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Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: ShopAtHome.com

By Drew Gannon |  May 9, 2011

Online coupon database not only saves shoppers money, but also gives cash back for every purchase made.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Update: H&H Gun Range

As told to Darren Dahl |  May 20, 2013

The owner of a fast-growing shooting range talks CEO pay, regulation, and the typical firearms buyer.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: The American Poolplayers Association

By Dave Smith |  May 2, 2011

How a national organization of recreational billiards leagues has become one of the fastest growing recreational franchise opportunities.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Bach to Rock

By Eric Markowitz |  Apr 25, 2011

This is not your typical music school. This is the real-life version of School of Rock.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Heartwood Studios

By Drew Gannon |  Apr 18, 2011

How custom-designed 3-D virtual training applications provide the U.S. Army with a modern alternative for training soldiers.  Read more

How to Launch a LinkedIn Company Page

By Marla Tabaka |  Apr 17, 2011

Recently, I was asked why it's important to have a company page on LinkedIn. To make sure we covered all of the bases, I turned to one of my...  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Tagged

By Christine Lagorio |  Apr 4, 2011

It isn't the next Facebook or Myspace, but this social network is giving users some of the Internet candy they crave: games, new connections, and even a hot ...  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: SPIbelt

By Gabrielle M. Blue |  Apr 4, 2011

Kim Overton's "aha" moment lead to a $7 million business that makes small personal item (SPI) belts for working out and travel.  Read more

The Inc. 5000 Business Confidence Survey

By J.J. McCorvey |  May 20, 2013

Inc. 5000 CEOs weigh in on the state of the small-business economy.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Update: Historical Emporium

As told to Darren Dahl |  May 20, 2013

A company finds success selling 19th-century clothing.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Confidence Survey Results

May 20, 2013

Inc. 5000 CEOs weigh in on the state of the small-business economy.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Moog Music

By Eric Markowitz |  Mar 28, 2011

This North Carolina company has revolutionized the music industry for the last half-century.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Berkeley Bionics

By Venuri Siriwardane |  Mar 21, 2011

This California company developed a bionic exoskeleton that gives paraplegics new legs.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: KG Technologies

By Dave Smith |  Mar 14, 2011

How this third generation of latching relay manufacturers is creating smart technology to save money and energy for utility companies  Read more

Amid Customer Complaints, an Inc. 500 Company Closes

By Eric Markowitz |  Mar 11, 2011

A web-design company that ranked No. 22 on the Inc. 500 just four years ago shut its doors this week, leaving customers wondering why.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Update: Brewing for Dollars

By Darren Dahl |  Mar 1, 2011

Greg Koch of Stone Brewing shares how he is microbrewing his way to success.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Sky Zone

By Lauren Cannon |  Feb 28, 2011

How a father and son team built a successful nationwide franchise of trampoline-based recreation centers  Read more

Tech Companies Host Internships for Middle Schoolers

By Lauren Cannon |  Feb 24, 2011

A New York teacher is recruiting tech start-ups to offer micro-internships to his 12- and 13-years-old students.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Desert Jet

By Lauren Cannon |  Feb 22, 2011

How a female aviator shook up the industry by founding her own aircraft charter company  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Putney

By Eric Markowitz |  Feb 14, 2011

How one Maine company is providing low-cost, quality medication to petsâ€"and the veterinarians who treat them  Read more

The Way I Work: Gary Vaynerchuk

As told to Liz Welch |  Feb 1, 2011

Gary Vaynerchuk, a social media marketing guru, splits his time between two companies, and spends every free second tweeting his heart out.  Read more

A Sustainability Pioneer

By Darren Dahl |  Feb 1, 2011

Wendi Goldsmith leads a business that helps other companies to embrace going green.  Read more

LinkedIn Files for an IPO

By Mike Hofman |  Jan 27, 2011

In its S-1 filing, the Mountain View, California, company reported revenue of $161.4 million in the first nine months of 2010.  Read more

The Case for the Virtual Company 

Stephen Felice |  Dec 9, 2010

Ten years ago, technology made virtual companies possible. Today, advances in everything from virtualization to cloud computing will change not just where...  Watch video

The Body Jewelry Magnate

By Darren Dahl |  Dec 1, 2010

With Vanessa Nornberg at the helm, Metal Mafia, a supplier of body jewelry, has not felt the effect of the recession.  Read more

How Inc. 5000 CEOs Use Technology

By Inc. staff |  Nov 23, 2010

A survey of executives at fast-growing companies reveals that securing data and serving customers better are among their top priorities.  Read more

Entrepreneurs Speak Up

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 2010

We asked and you answered at the Inc. 500|5000 Conference.  Read more

Reader Mail: November 2010

Nov 1, 2010

Responses to the Inc. 500 issue  Read more

A Teenage Founder Looks Back

By Darren Dahl |  Nov 1, 2010

Joel Mueller founded MacUpdate in high school. Now it’s a $3 million business.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Update: Dirt Pros

By Darren Dahl |  Oct 1, 2010

Business lessons from the basketball court.  Read more

VCs Pick the Hottest Inc. 500 Companies

By Max Chafkin |  Oct 1, 2010

VC investors' take on 2010’s best Inc. 500 companies.  Read more

A Supplier of Film Extras Now Trains Military Troops

By Jason Del Rey |  Sep 1, 2010

Jamie Arundell-Latshaw's company Lexicon Consulting creates mock villages to help train troops who are headed overseas.  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

Serial Entrepreneurs Share Their Words of Wisdom

By Inc. staff |  Sep 1, 2010

We asked the serial entrepreneurs on our list to name the most important thing they had learned as entrepreneurs. Here are our favorites.  Read more

Reflections on a Wild Year in Business

By Inc. staff |  Sep 1, 2010

Piloting a fast-growth business is never boring. But last year appears to have been particularly action packed. Thirteen entrepreneurs share their memories.  Read more