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Growing a Business

15 Crazy Facts About Walmart's History and Where It's Headed Next

Here's what you need to know about the world's largest private-sector employer.

Thought Leaders

In His Day, P.T. Barnum Was More Popular Than Gates, Musk and Jobs, Combined

'The Greatest Showman,' starring Hugh Jackman, sets the entrepreneur's life to music but sidesteps the controversial side of P.T. Barnum's business dealings.

Marketing

So, What's Your Story? 3 Ways Storytelling Can Help Boost Your Business.

As entrepreneurs, we're all in a perpetual "competitive admissions" game. Stories connect your customers to you.

Leadership

Want to Become a Billionaire? Read Up on Ancient Leaders.

Steve Forbes says that leaders such as Hannibal and Alexander the Great have a lot to teach business owners of today.

Social Media

How to Make a Fun (and Profitable) Podcast for You and 10 Million of Your Closest Friends

The Washington Post's Lillian Cunningham struck governmental gold with her podcast 'Presidential.' Here's how she did it and what's coming next.

Branding

Which Business Started the Year You Were Born?

Check out some of the businesses and brands founded from 1950 to today.

Leadership

11 Modern Leadership Lessons from History's Masters

Helen Keller. Theodore Roosevelt. Ann Bradstreet. Nelson Mandela: Who inspired you?

Technology

Autography App Lets Visitors Leave Their Mark At Florence's Cathedral Without Graffiti

The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, the organization in-charge of preserving Florence's monuments, is inviting tourists to leave a lasting mark on the cathedral (yes, you read that right), but on a digital surface.

Growing a Business

McDonald's Preserves Ancient Roman Road Beneath Its New Restaurant

The company has created its first-ever 'restaurant museum.'

Science & Technology

New Museum Chronicles the History of Video Games and Nintendo's Arrival to America

'Preserving video games has all kinds of challenges that other mediums don't have,' says the founder of the nonprofit Video Game History Foundation.

Thought Leaders

10 of the Most Influential African-American Inventors

To celebrate Black History Month, check out these genius inventions from African-Americans.

Living

Which Job Would You Have Had in the 1920s? (Infographic)

From crazy artists to legendary parties, the roaring '20s was an interesting time to be alive.

Science & Technology

What I Learned Dining at Eatsa, an Automat Restaurant for Today's World

Human interaction is optional, but that didn't make the experience any less human.

Innovation

10 Memorable Quotes From the 'Worlds Greatest Showman' P.T. Barnum

He co-created the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which is closing its doors after 146 years.

Science & Technology

4 Startups Revolutionizing the EdTech World

From online microtutoring to photographic tours back through history, educational technology is giving children new ways to learn.