How Does Jack LaLanne Do It?
When he opened his first health club in 1936 at 21, Jack LaLanne helped launch an industry that today brings in $19 billion annually. A tireless advocate for... View slideshow
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Entrepreneur of the Year 2009: Kevin Surace of Serious Materials
The founder of Serious Materials wants to save the world and make a billion dollars. And he just might pull it off. Read more
Obituary: Frank Batten Sr., 1927-2009
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The Great Leaders Series: Ray Kroc of McDonald's
Ray Kroc was able to bring to scale his McDonald's operation in a way that few entrepreneurs could rival. Read more
How I Did It: Stan Lee of Marvel Comics
The creator of Spider-Man, the Hulk, and the X-Men talks about how he has stayed creative for more than 60 years. Read more
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Love him or hate him, Michael Viner brought Hollywood to the audio book business Read more
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Jeff Bezos is an e-commerce pioneer who started Amazon.com to sell books, and expanded into just about everything else. Read more
Obituary: The Genius of John S. Barry
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Entrepreneurs in the News
If you have everything it takes to be a highflier except, well, a good idea, say thank you to Paul Graham. His Y Combinator, the venture ... Read more
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Fresh From Prison, a Brother Rejoins the Family Bread Business
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How Asa Candler Built Coca-Cola
A master marketer, he grew Coca-Cola into a global giant by lavishing free samples on pharmacists and consumers, securing the earliest celebrity endorsements... Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Madam C.J. Walker, Founder of Madame C.J. Walker Enterprises
By assembling a grassroots sales force, this pioneering African-American entrepreneur built a multimillion-dollar enterprise in the Jim Crow era. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Ruth Handler, Co-founder of Mattel
She invented the Barbie Doll (and Ken too), and then reinvented the way national brands advertise their products. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Marc Andreessen, Founder of Netscape Communications
He made the Internet popular, squared off against Microsoft, and then became one of the smartest chroniclers of his entrepreneurial era. Read more
30 Great Entrepreneurs in Their Own Words
30 years of entrepreneurs speaking their minds Read more
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Entrepreneur of the Year: What Alison Schuback Wants
Her life was changed forever by a speeding car. From now on -- with her independence growing, her family close, and her business moving forward -- the chang... Read more
Great Entrepreneurial Minds 
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How I Did It: Butch Stewart of Sandals Resorts
Never enough swim-up bars. Read more
Printing with a Purpose
What if you could save the world, one box of cereal at a time? Bob Danielson Sr., the president of Amerikal Products Corporation, thinks he's found a way.... Watch video
Survival Story
Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year Ping Fu discusses her software firm Geomagic. Having survived Chinese prisons, she came to America and built Geomag... Watch video
The Coolest Little Start-Up in America
For TerraCycle's Tom Szaky, nothing could be cooler--or sweeter--than selling garbage packaged in garbage. Read more
How I Did It: Sidney Frank, founder, Sidney Frank Importing
"I wanted to be a billionaire," says the man responsible for your Jägermeister headache. At age 85 he stunned the liquor industry by getting his wish. Read more
How I Did It: Gloria Pink
Gloria Pink, of the famous Pink's, gives reasons Angelenos of all stations will wait an hour for a hot dog. Read more
How I Did It: John Zogby
John Zogby backed into his career as a pollster, and for a time had to cede the national spotlight to bigger names. Now he has his sights on becoming the Gal... Read more
Remembering Eugene Kleiner
Remembering Eugene Kleiner, the pioneering venture capitalist and co-founder of Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers Read more
This Woman Has Changed Business Forever
The Body Shop mixes business with a devotion to social causes, inspiring both employees and customers. Read more
A Winning Combination for the Personal Computer
Mitch Kapor of Lotus discusses the advent of personal computing in the business world Read more
An Apple On Every Desk
How Apple Computer has inaugurated the workplace of the future Read more
Messing Around On Cloud Nine
Entrepreneur Dell Riebe and famous test pilot Chuck Yeager soar over the Sierras in an ancient two-seater. Read more
From the Very Beginning, Apple Was Born to Grow
Apple Computer founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak always expected to get big. Their company was staffed, financed, and designed as if success was a certai... Read more
Setting Priorities in a Sluggish Economy
Michael Dell talks about setting priorities, observing changes in customer behavior, and why now is probably a great time to start a company. Read more
