Some generation Y entrepreneurs are turning the idea of going into the family business on its head — by hiring their parents to work at their fledgling companies.

New York is now the second most important U.S. tech hub after Silicon valley, based on startups and job growth, new study says.

Why does the high-tech start-up culture from Palo Alto to San Francisco so embrace the concept of failure? It's all in the lexicon.

With the cost of college climbing, a small private school offers students a way to get smart, and build a business — tuition-free.

The youngest woman on the list, Sara Blakely, has a great background story.

The luxury men's magazine didn't make it, but its founder may yet help get Detroit's economy off the ground.

What kind of impact does the exit of founders — like Jerry Yang of Yahoo — have on a company?