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.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Soft drink and snack company PepsiCo Inc. announced Monday that chief financial officer Indra Nooyi will take over from Chairman and CEO Steve Reinemund this October. She becomes the first woman to hold the post and enters the list of leading women in corporate America.