How We Turned a Wedding in a Baseball Stadium Into an Ad Firm
Dave and Carrie Kerpen were inspired to start events and marketing firm Likeable Media after they got sponsors to fund their wedding. Read story
Jess McCuan
A Way to Revive Waterlogged Gadgets
The story behind the invention of the Bheestie bag starts, predictably enough, at the bottom of a pond. Read story
Innovation: Coal Briquettes, Green Fields Coal
A company that turns slurry back into coal Read story
Things I Can't Live Without: John Younger of Accolo
John Younger always tries to make environmentally friendly purchases. The CEO of Accolo, a recruitment outsourcing firm in Larkspur, Cali... Read story
Innovation: The HyDRAS Robot
The Snakebot The design for Dennis Hong's latest robot came to him in his sleep. "In dreams in the middle of the night, I see these lines and col... Read story
Passions: Vernon LaVia, Bird Watcher
To call him avid would be an understatement. In the bird-watching world, where bragging rights belong to those with the longest lists of birds spot... Read story
A Cold Call, a Blog, and a $20 Million Lawsuit
A North Carolina entrepreneur blogs a warning to her industry -- and gets sued for her troubles. Read story
Passions: Ryan Black, CEO of Sambazon
"At the end of the day, it's you against the ocean." Read story
The Inc Life: Passions
"You're doing something magical. For a minute at a time, I can play in the sky." Read story
Things I Can't Live Without: Janine Popick
CEO of Vertical Response • San Francisco Read story
My Place: Mark McGarrah's Modern Cliff House
The co-founder of an Austin ad agency salvaged pine beams from his office space to brighten his kitchen. Read story
My Place: Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg's Mod Condo
For their condo, the married founders of Fresh chose rich earth tones, sexy lighting, and heady fragrances. Read story
My Place: Stephen Braswell's Historic Mansion
Nine fireplaces plus 13 chandeliers equals one of Savannah's stateliest mansions. Read story
Five Ideas to Watch
...including artificial muscle and online aromatherapy. Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Trip Hawkins
because only in America will someone quit a secure job as a lawyer to start a bakery Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Ray Kurzweil
because he is Edison's rightful heir Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Mike Lazaridis
because only in America will someone quit a secure job as a lawyer to start a bakery Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Julie Azuma
for offering hope and help to the parents of autistic children Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Warren Brown
because only in America will someone quit a secure job as a lawyer to start a bakery Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Michelle Cardinal
for rewriting the rules for husband-and-wife teams Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Michael Dell
for being brilliantly straightforward Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Diane von Furstenberg
for staging an elegant comeback Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Mitchell Gold
for offering hope and help to the parents of autistic children Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Tony Lee
for saving 16 jobs, including his own Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Katrina Markoff
for setting a completely unreasonable goal for her business Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Rueben Martinez
for rewriting the rules for husband-and-wife teams Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Fritz Maytag
for staging an elegant comeback Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Mark Melton
because only in America will someone quit a secure job as a lawyer to start a bakery Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Jack Mitchell
for rewriting the rules for husband-and-wife teams Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Craig Newmark
for putting the em free /em in free markets Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Victoria Parham
because only in America will someone quit a secure job as a lawyer to start a bakery Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Chuck Porter
for being brilliantly straightforward Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Frank Robinson
because only in America will someone quit a secure job as a lawyer to start a bakery Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Muriel Siebert
for rewriting the rules for husband-and-wife teams Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Jim Sinegal
because only in America will someone quit a secure job as a lawyer to start a bakery Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Barry Steinberg
for staging an elegant comeback Read story
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Izzy
for offering hope and help to the parents of autistic children Read story
Five Ideas to Watch
...including robots for hospitals and bad news for the jet set Read story
Mambo for Morale
A bonding ritual that has employees jumping to their feet. Read story
Successful, Yes, but Still Searching for Happiness
The CEO seemed to have it all, so why wasn't he happy? What it means to find fulfillment when you're an entrepreneur. Read story
