Business Ideas

Ever wondered who creates the yearly list of the most popular baby names? Or who helps celebrities come up with those wacky kids' names? Meet the baby name expert -- or baby namer -- whose job is to rank the year's most popular names; compile a list of baby names by gender and their meanings; and help guide ...

With so many businesses going under in the economic downturn, it's rare to hear about a start-up business that is succeeding and growing. Especially when the guy who started it has no formal business education -- or even a college degree -- and is only 25 years old. Wes Phillips and his partner, Dale Backus, are ...

The travel bug bit Craig Zabransky early in life, and bit deep. In fact, his interest in travel has influenced every career move he's ever made. He accepted his first job because it included two weeks of training in London. Later, he became a global management consultant because it allowed him to live and work ...

Life is clique-y. We all belong to one affinity group or another. Maybe it's the office softball team, a spinning class you attend with 20 others, or perhaps a weekly play group with your kids. But did you ever feel like everyone around you is part of a particular group and you're just not in it? That's what ...