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Roxanna Mann, who became fully blind in 2008, launched her business in 2011 in Michigan with the help of the Business Enterprise Program, which was provided by the Randolph-Sheppard Act.

Leesa Mattress, which launched in January, is disrupting the mattress industry and has already raised $9 million from private equity firm TitleCard Capital.

ATAX Accounting and Financial Services, founded by Rafael Alvarez, first opened its doors to the public in Washington Heights in 1986.

How Satya Nadella plans to make Microsoft relevant in a post-PC world and reclaim the brand of a technology leader.   

Athens is playing a high-stakes game of chicken with the rest of Europe -- but sooner or later, this game is bound to end in disaster.

Practice and experience give you the muscle memory, confidence and courage to remain calm when all hell is breaking loose.

Is Walmart, with nearly a half a trillion dollars in annual revenue doing enough to provide security at its local stores, as customers get assaulted, shoppers brawl, and even killings occur?    

Lemon and Line, a Rhode Island-based company mainly focuses on creating classic Turk's Head rope bracelets with a modern flare.

IBM security researchers said they discovered a way to exploit an Android flaw that puts more than 55% of Android phones at risk of being taken over and remotely controlled by cyber hackers. The IBM discovery comes after FireEye warned hackers have launched a new way to break into Apple and Google mobile devices.  

FASTSIGNS, a company specializing in sign and visual graphics, was founded in 1985 in Texas by Gary Salomon and Bob Schanbaum.

Once you reach that golden age of 65 Medicare steps in to take care of most of your healthcare needs.  But there are a lot of exclusions with Medicare plans and for Baby Boomers living on a fixed income, those exclusions along with the out of pocket expenses can have a huge impact on your financial future.

So, the last of your children have left the nest and you are finally ready to enjoy your golden years. Not so fast, boomers!! According to Pew Research Center analysis released last month, more millennials are now living with their parents than during the Great Recession. As of the first four months of this year young adults living in their parents’ homes has increased from 24% to 26%. With all of these sons and daughters moving back home, who is paying their living expenses?

The N.Y. Times described the Amazon workplace in nightmarish terms. CEO Jeff Bezos says that’s not the Amazon he knows. Who’s right?

Lump sums and Social Security

Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning, founded by Jonathan Barnett, began operating in 2006.

It’s hard to find someone who has not received a computer-generated phone call, a.k.a. a “robocall.”

New probate fees in Connecticut have made it the most expensive place to die, making some wealthy residents wonder if they can afford to live there.

American Signcrafters, a company that creates and installs signs for all types of businesses, has worked on many major projects in New York City.

A non-profit called The Crayon Initiative, founded by Bryan Ware,collects old crayons from restaurants, schools and other donors, melts them down and creates new ones for children in hospitals.

Wired medicine is becoming the way of the world as more doctors and pharmacists treat patients using the power of the internet.