Small biz scores huge Angry Birds deal

A small Seattle-based company hit it big after snagging the first-ever license to make Angry Birds baby products.

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Revive Made in USA? Easier said than done

President Obama wants companies to manufacture their products in the United States, but small business owners say that’s about as easy as walking a minefield.

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Kauffman Foundation Super Bowl ad calls on entrepreneurs

Not many people know the Kauffman Foundation, but after this Sunday a lot more will have an idea.

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Small biz loan demand up, Federal Reserve says

A growing portion of the nation’s banks saw a spike in demand for loans to smaller firms late last year, according to the latest Federal Reserve figures.

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Microsoft Win Server to Get Pushed off OpenStack Linux Cloud?

Microsoft Win Server to get pushed off OpenStack Linux cloud?

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Mickey Mouse Whois ban threat sparks privacy fears

Mickey Mouse Whois ban threat sparks privacy fears

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Men’s underwear leaves the Stone Age

FORTUNE — The days of over-sized jeans sagging from the derrieres of men everywhere are no more. Skinny jeans, tailored pants, and fitted oxfords are de rigeur, leaving little room for excess fabric in the undergarment department. Boxers or briefs used to be the only question men needed to ask themselves, but today, the options have grown. Five years ago, Tom Patterson was a medical-device sales rep by day and an avid-viewer of CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch by night. “All of the featured products or services … were created out of personal frustration,” recalls Patterson. “I found myself constantly looking around, asking, ‘What can I make better?’” During the financial crisis, Patterson was laid off from a sales job he held for six years. During his down time, he realized that one of the biggest fashion annoyances he faced while he was working was a fabric gut — that baggy bump just above the belt line caused by a loose-fitting undershirt.

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WD’s MyBook takes a Thunderbolt to the chest

WD’s MyBook takes a Thunderbolt to the chest

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$34,000 in debt, wants to start a business

Michele Heyward has a big heart. When friends or family struggle financially, she is always there to help with a mortgage or car payment or clothes for the kids. Recently she has been spending more than $1,800 a month on others.

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Apple and Google Ramp Up Proxy War

Apple and Google ramp up proxy war

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