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Sara Blakely Shares Secrets to Spanx Success
Sara Blakely's company, Spanx, has taken the hosiery world by storm. But it takes more than a great product to disrupt an industry. Read story
Is This a Business or an Art Project?
Robert Fogarty started Dear World to bring attention to the world's most tragic causes. But can he turn it into a scalable business? Read story
Will GenY Entrepreneurship Be a Disaster?
How could anyone think that GenY's love of entrepreneurship is a bad thing? You'd be surprised. Read story
charity:water CEO Lands Huge Commitment from Inc. 5000 CEOs
Scott Harrison's story inspires Inc. 500|5000 attendees to donate their birthdays to charity:water. Read story
John Vechey on How to Cope With Success
John Vechey, co-founder of Seattle-based games maker PopCap Games, just sold his company to Electronic Arts for just under a billion dollars, so you might... Read story
Made in Louisiana
Two New York fashionistas launch their fashion house Jolie & Elizabeth in New Orleans and lead the charge of bringing fashion back to the Garden District. Read story
Jordan Goldman, Founder of Unigo
Searching for the right college can be stressful, frustrating, and expensive. All those overnight visits; all those hours in the car with mom and d... Read story
Gianna Driver, Founder of Gianna Fair Trade
When you buy a silk Goddess Scarf from the online retailer Gianna Fair Trade, not only are you getting a stylish new accessory, you're also helping... Read story
Jennifer Schnidman Medbery, Founder of Drop the Chalk
Jennifer Schnidman Medbery knew that teaching math at a New Orleans charter school would be tough, even though the school, Sci Academy, had attract... Read story
Matt Lauzon, Founder of Gemvara
If Matt Lauzon has his way, his online custom jewelry company will one day "take on Tiffany head-to-head." That may seem like a bold predicti... Read story
Rochelle Behrens, Founder of The Shirt by Rochelle Behrens
When Rochelle Behrens was a lobbyist for a Washington, D.C., public affairs firm, she'd pin her conservative button-down shirts from the inside so ... Read story
Top Young Entrepreneurs's 2011 30 Under 30
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What Does it Take?
A look behind the scenes at what it took to make it onto this year's list, and at some of the emerging trends it illuminates about young entrepreneurship today. Read story
Jason Baptiste and Andres Barreto, Founders of Onswipe
Jason Baptiste is nothing if not confident . "We're sitting between two huge shifts," he told the audience at TechStars's Demo Day on April 11. "The... Read story
Why New Orleans Is the Coolest Start-up City in America
Idea Village, a New Orleans-based not-for-profit that helps support local entrepreneurs, is helping rebuild its city's economic devastation by organizing a s... Read story
The Man Behind Quirky
Ben Kaufman's website harnesses open innovation to let users develop new products. Read story
Why Being Unreasonable Pays Off
Lately, it seems that I'm surrounded by thoroughly unreasonable people. I started the day reading an except from Read story
How Should We Educate the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs?
That was the topic of The Future of Entrepreneurship Education Summit , held last week at the Univers... Read story
Rochelle Behrens is Bracing Herself For the "O" Effect
Life is going to get a lot more interesting tomorrow for Rochelle Behrens, the 28 year-old designer of ... Read story
Social Coupon Wars Heat Up Between Groupon and LivingSocial
Get ready for a battle for the hearts and minds of social coupon-loving consumers everywhere as these two young companies duke it out for market share with t... Read story
Happy National Entrepreneurs' Day!
Last May, we told you about how Siamak Taghaddos and David Hauser, the founders of Grasshopper Group, had launched a Twitter campaign to try to convince Pres... Read story
In Defense of Entrepreneurial Passion
Who knew that passion could be such a controversial topic? But thanks to my blogging partner, Scott Gerber,Read story
Is GenY a Teacup Generation?
Last week, at the Inc. Magazine and Winning Workplaces Leadership C... Read story
How to Forecast Sales in an Uncertain Economy
You can't figure out what you can spend without knowing what you're bringing in. Here are tips to take the guess work out of revenue projections. Read story
How to Manage a Sales Pipeline
Building and managing a sales pipeline can be critical to a small business's success. Read story
Living Social and Urban Escapes: A 30 Under 30 Marriage
Ever since Dan Schawbel' s Read story
Welcome to a New and Improved Entrepreneurial Generation!
I've learned a lot since I first started writing about young entrepreneurs five years ago, but the most important lessons all revolve around the theme of ... Read story
The Weirdest Place to Find a Sales Lead
You should always be on the lookout for qualified sales leads. Even, apparently, in the ladies' room. Read story
7 Common Sales Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them
Don't overlook the basic principles of sales management or you may set yourself up for problems. Read story
How to Manage a One-Person Sales Force
Is your sales force an army of one (namely you)? If that's the case, here are 10 tips to make sure you do the job right. Read story
10 Ways to Get More Sales From Existing Customers
If you are looking to increase your revenue per customer, here are some tips on getting your sales staff focused on inside sales, upselling, and marketing ad... Read story
Lauren Bush and Ellen Gustafson, Founders of FEED Projects
The former president's niece embraces social entrepreneurship with a growing line of bags sold online and at Whole Foods. Watch video
Jack Abraham, Founder of Milo.com
The San Francisco start-up Milo.com tracks 2.8 million products across 50,000 retail stores. "Amazon and eBay are Web 1.0," scoffs founder Jack Abraham. Watch video
Tyler Balliet and Morgan First, Founders of The Second Glass
Balliet and First loved wine but felt that no one was marketing it properly to their generation. Their company connects wine sellers to young consumers thro... Watch video
Fraser Doherty, Founder of Super Jam
A 21-year-old Scot takes his Gran's recipe and uses it to disrupt the jam market. Watch video
A Strong Sense of Community
Many of the young entrepreneurs who appear on Inc.com's 2010 30 Under 30 list embody their generational fascination with all things social. Read story
Dan Schawbel, Founder of Millennial Branding
The founder of Boston-based Millennial Branding is the self-styled king of personal branding. Watch video
Sean Whalen, Founder of AlterG
AlterG founder Sean Whalen brought to market an anti-gravity treadmill used by top athletes. Now he's going after the medical market. Watch video
Ooshma Garg, Founder of Anapata
Founder Ooshma Garg named her Palo Alto start-up after a Swahili word that means "find, attain, and achieve." Watch video
Andrew Kortina and Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Founders of Venmo
Square has drawn a lot of buzz to the mobile-payments business. Venmo's founders hope to draw on that as they build their company. Watch video
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