verb (used with object), improved, improving. 1. to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health. 2. to make (land) more useful, profitable, or valuable by enclosure, cultivation, etc. 3. to increase the value of (real property) by betterments, as the construction of buildings and sewers.
Kara Goldin is the founder and CEO of Hint Water, a flavored water with no artificial sweetener. Part of building a successful small business is keeping your foot on the gas even when you aren't in the office.
The Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis is set to get a new chief executive in the form of Vasant Narasimhan, after Joseph Jimenez announced his upcoming retirement. Jimenez has been CEO since 2010, although he has been with the company for a decade.