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INNOVATION NATION
Bill Gates wants to turn poop into drinking water
Bill Gates wants to turn poop into drinking water
Chris Isidore
Bill Gates says new plant to burn feces will help solve problem of contaminated drinking water, lack of power in developing world. More
Iowa replaces drivers license with app
Samsung's latest WTF phone
SMALL & GLOBAL
For cut-rate dental care, head to Mexico
For cut-rate dental care, head to Mexico
By Eilene Zimmerman, contributing writer
A stone's throw from the U.S. border, a small chain of Mexican dental clinics is doing booming business selling to Americans priced out of domestic dentistry. More
Hemp kingpin ditches Amsterdam for Denver
Building tech companies in the land of dialup
HOW WE GOT STARTED
Life is good in the T-shirt business
Life is good in the T-shirt business
Interview by Dinah Eng
How a little moxie -- and a lot of optimism -- took the Jacobs brothers to a $100 million company. More
LinkAmerica: The 18th time was the charm
Stein Mart: From $43 to $1.3 billion in three generations
OWNER TESTED
What you get from a $14/hour overseas worker
What you get from a $14/hour overseas worker
By Marcia Turner, contributing writer
Small business owners can hire their own low-cost offshore workers with nothing more than a credit card -- but is it worth it? Here's how one sole proprietor's experiment went. More
Turning abandoned shopping carts into sales
A $10 app saves hours of commuting
TECH EDGE
Control the cloud
Control the cloud
By Cindy Waxer
Frustrated with off-site data hosting? Try virtualization. More
High-tech security, low price tag
The tech catastrophe you're ignoring
BEST BOSSES
Grim outlook for small business jobs
Grim outlook for small business jobs
By Aaron Smith
More independent businesses plan to reduce jobs, says survey, while hiring is on the decline. More
Meet the new boss
NEXT LITTLE THING
Where's my flying car?
Where's my flying car?
By Maggie Overfelt, CNNMoney.com contributing writer
For almost 80 years, aviation entrepreneurs have dreamed up winged automobiles. Here's why we're still grounded. More
Where are they now?
Next Little Thing 2010
STARTUP SHOWDOWN
7 business plan superstars
7 business plan superstars
By Emily Maltby
After winning competitions with their business plans, these 7 ventures turned their paper visions into thriving companies. More



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