We post customer service horror stories every once in a while, but there are always more. Everyone has a story from their past that they'll never forget.At Cracked, those became image macros that will make you feel bette...

You may not have realized it, but some of the most familiar brands in the world have teetered on the brink of obsolescence, bankruptcy, and destruction. Often, survival meant restructuring, refocusing, or selling out to...

(Photo: RJ Balson and Son)They're not precisely su...  ...son and Son)They're not precisely sure when their business business license granted in 1515. And for that entire 500-...  ..., zebra, crocodile, ostrich and kangaroo.When the business opened, the kangaroo hadn’t even...

Image: Gage SkidmoreActress Jessica Alba doesn't h...  ...a isn't the only movie star with a lucrative side business

[https://youtu.be/PCzmaU5C21w] (YouTube link)On th...  ...mental_floss List Show, we learn how not to run a business . Of course, we don’t get the wisdom to make...  ...this video and added up all the money lost in 23 business

Idea: Generalized uber. Everyone has a tracking ch...  ...ith expands upon this idea, generalizing the Uber business model. What skills do you have that you would be...  ...d you for those skills.What do you think? Could a business like this one thrive?

While cleaning an old storage locker, redd...  ...m 1968 that promises to tell us how to succeed in business . This is what's inside: 'Tis an a...

After 46 years building his grocery store into a s...  ...t selling to workers will be better for them, the business and this north-central Minnesota city of 13,000 p...  ...uire them to pay anything for their shares in the business , multiplied the high esteem they already held for...

Imagine joking around by Tweeting that you want Mortons to meet you with a steak when land at an airport -and actually having them do it. That's exactly what happened to Peter Shankman: It just happened to occur over di...

I’m sure I don’t need to tell all of o...  ...ts (although many people have tried), but if your business has a cat for a legitimate business reason, you can deduct the price of cat food. Unf...  ...turned to carrier pigeons to communicate with his business partner w...