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7 Rules of a Successful Business Lunch

By Matthew Swyers |  Oct 5, 2012

A lot of deals have been made over a great meal. Here's seven ways to master the business lunch.  Read more

5 Easy Ways to Give Your Office a Makeover

By Janine Popick |  Oct 5, 2012

Think outside the box with these fun, creative ways to turn a cubicle office into a place your employees enjoy working in everyday.  Read more

Caterina Fake: Great Entrepreneurs Are Like Sandwiches

By Issie Lapowsky |  Oct 5, 2012

Want to be more efficient and more creative? Serial entrepreneur Caterina Fake explains what you can learn from a PB&J.  Read more

How to Do Social Media Right: 5 Tips

By Janine Popick |  Oct 5, 2012

Three Inc. 5000 companies reveal real-life stories about how they've successfully tackled social media.  Read more

Marie Tillman: Transforming Loss Into a Sense of Service

By April Joyner |  Oct 5, 2012

The widow of Arizona Cardinals player Pat Tillman says her former husband's sacrifice sparked her own commitment to service.  Read more

Business is War, Learn to Adapt

By Bobbie Gossage |  Oct 5, 2012

Inc. 5000 CEOs and the Pat Tillman Foundation offer invaluable tips to veteran entrepreneurs at the Inc. 5000 conference, about starting and growing a business.  Read more

'A GoPro Video Is Uploaded to YouTube Every Minute'

By Janine Popick |  Oct 4, 2012

GoPro co-founder and CEO Nick Woodman explains how GoPro started and became a viral phenomenon. Plus, how you can do it too.  Read more

Everything You Learned About Strategy Is Wrong

By Eric Markowitz |  Oct 4, 2012

What's the difference being sustainable and growing like crazy? Author Keith McFarland explains three things that hold back most companies.  Read more

Life Is Good Founder: 'Most Powerful Tool for Social Change? Capitalism'

By April Joyner |  Oct 4, 2012

Bert Jacobs, the founder of Life Is Good, explains how he stumbled on a winning business strategy. (No, he wasn't playing Ultimate Frisbee.)  Read more

Stop Trying So Hard & Follow Your Passion

By Nicole Carter |  Oct 4, 2012

GoPro founder Nick Woodman says passion is the path to success. Trust him. He built a company that grew 300% in one year.  Read more

Are You Leading Your People, or Just Running a Company?

By Allison Fass |  Oct 4, 2012

Best-selling leadership author Simon Sinek explains 5 ways to really look after your employees.  Read more

Where Great Entrepreneurs Come From

By Kimberly Weisul |  Oct 4, 2012

Cheer up, Buffalo, Indianapolis and Salt Lake: A new study of the Inc. 500 shows that fast-growing companies can come from just about anywhere.  Read more

Private Equity 101: New Platforms vs. Add-Ons

By Karl Stark and Bill Stewart |  Oct 4, 2012

Understanding the difference between a new "platform" and "add-on" investments is key to any business owners talking to private equity groups (PEGs).  Read more

Leading the Competition? Be Careful

By Curt Richardson |  Oct 3, 2012

Those at the top are targets for competitors, media and industry-watchers, but it's important to maintain focus on what's truly important.  Read more

How to Sell Your Business (& the Land It's On)

By Mike Handelsman |  Oct 3, 2012

When small business sellers own their buildings and land, they need to plan properly in order to successfully sell each.  Read more

5 Steps to Building a Million-Dollar App

By Aaron Aders |  Oct 3, 2012

Author Chad Mureta explains all you need to know to make your app a success.  Read more

Find Your Productivity Hot Spot

By John McDermott |  Oct 3, 2012

Productivity expert Jason Womack says the secret to getting more done is to create a distraction-free zone. Here's what it should look like.  Read more

The Best Place to Find Venture Investment

By Karl Stark and Bill Stewart |  Oct 2, 2012

Inc. 5000 companies are better suited than VCs or angel investors to provide money and the skill necessary for establishing your start-up.  Read more

10 Years of Bootstrapping an Overnight Success

By Maeghan Ouimet |  Oct 2, 2012

It took Nick Woodman 10 years to perfect his action camera business GroPro--just in time for YouTube to launch it into success.  Read more

Have the Best Trade Show Schwag

By Janine Popick |  Oct 1, 2012

Schwag, when done right, can reap big rewards. Here are the three things to keep in mind when preparing for your next conference.  Read more

Create a Scalable Brand

By Karl Stark and Bill Stewart |  Oct 1, 2012

Your brand is the core of your marketing strategy. Jackie Yeaney of Red Hat shares her thoughts on how the brand fuels marketing investments that drive reven...  Read more

Who Really Creates the Jobs?

By Bo Burlingham |  Oct 1, 2012

Here's the truth about employment growth--and how the government can stop hindering it and start helping.  Read more

We All Scream for Customer Insights

By Karl Stark and Bill Stewart |  Sep 28, 2012

Nothing drives home the importance of customer feedback like standing on a street corner handing out ice cream samples. Here are the lessons we learned.  Read more

Make Your Employees Feel Like Winners

By Janine Popick |  Sep 28, 2012

Awards can increase employee morale, help you attract top talent and generate brand awareness.  Read more

7 Ways to Earn Respect as a Leader

By Kevin Daum |  Sep 28, 2012

Are you feeling disrespected by your employees? It may be that you're failing in one of these seven areas.  Read more

Pat Tillman's Widow Offers Support to Vets

By Abigail Tracy |  Sep 28, 2012

Marie Tillman says founding the Pat Tillman Foundation, which provides resources to veterans, active servicemen, and their spouses, helped her turn the page ...  Read more

When to Grow and When to Cut

By Karl Stark and Bill Stewart |  Sep 27, 2012

Companies need to be strategic about growth investments as well as strategic expense reductions. The timing of each is not always obvious.  Read more

7 Reasons Good Teams Become Dysfunctional

By Matthew Swyers |  Sep 27, 2012

Here are the most common habits of a dysfunctional team and how to change them so you can get your group back on track.  Read more

3 Most Important Mobile Marketing Channels

By Aaron Aders |  Sep 26, 2012

Whether you have a mobile app or a mobile website, these channels can help your target audience find your mobile presence.  Read more

Managing the Emotional Toll of Selling Your Small Business

By Mike Handelsman |  Sep 26, 2012

Don't let your emotions--sorrow, anger, or a sense of loss--hijack the sale of your small business. Here are tips on keeping a level head.  Read more

Tough Calls & Big Risks: Mark Kelly's Decision-Making Tips

By Jillian D'Onfro |  Sep 26, 2012

Captain Mark Kelly, pilot of four space missions, talks about his decision to pilot the Endeavour during the recovery of his wife, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.  Read more

Why Good Products Don't Equal Success

By Karl Stark and Bill Stewart |  Sep 25, 2012

Andrew Strube, inventor of Strube Stink Bug Traps, is an example of why you need a sound business model, not just a well-designed product, to create growth.  Read more

6 Signs That It's Time to Resign a Client

By Michael A. Olguin |  Sep 25, 2012

Not sure if your client relationship is on the skids. Here are six signs that it may be time to part ways.  Read more

The Joys and Pains of Partnering With Apple

By Darren Dahl |  Sep 25, 2012

How one company learned to love working with Apple, despite its veil of secrecy.  Read more

3 Rules of a Compelling Value Proposition

By Karl Stark and Bill Stewart |  Sep 24, 2012

To create a compelling value proposition, you have to know your three C's: competencies, customers, and competitors.  Read more