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Innovation: How the Creative Stay Creative

Innovative companies require innovative people. For lessons on developing a creative work force, we asked some of the nation's top innovation consultants how...  Read more

How to Keep Joint Projects Jumping

Benjamin Gomes-Casseres, a Brandeis University professor who has written several books on alliances, offers this advice for copacetic co-development.  Read more

Essential Tools for the Solo Entrepreneur

One of the most important steps for solo entrepreneurs -- or solopreneurs -- to take is to build credibility on the Web. The following tools can help you do ...  Read more

eBay 101 

Many entrepreneurs are making big money on eBay these days. Inc. Expert Barbara Weltman highlights everything you need to get started.   Watch video

Case Study: Could Organic Valley Thrive Without Wal-Mart?

Organic Valley couldn't sell enough milk to Wal-Mart. And that was the problem.  Read more

Breakup Blues [Audio] 

Divorce can pose a serious threat to a company. Associate editor Hannah Clark explains how you can protect yourself.   Watch video

How To Get Started [Audio] 

The global economy may offer a world of new opportunities, but it also means dealing with red tape, foreign currencies, and confusing local tax laws. Wher...  Watch video

Surviving Google

When we profiled blog search engine Technorati in February 2006, CEO David Sifry wa...  Read more

Case Study: How Six Apart Tapped Social Networks

The company pioneered blog software. But with the advent of social networking, was it ready to branch out?  Read more

HedgeStop Wants to be the MySpace of the Financial Community

Now it needs $2.5 million.  Read more

The Power of Suggestion

Social shopping sites turn online shopping into a group activity.  Read more

Let's Go Shopping

Social shopping mixes e-commerce and social networking. Here's a guide to some of the most popular destinations.  Read more

The Principal Women in Business Teleclass Series

Tuesday, January 30, 2007  Read more

Case Study: How Chris Mendez Used Technology to Save His Company

Was new technology the answer?  Read more

Number of Small Businesses Reaches All-Time High

A new SBA report counts six million small firms with employees and close to 20 million sole proprietorships.  Read more

The Dot-Com Bust? Not as Bad as You Think

New research shows that nearly half of late-1990s Internet start-ups survived -- similar to success rates in other emerging industries.  Read more

A Tale of Two Sites

A look at two major Web players in commercial real estate.  Read more

Fast, Cheap, and Ready For Move-In

Finally, the Web is transforming the commercial real estate market. Those who hate paying high commissions may soon rejoice.  Read more

Good Luck Out There. We'll Be Thinking of You

Forty-four percent of this year's Inc. 500 CEOs say they would like to take their company public someday. And five have done so in 2006.  Read more

Business Owners Wealthier, Better Educated

On average, entrepreneurs make at least 25% more than the general population, according to a new study.  Read more

EBay Fuels Growth of Sole Proprietorships

The number of self-employed Americans grew by 1 million, according to new Census statistics.  Read more

Sole Proprietors Struggle to Generate New Business

Wearing too many hats prevents solo business owners from expanding, according to a new study.  Read more

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

The new alternative to banks and VCs: person-to-person lending.  Read more

Pioneering the Web's Last Frontier

A plan to get rural businesses online.  Read more

Mash-Up Mania

The curious new business model that's attracting heaps of cash.  Read more

How to Start a Business for (Almost) Nothing

Now more than ever, it's possible to start a great company for peanuts.  Read more

Getting In On the Action

Universities are on the prowl for deals with entrepreneurs. Here's the lowdown on five tech transfer schools.  Read more

Need a High-Tech Infusion?

Consider partnering with a university.  Read more

U.S. Automakers Still Struggle with Small Suppliers

Facing mounting pressure over offshoring, just 5% of suppliers cited General Motors as preferred partner.  Read more

Sam and Me

Sometimes, even headstrong, go-it-alone entrepreneurs need a partner. I know.  Read more

When It's Time Leave the (Home) Office

There are two kinds of entrepreneurs; those who like working at home, and those who don't. Here's how to know when it's time to go.  Read more

Case Study Update: Outside the Big Box

When we wrote about Lance Fried in April 2005, the CEO of San Diego-based Freestyle Audio was thinking about turning down a tempting offer from several big-b...  Read more

How-To | Running a One-Person Business

Running a One-Person Business How-to Guides. Planning a home based business, this section will give you the information that you need.  Read more

In Time For Valentine's Day, the Next Wave Of Online Dating

Match-making has become a huge industry online, and continues to evolve as technology improves.  Read more