From Start-up to Billion-Dollar Company
A new documentary, Crocodile in the Yangtze , explores the founding of Alibaba.com, China’s first successful Internet company, from tiny start-up t... Read more
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What Really Makes Apple Sexy
Some elements of running a business seem downright dull ... until you see the payoff. Read more
How India Can Surge Ahead
For India to cultivate an entrepreneurial environment its successful entrepreneurs need to support start-ups and there needs to be a renewed focus on technol... Read more
Living A Dream Every Day 
Trep Life Video | Her brand has gone global, but Lara Miller still finds the most joy the way she started: designing clothes. Watch video
Meet the 'Richard Branson of Iceland'
Jon Olafsson has been a music executive, a media mogul, and a retiree. Today he is a beverage executive. He told Inc.com about Iceland's entrepreneurial ecos... Read more
Why South America Is a Hot Spot for Exporting
If you've ever thought about going overseas, now's the time to look south. And this New Jersey company wants to be your tour guide. Read more
Lessons You Can Learn from Apple’s iPad Woes
As iPads are being seized by authorities in China, you may be wondering how to protect your brand globally. Here's what you need to know. Read more
How London is Luring Start-ups
Welcome to the "Silicon Roundabout," which is luring young companies with government funding, Google-sponsored office space, and a new start-up competition. Read more
$6 Billion in Small Business Export Funding About to Dry Up
The Ex-Im Bank is under threat of being tapped dry and is facing imminent stoppages for financing small-business exporting. Read more
Outsourcing Don'ts Learned From Apple
The company's latest supplier responsibility report is out. And it's something every entrepreneur wanting to outsource should read. Read more
5 Things They Didn't Teach You in Business School
So you got a degree. Now it's time to face the realities of running a business, including these lessons you didn't learn in the classroom. Read more
Introducing the One-Sector Economy
Entrepreneurship can fix many of our economic woes, explains the author of The Coming Prosperity . Here's his thought-provoking metaphor for our curr... Read more
Testing a Start-up 8,000 Miles From Silicon Valley
After being founded at UC-Berkeley, NextDrop is pioneering a text-message water-alert system in Hubli, India. Read more
The Ultimatum: Go Global or Go Home
What to do when your biggest customer tells you that, essentially, your company is too small for them. Read more
Yelp Goes Live in Australia as It Prepares for IPO
Co-founder Jeremy Stoppelman hopes that the review site will go viral Down Under without a marketing campaign. Read more
The Returnees
Seoul is home to a burgeoning corps of young entrepreneurs, a shocking number of them born or educated in America. Why aren't they starting companies here? Read more
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 more
Want a Speedy Start-up? Try New Zealand or Rwanda
How can the U.S. ease the process of starting a business? Take a note from countries like New Zealand that are using a "one-stop shop" approach encourage ent... Read more
Doing Business in China
Michael Lee is on the verge of becoming the first American entrepreneur to build big in the world’s most populous country. Read more
Web Translation Made Simple
The skinny on a new Web-based service that can translate websites into more than 50 foreign languages Read more
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 more
How to Sell Your Products in the U.K.
U.S. products almost certainly have a market across the pond. Experts share their tips and advice for shipping inexpensively, hiring help abroad, and dealing... Read more
4 Questions Every Franchiser Should Ask
Is your small business ready to expand? Here are four questions every franchiser should ask before taking the leap. Read more
Reader Mail: September 2011
Readers respond to our story about the constant feeling of crisis that is entrepreneurship in Argentina, and others. Read more
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 more
Top 10 Global Companies
From London to the Congo, here’s where Inc. 500 companies are finding opportunity abroad. View slideshow
Thinking About Exporting Overseas?
For some small businesses, doing business abroad is helping get them through tough times at home. Read more
Fruit Bouquets in Every Time Zone
How do you keep a smooth supply chain when you sell perishable goods on an international scale? Edible Arrangements's co-founder and COO Kamran Farid shares ... Read more
Reader Mail: July/August 2011
Readers respond to our stories about the battle for national cupcake dominance and social entrepreneurship, among others. Plus: an update on Groupon’s glob... Read more
What Ever Happened to Start-up Nation?
A decade ago, Israel had the highest density of start-ups in the world, and attracted more venture capital than anywhere. Today, the entrepreneurial hotbed f... Read more
Creating a Smart Export Strategy
Borders still matter, according to Pankaj Ghemawat, author of World 3.0. But that doesn't mean there aren't great opportunities to do business abroad. Read more
A New Way to Make Calls Abroad
Tired of outrageous overseas roaming charges? EZ Roam aims to help. Read more
The Dos and Don’ts of Foreign Business Etiquette
Knowledge of cross-cultural etiquette is a critical element in all international business negotiations. Here are 11 helpful tips to learn before traveling an... View slideshow
I'll Take the Village
Airbnb announces super-sized vacation rentals for millionaires. Plus, Flipboard's big deal, the programmer shortage, and more of the day's news. Read more
The Silicon Valley of South America?
To spur innovation, Chile is offering American start-ups $40,000 in seed funding. Read more
