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Aveda's Founder Goes Organic

Aveda founder Horst Rechelbacher is getting back to his roots with a new line of beauty products from his company Intelligent Nutrients.  Read more

Civic Duty to SeeClickFix

Ben Berkowitz, founder of SeeClickFix, wanted to make it easier to be a good citizen.  Read more

Bobby Flam Stands Strong

Bobby Flam, the owner of Jumbo’s Restaurant in Miami, continues to help others even as he tries to keep his business going.  Read more

Innovating Comedy

Funny or Die is more than a website for laughs. Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Chris Henchy are changing Hollywood.  Read more

Not Your Average Car Company

Jay Rogers founded Local Motors to build niche cars that meet the unique characteristics of cities such as Boston and Phoenix.  Read more

From Nonprofit to For-Profit Success

Amy Norquist took her environmental nonprofit experience and created Greensulate, which builds rooftop meadows.  Read more

Dancing to Success

Zumba founders Alberto Aghion, Alberto Perez, and Alberto Perlman created a company out of a dance phenomenon.  Read more

On a Mission to Mars

Former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz founded Ad Astra Rocket Company with a dream of the first manned flight to Mars.  Read more

Tapped Into Millennials

Tina Wells knows what young people want through her Buzz Marketing Group, and she shares that with clients.  Read more

Say Yes to Solar

With their company SunRun, Lynn Jurich and Edward Fenster have created a way to get solar panels on homes for little or no cost.  Read more

Global Learning

Chris Anderson brought TED to New York City and now it's in 90 countries. He's turned the once exclusive TED Conference into a free global online event.  Read more

More Than a Moving Company

Larry O'Toole says Gentle Giant Moving is a people and leadership development company providing high-end customer service.  Read more

Top App Developer

Ge Wang and Smule have turned app development into an art form with hits such as Ocarina, Magic Piano, and Glee Karaoke.  Read more

Leaving a Legacy

Robbie Vitrano is making a lasting impression on the city of New Orleans through his company Trumpet and other ventures.  Read more

The Art and Business of Motivational Speaking

If the podium is calling your name, you should get to know Josh Shipp, a one-man school in the art and business of motivational speaking.  Read more

Obituary: Harrison ("Buzz") Price, 1921-2010

Remembering Walt Disney’s favorite research economist  Read more

The Smartest Businessman on the Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian Trail delivers 1,500 customers to Winton Porter's door each year. His business's "high tolerance for strange" keeps them coming back for more.  Read more

Goin' to That Penthouse in the Sky

Each day,  Inc .'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <...  Read more

The Way I Work: Michael Arrington of TechCrunch

Michael Arrington loves breaking tech stories, but he’s not big on PR people, conversational niceties, or sunlight.  Read more

Obituary: Sam Ross, 1929-2010

The founder of Fantastic Sams was a force to be reckoned with.  Read more

Elon Musk's Guide to the Galaxy

For the founder of SpaceX, Tesla Motors, and SolarCity, the journey is just beginning.  Read more

Entrepreneurs in the News

The Smithsonian celebrates the work of pioneering African American entrepreneur Lula Mae Reeves.  Read more

Editor's Letter: Meet the Inc. 500 Class of 2010

Behind the achievement of fast growth are CEOs whose success proves that no industry is too humble or too sophisticated for the truly ambitious.  Read more

For These Business Partners, Age Is Just a Number

Amy Gonzales and Kelly Caldwell didn't allow their difference in age to stand in the way of their partnership.  Read more

How I Beat the Fed

Gabriel Krajicek’s quick thinking saved his banking services company.  Read more

How Bill Bartmann Lost It All and Got It Back

Bill Bartmann lost $3.5 billion and his company. Some people would have been discouraged by that.  Read more

What Politics Taught Me About Business

Why running for mayor inspired Glen Lang to start a business.  Read more

Why I Stepped Down

Why the former CEO of Eco-Products, Steve Savage, thought the family business would be better off with a more experienced leader.  Read more

How Google Cost Me $4 Million

Being penalized by Google made Ryan Abood’s company stronger.  Read more

How I Handled Myself During a Prison Riot

Jerry B. Heftler showed a new client what he was capable of by jumping into action during a prison riot.  Read more

Why I Traded One Dream for Another

Stewart Pisecco left academia for the uncertainty of a second career in business.  Read more

From the Ashram to the Strip Mall

After living 20 years in an ashram, a scandal caused Michael Penny to start over and create a new life for himself selling organic mattresses.  Read more

Responding in a Time of Need

When disaster struck in Haiti, entrepreneur Jean Orelien rushed to assist his homeland.  Read more

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 more

America's Fastest-Growing Marketing Firm

WDFA Marketing, under the leadership of CEO Raj Prasad, has grown over 13,969 percent in just three years.  Read more