schmittinger has been at it for 19 years and hasn't been paid a dime

Over the past three decades, the rate of new-business creation has declined dramatically—but so has the rate of business failures

While most business owners are aware of computer viruses, they're less likely to guard against malicious software installed surreptitiously on their websites

Correct mistakes quickly, hire "hunters," and be willing to take no for an answer. The founder of the failed PC maker offers startup advice

With a trove of electronic health data, his company EClinicalWorks aims to help communities and hospitals make better policy and treatment decisions

Convicted stock swindler Al Palagonia has reinvented himself as the private jet broker of choice for top athletes