The Way I Work: Blake Mycoskie of Toms Shoes
Blake Mycoskie, founder of Toms Shoes, built a lifestyle business based on social entrepreneurship. Read story
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Things I Can't Live Without: Gina Stern of d_parture Spa
Stern's favorite things include pocket flip-flops and homeopathic stress-relief spray. Read story
Tapped Into Millennials
Tina Wells knows what young people want through her Buzz Marketing Group, and she shares that with clients. Read story
How to Double Your Gift Card Sales
Consumers spent more than $23 billion on gift cards last year. We've pinpointed the best strategies for small businesses to help gift card sales soar. Read story
Holiday Gift Guide 2010: My Favorite Gift
To provide inspiration for our own holiday gift lists, we asked some of our favorite entrepreneurs to describe the best gift they ever received. View slideshow
Holiday Gift Guide 2010: What's on My Wish List
We asked our favorite entrepreneurs to share the item that they’ve been eyeing most this holiday season. View slideshow
Things I Can't Live Without: Lori Greiner of For Your Ease Only
Greiner's favorite things include wind chimes and a digital pen. Read story
How to Make it Big in Texas
Dallas-based serial entrepreneur Chad Willis co-founded a $44 million oil company that he runs and has ownership in 14 other companies. He's 31 years old. Read story
Things I Can't Live Without: Salon Owner Oscar Blandi
Outside the salon, Oscar Blandi takes part in extreme sports such as heli-skiing. Here are two of his favorite things. Read story
What Politics Taught Me About Business
Why running for mayor inspired Glen Lang to start a business. Read story
Balancing a Start-up and a Baby
Serial entrepreneur Jessica DiLullo Herrin designed her latest company, Stella & Dot, to provide her with greater work-life balance. Read story
Building a Brick-Oven Dream in Seattle
Food writer Molly Wizenberg talks to Inc. about the trials and rewards of opening a pizza shop with her husband. Read story
How to Start a Business in Seattle
Surviving as a small business owner alongside the likes of Microsoft, Amazon, and Starbucks isn't as impossible as it seems. Read story
Stephanie Kaplan, Windsor Hanger, and Annie Wang, Founders of Her Campus
A trio of Harvard students take a campus publication online and discover a promising business opportunity. Watch video
Garry Tan and Sachin Agarwal, Founders of Posterous
Posterous takes all the fuss out of posting content online. Watch video
Chris Easter and Bob Horner, Founders of The Man Registry
Extending the definition of a wedding gift to include sports apparel, grilling accessories, and the always popular remote control beer cooler. Watch video
Things I Can't Live Without: Fashion Designer Lela Rose
The entrepreneur’s essentials include Pylones bird scissors and a Bric’s suitcase. Read story
What's Up in Wasilla?
Permafrost Vodka, from Sarah Palin's hometown Read story
Things I Can't Live Without: Jason Pomeranc of Thompson Hotels
The entrepreneur’s essentials include Converse by John Varvatos and a touchscreen computer from HP. Read story
The Best Industries for Starting a Business in 2010
This year's burgeoning industries include interactive technology (from mobile app design to tech-savvy translation), wellness (healthy beverages), and little... Read story
Environmental Consulting
Contractors, consultants, and quality managers, come on over: this industry is thriving. Read story
Translation and Interpretation Services
Whether it's website translation or in-hospital interpretation, this industry is poised for massive growth. Read story
Ferryboats and Inland Water Transportation
With an influx of federal funding and 17 percent growth rate, the old-fashioned ferryboat is making a comeback. Read story
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
Immune to economic ebbs and flows, water-providing services are in for modest-but-steady growth. Read story
Safety and Quality Testing
Consumer demand for product-safety assurance is driving this $15 billion industry. Read story
Ferryboat Industry Gaining Speed
Sure, water transit is a growth industry, but how can an average entrepreneur finance a ferryboat and start a thriving water transit company? Read story
Home Health Care
As health care costs soar, less expensive out-of-hospital care is in high demand. Read story
How to Become a Certified Woman-Owned Business
Becoming certified as a Women Business Enterprise can help your company pursue new business opportunities. Read story
Things I Can't Live Without: Kara Goldin of Hint Water
The entrepreneur’s essentials include a mosquito zapper and a pocket video cam. Read story
Things I Can't Live Without: Philip Kaplan of Blippy
Essentials for this heavy-metal tech entrepreneur include an iPhone battery extender and a smoke machine. Read story
How to Build a Values-Driven Business
More start-up founders are identifying themselves as social entrepreneurs--that is, people who build organizations with an eye towards having a positive effe... Read story
How to Create an Estate Plan
For most entrepreneurs, their biggest asset is often their business. Taking steps to protect that asset now is one of the smartest things you can do as a bus... Read story
Passing on Your Digital Data
Services like Legacy Locker help entrepreneurs with digital estate planning and password management. Read story
TV Guides for the Web
Start-ups vie to bring you easy to use guides to TV shows and films on the Web. Read story
Going Virtual: A Whole New Perspective
I have to admit I was a bit skeptical before Inc. began its virtual experiment... Read story
Things I Can't Live Without: Michelle Roark of Phi-nomenal
Must-haves for this skier and perfumemaker include a scented pen and pink goggles. Read story
Do You Need a Social Media Policy?
There's a lot to consider when it comes to representing your brand on social media sites, including what guidelines you need (if any) to protect yourself. Read story
How to Run a Business From Home
It's easier than ever to start a business from the comfort of your living room. But that's not to say it's easy. Nine entrepreneurs who have done it share th... View slideshow
How to Make a Million in Your Pajamas
The ranks of home-based entrepreneurs are growing at a fast clip -- and so are their businesses. Why the new American Dream might just start in your living r... Read story
Study: Inc. 500 CEOs Aggressively Use Social Media for Business
Fast-growing companies are particularly visible on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, according to a new study. Read story
