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3 Steps to Build Your Business Up by Tearing it Down
Sometimes the best way to keep your business growing is to analyze what would bring it to an end. Read more
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Redbox's Smart Move: What You Can Learn
The company's movie streaming deal with Verizon is a classic adjacency move that leverages the brand while limiting the risk. Read more
Inc. 500|5000 Slideshows
10 Steps: Teach Your Kids to Be Entrepreneurs
For business owners, it may be the most important lesson you can pass along. Use these 10 tips to put your kids on a start-up track. View slideshow
Pow! Smartest Networking Tips from the Inc. 5000
Want to be a power networker? We tapped 6 CEOs of the country’s fastest growing companies about how they’ve networked for success, and how you can too. View slideshow
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The Engines of the Economy
The Inc. 5000 created 370,592 jobs in the last three years. Find out which companies have the most employees, those that have added the most jobs, the industries fueling the economy with job growth, and more.
Inc. 500|5000 Videos & Live Chats
What's Your Exit Strategy?
Four-time entrepreneur Joe Apprendi talks about exiting three companies and how his latest--Collective, a New York online advertising firm--could be his home run, an IPO. Watch video
Tips on Social Media in 2012
What you need to know about word-of-mouth marketing in the new year, according to Dave Kerpen, founder of Likeable Media, and author of Likeable Social Media. Watch video
Cupcake Pioneer Is Going Global
Steve Abrams bought Manhattan's Magnolia Bakery in 2007. Now he's got big expansion plans, with stores in New York, L.A., Dubai & beyond. Watch video
Recent Inc. 5000 Articles
How We Saved 30% on Our Benefits Plan
When your business is built around talent, you can’t afford to skimp on healthcare and other employee benefits. Read more
7 Steps to Turbo-Charge Your Efficiency
We all want more time. But how do you get it? The answer is to become a master of efficiency. Read more
6 Steps to Define Your 'True North'
Identifying your business’s one true objective will provide a strong foundation for all strategic decision-making. Read more
Don’t Grow Your Business With Bad Customers
Take the time to discover which customers add the most value to your business. Read more
3 Lessons From the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Disaster
The foundation's recent public relations mess offers valuable takeaways for small businesses. Read more
5 Easy Ways to Drum Up PR Coverage
Does the press love your business as much as you do? Here are five ways to grab the media's attention--no PR expertise required. Read more
The Stealthiest Start-up Killer
It's the threat you never see coming. In fact, even after you crash and burn you still might not recognize it. Read more
Get an Offer That's Just Right
Finding the perfect investor can be a Goldilocks-type challenge. Here's how one company found that 'just right' investor. Read more
5 Steps to Thinking Outside of the Box
How do people think outside of the proverbial box? They know how to view things more expansively. Here's how. Read more
5 Steps to Saying You're Sorry
It's a mistake to refuse an apology to angry customers. Here's how to get really good at saying 'I'm sorry.' Read more
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The Inc. 5000 By Industry
The bars on this chart reflect the total growth for each industry (2010 revenue for all company s assigned to that industry, divided by the total 2007 revenue for those companies.) The top company in each industry is listed below the industry name.
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