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Too Good Gourmet is a small business preparing Red Velvet cookies for the big holiday rush. The specialty food wholesaler was founded in 1998 by Aimee Watson and Jennifer Finley, a mother-daughter team whose secret ingredient is unique holiday packaging. BNET talks to the entrepreneurs about the challenges of managing a seasonal business and what it takes to ramp up production.

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At the Supernova Conference in San Francisco, Amazon's Chief Technology Officer Werner Vogels outlines the benefits of a cloud-based infrastructure. He says Web services enable businesses to lower costs, and increase agility and security.

Tags: Amazon.com Inc. Cloud Computing Web Services Benefits Channel Management Enterprise Software Software Human Resources Marketing Amazon Supernova

At the Supernova Conference in San Francisco, Jonathan Zittrain, a professor at Harvard Law School, talks about the dangers of closed devices, such as the iphone, which cannot be easily modified by anyone except their vendor.

Tags: Innovation Apple iPhone Apple Inc. Smart Phones Consumer Electronics Personal Technology Harvard Apple

Looking to buy a 'green' toy for the holidays? San Francisco-based Green Toys manufactures its products using recycled milk containers. The safe plastic material is called high-density polyethylene and it's free from suspect chemicals you might find in other children's toys. BNET talks to the co-founders about their business plan, innovative packaging concept, and how the company is reducing its carbon footprint by making its toys in the United States.

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While the retail industry is stocking up for the holiday rush and the fashion industry is busy making predictions for next years trends, Rickshaw Bags isnt concerned with either. Thats because they make their bags to order a zero inventory model that sets Rickshaw apart from its competitors.

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At the newteevee Live conference in San Francisco, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch talks about how the company's Flash software is coming to new devices such as game consoles, smartphones, and tvs. Lynch says Adobe is working with chip vendors and TV manufacturers on a variety of different television platforms to bring more interactivity to the living room.

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc. TVs Tv & Home Theater Personal Technology Home Entertainment CTO Flash

Workplace conflicts that turn into melodramas can hurt productivity and team morale. Ed Muzio, president and CEO of Group Harmonics, explains how such conflicts play out and how to resolve them, so everyone can get back to work.

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Email has become the de facto way to communicate in the workplace. However, it is often overused and misused. Watch out for these missteps before hitting the send button.

Tags: E-mail Recruitment & Selection Online Communications Human Resources Workforce Management Leila Bulling-Towne Executive Coach The Bulling-Towne Group Email

At the newteevee Live conference in San Francisco, CBS Interactive CEO Quincy Smith shares his thoughts about the free online video service Hulu and why the media company has been reluctant to join the platform. Smith believes the company needs to continue focusing on its core content, making sure its programs get seen, paid for, and counted. (Disclosure: BNET is published by CBS Interactive, a unit of CBS.)

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At the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, Dan Keldsen and Carl Frappaolo, co-founders of Information Architected, offer their insights into why some companies have been slow to embrace enterprise 2.0 software. The analysts discuss usage among senior management, IT and users, then reveal which group is the most resistant to change.

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