Samuel Wagreich is a reporter for Inc.com. He covers tech industry culture and trends, entrepreneurship, and issues facing small businesses. @swagreich


Nervous System's Newfangled Alchemy

An architecture school dropout is spinning paper into gold--turning 3-D printed jewelry into sparkling profit.  Read story

Thinking of Starting a Business? Print Profits in 3-D Printing

From prosthetic limbs to funky jewelry, the advent of 3-D printing has brought huge opportunities.  Read story

Future of Advertising: Local and Mobile

The amount spent on local advertising will increase 12.3 percent and the amount spent on digital advertising will double by 2017, according to a study by BIA...  Read story

Small Business Lending Is Up: Here Are the 10 Banks Leading the Charge

Small business lending increased for the first time in 10 quarters, according to the SBA.  Read story

Report: Software Companies More Profitable

A report on 284 publicly traded software companies shows that profits in the space have increased by almost five-fold since 2003 to $75 billion, according to...  Read story

Can You Engineer Genius? A Chinese Company Plans to Find Out

China-based BGI is sequencing DNA from over 2,000 volunteers with 160-plus IQs in hopes of finding the common genes among geniuses.  Read story

Why Your IT Department Hates March Madness

IT departments stress out about company servers being overloaded by employees streaming the NCAA tournament.  Read story

An End to the BBB's Scandal in Los Angeles

The Southland chapter of the Better Business Bureau was reportedly expelled Tuesday from the national organization.  Read story

What Happens When You Reward Weak Employees

VC superstar Mark Suster on the costs of rewarding weak employees because of guilt.  Read story

Cornering the Granite Market in Brazil

Importing granite is gamble. Here's how Pacific Shore Stones created a $26 million business by betting on Brazilian granite.  Read story

Trying to Tap Into the Viral Nature of Crowdfunding

Entrepreneur Josh Abramson, co-founder of CollegeHumor and BustedTees, is moving on to a Kickstarer-esque graphic t-shirt e-commerce site.  Read story

The Internet's Back Room for Start-up Acquistions

Exitround, a website that was launched yesterday, seeks tofacilitate anonymous start-up acquisitions.  Read story

Don't Let 'Em Eat Your Lunch: Bloomberg's Best Advice

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke at a start-up's housewarming party last night and gave some sage advice.  Read story

A Billion Dollar Company With No Bosses? Yes, It Exists

The Valve Corporation's former economist-in-residence explained how a trendsetter in the video game industry can function without management.  Read story

7 Ridiculous Tax Deductions

The Minnesota Society of CPAs surveyed its members and provided a list of ridiculous tax deductions. Don't try them.  Read story

Meet the Man Funding the Cannabis Industry

Brendan Kennedy's private equity firm has a mission: cultivate start-ups with legitimate growth potential in the cannabis space. Impossible? Maybe not.  Read story

3 Things You Need to Know About E-Commerce in 2013

A comScore report released yesterday outlined the big e-commerce, e-marketing, and web start-up trends of 2012 and predictions for 2013.  Read story

3D Printing: Everything You Need to Know

In his State of the Union address, President Obama said 3D printing could spur a U.S.-based manufacturing revolution.  Read story

Youngstown, Ohio: A Fascinating Economic History

Using the Youngtown, Ohio, Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute as a model, the president called for Congress to pass legislation to fund 15 more. But...  Read story

Innovation on the Runway: Behind the Scenes at New York Fashion Week

Beyond the glamor of the front row, entrepreneurs hustle to produce the fashion world's signature event: New York Fashion Week. At designer Jill Stuart's Fal...  Read story

That Was Fast: Immigration Reform Already Hitting a Roadblock?

The attitudes of the House Judiciary Committee show that legislative reform needed for a Startup Visa program may have a long road ahead.  Read story

What a Killer Domain Name Is Really Worth

Serial entrepreneur Jesse Stein bought the domain SportsMemorabilia.com for $12,500 and turned it into a $19.5 million retail business.  Read story

IRS Makes Home Office Tax Deductions Easier

Save some time with the IRS' new method for calculating home office tax deductions.  Read story

Cloud Storage: 4 Legal Issues You Need to Know

Here's how you can protect your company against data loss, international subpoenas, and cyber crime.  Read story

Private Tech Company Acquisitions Are Up: Report

The number of private technology company acquisitions increased 20.1 percent in 2012.  Read story

Housing Recovery at Last? Depends Who You Ask

The latest Case-Shiller index supports the notion that the housing market is recovering, but it's not time to break out the champagne yet.  Read story

Entrepreneur Kicks of New York City Mayoral Campaign

Entrepreneur-turned-billionaire John Catsimatidis announced his candidacy in a press conference today.  Read story

3 Keys to Growth From Marissa Mayer

From the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the Yahoo CEO talks about the importance of design, culture, and innovation.  Read story

Risk-Takers: This Is Your Year

From the 2013 World Economic Forum: top Chairmen and CEOs give their thoughts on how to change your game in an economy full of uncertainty.  Read story

Rest for the Weary: 3 Start-ups Trying to Help You Sleep

A recent study says exhaustion-induced inefficiency is costing American businesses $63.2 billion a year. These three companies are trying to fix that.  Read story

Brian Chesky: No Doubt, Design-Thinking Is the Future

The Airbnb founder said that designers in the tech sector should be respected as much as engineers.  Read story

3 Ways You're Sabotaging Your Productivity

An expert in behavioral economics reveals how human nature could be working against you--and how you can get back on track.  Read story

'Showrooming' on the Rise: Report

A recent study indicates that showrooming might be more common than previously thought by analysts.  Read story

10 Bizarre Interview Questions That Work

A new survey reveals the best oddball questions that your interviewee has never heard before.  Read story

Hire Your Soulmate? eHarmony Could Be Onto Something

eHarmony announced this week it's moving into the job search space, using a one-on-one matching approach. Research indicates this might work.  Read story

Small Business Lending Is Up: Report

A recent report shows that at the end of 2012, small business lending hit a high note. But what does that mean for 2013?  Read story