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Mom and Pop Businesses that Made It Big

It's National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day, a day to honor family-run businesses. But they don't all stay small: Some popular national brands grew out of humble beginnings.

What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn From Ben and Jerry

Facebook's first few days as a public company have been a rocky road. Moving ahead, Mark Zuckerberg would do well to recall the lesson of two other iconoclastic company founders: Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. The tale of Ben & Jerry bears a bracing similarity to his own.

Some Stores Freezing Out Ben & Jerry's New Flavor

One of Ben & Jerry's newest ice cream flavors is getting a cold shoulder from some supermarket chains. The new Schweddy Balls limited-edition flavor featuring fudge-covered rum balls has brought chuckles from fans of the "Saturday Night Live" skit on which it's based. But some supermarket chains aren't laughing %u2014 or stocking the item.