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The 2010 Inc. 5000: Top 10 Companies by Revenue

Jul 21, 2010

Even though this year's Inc. 5000 top companies by gross revenue all reported more than $2 billion in earnings last year, they still managed to deliver impre...  View slideshow

The 2010 Inc. 5000: The Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs

Jul 20, 2010

These female entrepreneurs are defying the odds in industries such as defense, construction and health care.  View slideshow

The 2010 Inc. 5000: Top 10 Latino- and Hispanic Entrepreneurs

Jul 19, 2010

With roots stretching all the way to Mexico, Peru and Bolivia, these entrepreneurs are tapping that immigrant's spirit to build the American dream.  View slideshow

Celebrity Cachet of SwaddleDesign

By Darren Dahl |  Jul 1, 2010

How Lynette Damir's company in Seattle, SwaddleDesign, which sells baby-related products, grew to $3.6 million  Read more

Woot Acquired by Amazon.com

By Max Chafkin |  Jun 30, 2010

Best. Announcement. Ever : Several months ago, when we were...  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: StemCyte

By Josh Spiro |  Jun 29, 2010

How recent legislation and education helped this cord blood banking company double its business in just three years.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Elf on the Shelf

By Issie Lapowsky |  Jun 21, 2010

How a holiday tradition turned into a multi-million dollar toy and book business.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: CleanFish

By Peter Vanden Bos |  Jun 14, 2010

How a sustainable fish broker is changing the way the fishing industry does business.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Brooklyn Brewery

By Josh Spiro |  Jun 7, 2010

How a former war correspondent built a craft brewery into a $20 million global brand.  Read more

How Will the IPO Market Treat Zipcar?

By Courtney Rubin |  Jun 2, 2010

Despite strong revenue gains, the car-sharing service has yet to turn an annual profit, faces increased competition, and has a tricky merger to execute.  Read more

Honest Tea: Seth Goldman

By Inc. staff |  Jun 1, 2010

Hones...  Read more

A Break-room Alternative The FruitGuys

By Darren Dahl |  Jun 1, 2010

How a Bay Area company that stocks businesses with fresh fruit grew to nearly $8 million in sales.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Time Timer

By Issie Lapowsky |  Jun 1, 2010

How a stay-at-home mom invented a top-selling teaching tool.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: TrollandToad.com

By Peter Vanden Bos |  May 24, 2010

How a game lover turned a popular collectible card game into a multi-million dollar retail business.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: AArrow Advertising

By Josh Spiro |  May 17, 2010

How an 18-year-old kid took $500 and built a guerilla marketing agency with franchises in 30 cities and $4.5 million in revenue.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: RockCorps

By Peter Vanden Bos |  May 10, 2010

How a concert production company made volunteering cool again.  Read more

How New Google, LinkedIn Features Could Help You

By Courtney Rubin |  May 5, 2010

LinkedIn now allows you to follow a company, while Google offers new information about online visitors to your page -- and of course, new ways to advertise.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Alex and Ani

By Peter Vanden Bos |  May 3, 2010

How a jewelry entrepreneur's clever idea and sustainable focus allowed her to turn the family business into a line of popular fashion accessories.  Read more

The Woman Behind Angie's List

By Darren Dahl |  May 1, 2010

Need a plumber? An electrician? Go ask Angie Hicks, founder of Angie's List. Here, she tells her story.  Read more

Apple Acquisition News Revealed on LinkedIn Profiles

By Courtney Rubin |  Apr 29, 2010

The notoriously secretive Apple has acquired two companies. News of one deal broke partly thanks to changes in employees' LinkedIn profiles.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Nerds On Call

By J.J. McCorvey |  Apr 26, 2010

How a small computer repair company stole market share from Best Buy and embarked on a national expansion.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: HoldCube

By J.J. McCorvey |  Apr 19, 2010

Wesley Valverde figured out how to turn long hold times on phone calls into a multimillion dollar company.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: IMVU

By J.J. McCorvey |  Apr 12, 2010

How one company is cashing in on the virtual goods movement to make the social networking experience a little more personalized for its 45 million users.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Lexicon Consulting

By Josh Spiro |  Apr 5, 2010

How one California company prepares members of the armed forces for the linguistic and cultural hurdles of overseas combat.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Smashing Ideas

By Sarah Kessler |  Mar 29, 2010

How three cartoon animators built an interactive branding company from their basements that's growing over 50 percent annually.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: IguanaMed

By Lauren Folino |  Mar 22, 2010

How a company that distributes high-performance, stylish medical scrubs quickly became a fashion staple for the medical community.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Turbie Twist

By Lauren Folino |  Mar 15, 2010

How two college-age sisters bought the rights to an absorbent hair towel and turned it into a QVC phenomenon.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Twenty20

By Sarah Kessler |  Mar 8, 2010

How a pair of skiers made it easy to shoot HD video from helmets, goggles, handlebars, and motorcyclesâ€"and how they tripled their business in a year doing it.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Cali Bamboo

By Josh Spiro |  Mar 1, 2010

How one company offers sustainable building products to consumers by introducing bamboo as a viable construction material.  Read more

The Chief Recruiter: Kevin P. Ryan of AlleyCorp

By Leigh Buchanan |  Mar 1, 2010

Kevin P. Ryan's encore to DoubleClick—the ad-serving behemoth he sold for $1.1 billion to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman in 2005&mda...  Read more

The Alphebetizer: Barbara Corcoran, Barbara Corcoran Inc.

By Leigh Buchanan |  Mar 1, 2010

Barbara Corcoran made her mark building one of New York's largest real estate companies. Today, she is a panelist on the ABC program Shark Tank...  Read more

Sending Help to Haiti

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 2010

Paul Gierow of GATR Technologies reports on his company's work in Haiti following the devastating earthquake there.  Read more

An Inc. 500 Hiring Survey

By Darren Dahl |  Mar 1, 2010

Signs of an improving economy are prompting Inc. 500 CEOs to hire now.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Short's Brewing Company

By J.J. McCorvey |  Feb 22, 2010

How the owners of this small-town brewery put their creative taste buds to work and went from 20 vendors to 1,000 in a year.  Read more

Inc. 500 Update: GATR Technologies in Haiti

Feb 16, 2010

This Huntsville, Alabama-based telecommunications company designs and produces inflatable satellite systems that can be quickly deployed for high-bandwidth c...  View slideshow