Elevator Pitch: Paying to Skip the Velvet Rope
Line Genie lets nightclub goers skip the line and cover charge by paying up front for the bar tab. Should investors pick up a $500,000 round? Read story
April Joyner
Make Room for the Chief Customer Officer
Make room at the top of your team: Behind the rise of the chief customer officer. Read story
Elevator Pitch: Can Carvoyant Raise $1.5 Million
Carvoyant helps car owners spot problems before they happen. Will investors give the start-up a green light for $1.5 million? Read story
How to Fight Employee Turnover
Here's how New York City's Big Fuel created a system to help new employees find their way, and stay put. Read story
A Risque Breath Mint Makes a Bid for the Mainstream
With big retailers balking at the provocative packaging of Eatwhatever breath freshener, Jacquii revamped the minty product's branding. Read story
Minding Jazz's Main Stage
The biggest names in jazz have flocked to a basement in New York City's Greenwich Village: Lorraine Gordon's The Village Vanguard. Here's how she did it. Read story
The Other Big Game
Super Bowl advertisers aim to score more hits online Read story
New Year's Resolutions: Grow Fast in 2012
One thing all these Inc. 500 CEOs agree on: faster growth. But each has a different resolution on how to grow at break-neck speeds in 2012. View slideshow
The Way I Work: Amos Winbush III, CyberSynchs
He seemed destined for music stardom, but instead Amos Winbush III started CyberSynchs, a $13.5 million-a-year New York City-based mobile phone backup company. Read story
Elevator Pitch: Can Vayable Earn $500,000?
Vayable helps tourists get off the beaten path. Can this San Francisco start-up find its way beyond seed funding? Read story
Meet 5 Companies Created in 3 Days
Tech entrepreneurs explain how they launched their businesses--in 54 hours--at Startup Weekend. Read story
Cozy Up to the Competition
The benefits of befriending your adversaries far outweigh the risks. Read why. Read story
The Four Worst Hiring Mistakes
The problem might be you. Read story
Are You a Narcissistic Boss?
Without a deliberate hiring strategy, founders often gravitate toward job candidates who share their personality. Read story
Are You A Perfectionist Boss?
Wonder why it's so hard to find good people? Maybe you're asking too much. Read story
Are You Overthinking Your Hires?
So what if you make a mistake? Here's how to beat analysis paralysis when hiring a new employee. Read story
How to Make Hiring Less Frantic
Recruiting is like selling: You need to develop a pipeline and build relationships. Here's how. Read story
Elevator Pitch: Verbling
Can you say $1 million? A language-learning start-up is hoping that investors can. Read story
How I Reinvented My Business
Curt Richardson escaped a moribund industry by taking control of his company's product line and tapping into mobile technology trends. Read story
How I Turned a Mess Into a Moneymaker
European Wax Center's David Coba (with his siblings) turned a disastrous sideline of his father’s salon business into a national franchise. Read story
Why Learning to Tell Jokes Is Good for Business
Good comedians are usually good presenters. So can doing stand-up help close the deal? Read story
How I Opened an Office in a War Zone
Just months after assuming the role of CEO, Lisa Hogan went the extra 6,562 miles to accommodate her employees in Afghanistan. Read story
Frank Campanaro of Trillacorpe Construction
When Wall Street crashed and credit lines dried up, Campanaro relied on his military training to lead his company through the tough times. Read story
America’s Fastest-Growing Consumer Products & Services Company
Contour makes hands-free video cameras that can be used to stream and share videos while users engage in sports and other activities. Read story
America’s Fastest-Growing Government Services Company
Crystal Clear Technologies sells communications and technology systems to the Department of Defense. Read story
America’s Fastest-Growing Insurance Company
Brokersweb.com operates websites on which insurance carriers can advertise and users can compare plans. Read story
My Story: William Wheeler of Veteran Corps of America
Doing whatever it takes to do things right Read story
A Celebration of Inc. 500 Workers
A business is only as good as its people�"and that’s especially true for lean, fast-growing companies. Here's a look at seven dedicated workers from this... View slideshow
Surviving a Really Bad Year
Everything that could go wrong for Greg Nemeth did. He and his company survived. Read story
Buying Back the Company
Being owned by eBay was making StumbleUpon sleepy, Garrett Camp concluded. He knew how to fix that. Read story
Staying Dedicated to His Mission
How Demetrius Walker’s apparel company became a record label. Read story
The Founder of Zipcar Retools in France
Robin Chase recently launched a new car-sharing service in France, called Buzzcar. Read story
Best Business Deals
A bootstrapper's guide to saving money on office furniture, phone service, computers, business travel, and more. Read story
The Learning Company
Symmes Maini & McKee Associates fosters a collaborative, intellectual culture through a series of education and training programs. Read story
Speed Dating for Co-founders
Networking events such as FounderDating and Startup Weekend help entrepreneurs meet potential co-founders. Read story
Afghanistan's Enterprising Women
By building their own businesses, women in Afghanistan are sustaining their communities through years of conflict. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's recent book tells o... Read story
How to Create a Killer E-mail Newsletter
Nine tips for designing an e-mail newsletter that won't have customers reaching for the Unsubscribe button Read story
Elevator Pitch: Lifesta
Lifesta lets people resell their unused Groupon coupons. Can it raise $1.5 million? Read story
The Story Behind the Alex Bottle
A reusable bottle that's eco-friendly and easy to clean. Read story
Damning With Praise
Note to women: Beware of the glowing letter of recommendation because even the most upbeat reference could work against you. Read story
