Best Industries 2012: Water | 8 Big Opportunities to Tap
It's a low-cost commodity, but make no mistake--there's money to be made in water. View slideshow
Issie Lapowsky
The Men Leading the Water Revolution
When Greg Ryan and his son came up with the technology to pasteurize water, they didn't know they would be leading the most important and lucrative subsector... Read story
Business Opportunities in Water Conservation
As demand for clean water rises, and the supply of clean water decreases, the time for innovation in the water sector is now. Read story
Best Industries 2012: Environmental Consulting | 5 Markets to Watch
If you thought environmental consulting was all about going green, think again. There are big contracts to be had in this industry. Here's how to get a piece... View slideshow
A Better (More Lucrative) Way to Save the Planet
Going green is more than a fad; it's a full-fledged money-making industry. Check out how Louisiana-based Resource Environmental Solutions is cashing in on th... Read story
Business Opportunities in Environmental Consulting
With more and more eco-friendly regulations on the horizon, environmental consulting is a rapidly growing industry. Here's all you need to know to get in on ... Read story
Does the JOBS Act Help You?
Take a look at how different groups will fare under the new law. Read story
Couchsurfing Dilemma: Going for Profit
The website's goal was to connect people, not make money. How would user react to a new, for-profit business model? Read story
Sports Marketing: Forget the NFL--Try Ultimate Fighting
Sponsoring niche sports costs less, but can stıll pack a marketing punch. Read story
Actor Adrian Grenier Jumps on the Start-up Bandwagon
With film producer Peter Glatzer, Grenier co-founded SHFT, a website that showcases environmentally-sustainable products--and their creators and fans. Watch video
5 Questions for Caterina Fake
The co-founder of Flickr dishes on her new start-up, Pinwheel, including its origin story (with a little help from her ex-husband). Read story
Design Makeover: Healthy Pantry Gets New Look
A packaged-food maker goes all in and changes its whole look. But will it work on store shelves? Read story
Close-up: Caterina Fake
She helped create Flickr in 2004, and now Caterina Fake is starting a new service called Pinwheel, which lets users leave public or private posts on a map. Read story
Where Have All the Bloggers Gone?
Is blogging dead? Not quite, but a recent survey finds it could be on its way out as a marketing tool. Read story
Small Business Does a Body Good?
A group of sociology professors think that start-up rates could be linked to health and fitness of a community. Read story
Should an Eco Brand Put Money Before Mission?
When United By Blue's margins shrunk dramatically, the entrepreneurs behind the socially savvy brand had to make a difficult choice. Read story
How to Fix Your Retail Website
Butch & Harold's peel-and-stick wall art, dry-erase boards, and sticker picture frames were a hit with retailers, but online sales were nearly nil. Here's ho... Read story
New Incubator Focuses on Female Founders
Three New York City businesswomen are launching their own incubator to focus on start-ups with a female founder and a mobile product or service. Read story
Presidential Race Heats Up Sales
The CEO of BuyCostumes.com has a new method for predicting election results: sales of paper masks in the likenesses of the candidates. Read story
Meet the Angels of Madison Avenue
Tech start-ups are getting a helping hand from an unlikely source: advertising agencies. Read story
A Powerful (Mission) Statement
How Brooklyn-based Holstee's mission statement, which it styled into a poster, inspired millions of people. Read story
The Way I Work: Jennifer Hyman, Rent the Runway
"I usually end up running around the city like a crazy person in 4-inch heels," she says. Read story
Need a Deal on Consulting? Hire B-School Students
When Project Runway winner Chloe Dao's national spotlight faded, she needed help, but couldn't afford a consultant. Read story
Case Study: Josh Levy and Ross Cohen of BeenVerified
After 11 months and $550,000, they had gotten nowhere. Could they really gamble what was left on a hunch? Read story
How I Launched in Mexico—In Just Three Weeks
Cliff Schertz decided that Mexico was a better spot than India to locate his software start-up. Here's how he got it going in record time. Read story
Why I Started Over at 60
Bruce Lyon traded his own Oscar-winning company for a cushy job at Sun Microsystems. But when Sun got to be too restrictive, he decided to go it alone…all ... Read story
Congress Targets Online Ad Tracking
Will Do Not Track legislation hurt small businesses? Read story
Up Close With Leaders at the Inc. 500|5000 Conference, 2011
Inc. 5000 CEOs talk about the most fun they've had at work, what secrets about them would surprise their employees, and what they really think about earning ... Read story
Turning "Likes" Into Loot With Facebook Promotions
The social network is ideal for contests, sweepstakes, and giveaways. Here's how two companies made DIY services work for them. Read story
Is Rewarding Customers for Referrals Worthwhile?
How Sweet Spot, a hair removal salon, used Blue Calypso's word-of-mouth solution to generate sales and repeat clients, something LivingSocial had failed to do. Read story
Breaking Into the New Hispanic Marketplace
Break Media's new site, TuVez, is aimed at Hispanic males. Here's how it's been growing fast while navigating a complex new market. Read story
Social Media Marketing by the Numbers
Social media marketing is all the rage. But does it really pay off? Here's a look at six strategies and how smart companies are using them. Read story
Elevator Pitch: Take the Interview
This HR start-up makes it easy to screen job candidates. Can it raise $1.25 million? Read story
Why I Fired My Biggest Client
Tiempo Development CEO Cliff Schertz explains how he coped with losing his largest customer, and why it helped his company grow. Read story
Our Story: Zak Boca and Dan Ushman of SingleHop
The co-founders of SingleHop, a Web-hosting company, became business partners before they ever met. Read story
America’s Fastest-Growing Environmental Services Company
Cleanscapes provides trash collection and recycling to residential and commercial customers, as well as to municipalities. Read story
America’s Fastest-Growing IT Services Company
Advantis provides IT staffing for large and midsize companies in banking, health care, and retailing. 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
The Inc. 500 Global Map
America’s fastest-growing companies are also increasingly global. From Canada to New Zealand, see the extent to which Inc. 500 companies are active in spec... Read story
Top 10 Global Companies
From London to the Congo, here’s where Inc. 500 companies are finding opportunity abroad. View slideshow
