Buying a Franchise
#6 on the Franchise 500: Ace Hardware Is Fusing Online Sales With In-Person Service
The #6 company on our Franchise 500 list is still evolving after 95 years in business.
By Gordy Megroz
Hardware
Building a Business
From Prototype to Production: 3 Things You Need To Know
Plan not only for launch, but for the life of the product.
By David Cann
Business Ideas
How Technology Will Affect Hardware Companies This Year
From faster-running computers, to devices that unlock at the touch of a thumb, this year's technological changes are guaranteed to have an impact.
By AJ Agrawal
Tech
How to Make Your First IoT Product a Great One
Care in prototyping and planning will help you avoid mistaking hype for traction and prevent your new product from becoming a connected catastrophe.
By Tony Scherba
Building a Business
20 Experts Share Their Best Advice for Hardware Entrepreneurs
They've been there and done that. These tips from industry leaders could help you succeed in your business.
By John Teel
Tech
How Augmented Reality Startups Can Change Our Work Reality
Google Glass may not have taken off. But could other augmented reality offerings have a big impact on the way we work?
By Tx Zhuo
Building a Business
4 Ways for Hardware Startups to Reduce Risk
When engineering, manufacturing and selling hardware products the best way to succeed is to plan ahead.
By John Teel
Building a Business
Top 25 Websites, Tools and Resources for Hardware Startups
Challenges are sure to follow when an entrepreneur jumps into the world of hardware production but the right tools will help your startup succeed.
By John Teel
Building a Business
This Company Helps Create Fundable Prototypes Fast
An L.A. accelerator focuses on hardware prototyping.
Buying a Franchise
These Franchisees’ Business Runs Off Batteries Essential to an Alaskan Winter
Mary and Larry Banning have been empowered by the success of their three Batteries Plus Bulbs outlets in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Wasilla.
By Joan Oleck
Tech
One Man’s Software Background Makes Manufacturing Hardware Easy
MacroFab lets electronics startups dream big.
By Grant Davis
Building a Business
Beauty, Utility, Ease: The 10 Commandments of User Interface Design (Infographic)
Thou shalt not use serif fonts or more than three complementary colors.
By Geoff Weiss
Business Funding
This Tiny $9 Computer Blazed Past the Million-Dollar Mark on Kickstarter
C.H.I.P. is a credit card-sized computing powerhouse that does quite a lot for so little.
Building a Business
How to Overcome the 4 Biggest Obstacles to Get Your New Hardware Product to Market
To overcome these challenges, you need to be creative, adaptable and absolutely focused.
By John Teel
Building a Business
A Well-Trained IT Team: Your Company’s Secret Weapon (Infographic)
IT pros are the backbone of your business. Make sure they're up to the tall task.
Building a Business
Amazon Is Bulking Up Its Secretive Hardware Lab in Pursuit of a Connected Home
On the heels of a fizzling response to its Fire Phone, Amazon is reportedly foraying further into hardware by increasing headcount at its top-secret Lab126 by roughly 27 percent.
By Geoff Weiss