Philadelphia locals volunteer their time to earn Equal Dollars, an alternative currency that can be spent on food and medicine.
Technology startup Xenex manufactures a robot which uses UV light to disinfect hospital rooms that is showing some promise in cutting patient infection rates.
The future of warehouses may be one with fast shipments and few human employees if robots like Kiva Systems continue to invade the workplace.
Chef Homaro Cantu is creating an inhalable form of the berry that will alter your taste buds into thinking bitter but nutritional weeds found everywhere are tasty.
Remote Sensing Metrics uses satellite images of parking lots to estimate sales data of retailers across the country.
Tech startup Codecademy aims to make web coding skills easy to learn with online courses.
Halosource has developed a new table-top device that purifies water and the company is distributing it around the developing world.
Retailers use augmented reality, QR codes and apps to engage the consumers and boost sales this holiday season
Nathan Myhrvold, the former CTO of Microsoft, uses novel laboratory technologies to cook delicious food.
Jackie Roth has been deaf her whole life but, through the use of a unique technology she has been able to become a successful realtor in New York.
Startup Rent the Runway is a company born out of the recession where you can rent high-end designer fashion for a fraction of retail prices.
Hercules Networks sells Automated Charging Machines (ACMs) for powering up mobile devices on the go.
Blue Bottle Coffee, a high-end coffee shop in the Bay Area, is leading the charge toward top-notch java.
iRobot CEO Colin Angle shows off the company's latest robot designed to help people with home health care needs
'Dr Brendan' has seen his iPhone repair business boom as Apple's popularity soars.
A new web venture called Date Night arranges dates for couples in D.C. who are too busy to plan their own.
CNN's Richard Roth visits a New Jersey poultry farm where eight foot tall ostriches rule the roost.
Four family businesses in suburban New York are worried that they are going to suffer again from economic uncertainty.
Three college buddies used science skills to start a brewery in central Mass. 17 years later, Wachusett Brewing Co.'s potent brew is on tap at Fenway Park.
Ohio has seen 20% job growth in the BioTech sector over the last 10 years due to both big businesses and startups.
Red Bull Creation challenges hackers and engineers to invent new modes of transportation.
The fashion site Gilt Groupe has expanded into the culinary world with a new site, Gilt Taste, which relies solely on selling hard-to-find food products.
Look back at 100 years of IBM's history and innovative breakthroughs.
Trinity Solar in Freehold, N.J., went from a small HVAC operation in 1994 to the nation's second largest solar panel provider in 2011.
One company in Orange County, Calif., mines landfills and converts consumer trash into reusable, eco-friendly moving boxes.
SXSW brings in more than $100m for the City of Austin and its a major boon to small businesses.
Five years after Katrina destroyed the city, New Orleans is rebuilt and flowering into a 'green' hub of the South.
Meet one company turning used Mardi Gras beads into art in NOLA.
New Yorkers are scrambling to be added to MilkMade Ice Cream's wait list of 1,500 people.
Tom Foreman profiles one small business that is making a fortune off of plastic wristbands.
Meet the husband and wife creators of the Pad Bracket, a wall mount for the iPad.
After years of offering free online access, the New York Times is now charging readers who view more than 20 articles online a month.
Matech Corp. uses electrochemical fatigue sensors to determine the health of bridges.
One retirement community has started using an audio entertainment system designed to address some of the hurdles of old age.
The restaurateur Mario Batali hires Good Earth Plants to build a vertical garden in front of his Los Angeles pizzeria.
Jingle Punks recruits unsigned musicians and help them get commercial success in a challenging industry.
Owner Francine Powers talks about how catering the Super Bowl and working with the NFL has helped grow her food-service company.
Tom Aspirino says he got so sick of working in the mortgage business that he decided to try his hand at candy making and so far it's paid off.
The owner of several Philadelphia cafes explains what it takes to survive in tough times and how the government can help.
Big Nazo, a puppet performance company based in Providence, R.I., is participating in this year's Bright Nights New Years Eve celebration.
Young CEOs have good ideas, but often they lack the skills to implement them, says Hercules Networks founder Paul King.
What ingredients go into a making a successful business? Some seasoned start-up gurus offer their recipes.
Gotham Dream Cars rents high-end and exotic sports cars in New York and Miami and plan to expand nationally.