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Defriended: GM pulls Facebook Ads

More on Inc. Wire: American Express Launches Deals Program for Small Retailers | Quora Raises $50 Million in Funding | Small Business: Voting Against Intuition?. Read more

How to Sell if You Hate Selling

Your success in business depends upon your ability to sell. It's time to get over your bad attitude. Read more

Retail Trick: How to Boost Revenue

With smart planning, you can create sales spikes throughout the year. Here's how one store does it. Read more

Double-check Your Marketing Materials

Make sure your promotional content is effective. Tips from Yael Cohen, founder of Fuck Cancer, an early-detection non-profit, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Watch video

7 Great Ways to Help Employees

What's a cheap, fast, and easy way to stoke employee productivity and interest? Tell them how they're doing. Read more

Find Growth Beyond Profits

New Orleans chef John Besh has found the secret to success: Give back. After Hurricane Katrina forced his city--and company--to rebuild, Besh made growing a community-focused company culture a top priority. Watch video

3 Ways Facebook Changed the IPO Roadshow

Goodbye, PowerPoint; hello, security guards: Facebook's investor meetings signal a big break from tradition. Here are a few takeaways. Read more

The Best (and Hardest) Way to Start a Company

How to live the entrepreneurial dream while minimizing your risks and maximizing your success. (Warning: This ain't easy.) Read more

Why Better Products Don't Always Win

You may have superior technology or a great feature set, but if your product doesn't create value for the customer, its chance of success is slim. Read more

'How I Rebuilt After Disaster'

Restaurateur John Besh lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. But hitting bottom shed light on a new path to success. Read more

Increase the Power of Your Sales Force: 3 Tips

The secret to increasing your sales is to win the hearts of your sales team. Read more

Make Your Vacations Good For Business

Too anxious to take a vacation? An expert insists stepping away can actually improve your business--if you do it right. Read more

5 Everyday Lessons From LBJ

The nation's 36th president, Lyndon Johnson, offers five tips you can use every single day to make your business stronger. Read more

5 Tricks to a Better Company Retreat

Strategy retreat: Two words that make even the toughest leaders cringe. Here's how to make the process less painful...and maybe even a little fun. Read more

Every Business Should Have a Cause

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans chef John Besh gave his booming catering company something it desperately needed: a social mission. Watch video

JPMorgan CEO: This Is Leadership?

Since when does a CEO's mea culpa deserve praise? JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon shows how low the leadership bar can go. Read more

A Top Employee Quit: 5 Lessons Learned

Spend time recruiting the right people. Then spend just as much time making sure you keep them. Read more

Entrepreneurs Agree: Yahoo Had to Get Rid of Thompson

Scott Thompson stepped down as CEO after inaccuracies were found on his resume. These entrepreneurs say it was the right move. Read more

Meet the Facebook Mafia

The upcoming Facebook IPO will make this group worth billions. How many Silicon Valley start-ups will they create? View slideshow

Your Size Is Your Biggest Advantage

No need to pretend you're a large company. Your small size can help you beat the competition. Read more

Stop Trying to Change People's Minds

Trying to make your team come around to your way of thinking is often a waste of time. Here's what you can do instead. Read more

4 Tech Rumors (Almost) as Big as iPhone 5

Usually rumors are ... just rumors. But in the tech world, they can help you plan your business strategy. Read more

How I Found a Niche to Grow My Company

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week EC Hispanic Media found a perfect niche audience for its portfolio of media platforms. Here's how. Read more

Jack Canfield's 'No-Fail' Success Theory

You don't have to be Einstein to apply this success theory to your business. But, trust us, the results can be nothing short of brilliant. Read more

Is Your Staff Driving Customers Away?

As a business owner, you go above and beyond to keep customers happy. But your employees might not feel the same. Read more

Sleep Deprived? Take a Nap at Work

Sleep deprivation is a huge productivity killer. One solution is to make naps normal at work. Read more

Facebook Ads: 5 Things You Need to Know

You may have used Google AdWords, but a whole new set of rules apply on the giant social network. Read more

Energy Management: You Need to Shut Down

Forget time management. If you can't manage your energy, you'll never be able to manage anything else. Here's why energy matters. Read more

A Hedge or Bet? A Matter of Perspective

JP Morgan’s recent multi-billion trading loss reminds us that matters of risk entail a healthy dose of consideration. Here's what you need to know. Read more

How I Do It All (& You Can Too)

Chef John Besh talks about running his empire of restaurant and keeping up with expectations. Watch video

From Charity to Restaurant Empire

It wasn't long after Hurricane Katrina that John Besh's catering company was ready for more business. Watch video

Why Humility Is Key for Success

Chef John Besh says the moment he stopped thinking about himself, he finally discovered his company's real mission-- and path to success. Watch video

How Tragedy Gave Me a Clean Slate

By 2005, John Besh was living his childhood dream as a 'fancy pants chef' in New Orleans. But then Hurricane Katrina hit. Watch video

How I Found My Company's Soul

New Orleans chef John Besh thought he would go bankrupt after Hurricane Katrina, but saved his business by focusing on giving back to the community, instead of obsessing over the bottomline. Watch video

Taking On an Ambitious Project? Be Honest

It won't get you anywhere to gloss over the challenges of a new business venture. Three reasons why. Read more

Effective Online Advertising: 7 Tips

Don't be afraid to fail repeatedly, says HowAboutWe.com co-founder Brian Schechter. Watch video

The Worst Bosses

We asked, and you gave it to us: epic tales of the worst bosses you've ever had. Read more

Foster A Collaborative Sales Team: 5 Ways

It's impossible to work together in a dog-eat-dog showdown. Encourage collaboration and you'll see huge sales growth for years to come. Read more

Be a Shameless Self-Promoter

No need to be embarrassed. As long as you follow these three basic principles, tooting your own horn can bring on major success. Read more

Why Your Business Needs a Motherly Touch

Company leaders with motherly traits can help employees develop into the best they can be in their field. Read more

Go Mobile: 6 Baby Steps

Sure, "mobile marketing" sounds intimidating. But check out these easy ways to get your feet wet. Read more

Run an Efficient Meeting: 5 Tips

Are your meetings lacking focus? Learn the art of running an efficient meeting using these five tips. Read more

3 Weird Ways to Make Employees Happy

Second Life founder Philip Rosedale shares his strategies for sparking employee passion. Step 1: the "LoveMachine." Read more

Mark Zuckerberg's Smartest Moves

With the Facebook IPO around the corner, here's a look at the founder's best moves--and ways you can copy them. View slideshow

Expert Advice: 11 Clever Ways to Boost Your Sales

We asked successful young entrepreneurs for creative ways that small businesses can increase sales--without daily deals giveaways. Read more

Rein in Your Freelancers

Freelancers (at least the good ones) have their pick of projects, and you have to work hard to keep them engaged. Here are a few tricks of the trade. Read more

10 Time-Saving Apps for Moms

Raising a child and a business? Give yourself a gift this Mother's Day. These tools will help you save time, money, and sanity. Read more

Workaholic? Maybe You're Really a Successaholic

Think you're an incorrigible workaholic? A Harvard professor suggests you might actually be addicted to success. And that's a good thing. Read more

13 Things Your Customers Want You to Know

Keep these simple facts in mind to build solid, long-term relationships with your customers. Read more

Dream Big but Don't Dream Alone

Want to be a real visionary? Consider getting some help. Read more

3 Ways to Build Trust In Your Managers

Trust is an essential part of strong leadership. Developing it requires time, patience--and coaching. Read more