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Aveda's Founder Goes Organic

By Mike Hofman |  Dec 1, 2010

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

By April Joyner |  Dec 1, 2010

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


Bobby Flam Stands Strong

By Leigh Buchanan |  Dec 1, 2010

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

By Max Chafkin |  Dec 1, 2010

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

By Leigh Buchanan |  Dec 1, 2010

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

By Christine Lagorio |  Dec 1, 2010

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


Dancing to Success

By Christine Lagorio |  Dec 1, 2010

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


On a Mission to Mars

By Kasey Wehrum |  Dec 1, 2010

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

By Tamara Schweitzer |  Dec 1, 2010

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


Say Yes to Solar

By Leigh Buchanan |  Dec 1, 2010

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

By Issie Lapowsky |  Dec 1, 2010

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

By Leigh Buchanan |  Dec 1, 2010

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


Top App Developer

By Max Chafkin |  Dec 1, 2010

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

By Issie Lapowsky |  Dec 1, 2010

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

By Leigh Buchanan |  Dec 1, 2010

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

By Kasey Wehrum |  Nov 1, 2010

Remembering Walt Disney’s favorite research economist  Read more


The Smartest Businessman on the Appalachian Trail

By Bill Donahue |  Nov 1, 2010

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

By Christine Lagorio |  Oct 21, 2010

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

As told to Liz Welch |  Oct 1, 2010

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

By Jeff Bailey |  Oct 1, 2010

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


Elon Musk's Guide to the Galaxy

By Max Chafkin |  Oct 1, 2010

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


Entrepreneurs in the News

By Nadine Heintz |  Oct 1, 2010

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

By Jane Berentson |  Sep 1, 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

As told to Darren Dahl |  Sep 1, 2010

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

As told to Darren Dahl |  Sep 1, 2010

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