Would You Lie to a Customer?
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Best Industries to Start and Grow a Business in 2011
Inc.com's list of the best industries to start and grow a business in 2011 includes great business opportunities such as location-aware apps and green toys. Read more
Founding the World's Simplest Dating Site
How about this: Propose a date; go on a date. No nonsense. Investors pounced, to the tune of $3.2 million. We caught up with the founders of HowAboutWe.com. Read more
The King of the Barbershop Resurgence
Aidan Gill's old-school salon was named best new barbershop last year, and he's become oracle in America's fastest-growing industries. Read more
Language Learning Goes Social
Boasting nine million members in nearly 200 countries, LiveMocha is capitalizing on an ever-expanding market. CEO Michael Schutzler talks to Inc.com about hi... Read more
How We Created This Year’s List
The criteria and ranking method behind the 2011 Best Industries to Start and Grow a Business. Read more
Best Industries for Starting a Business, 2011
Have an itch to start something? Look to barber shops, online dating, public relations, and--surprise--the auto industry. Read more
The Best Industries for Starting a Business Right Now
What niches are poised for growth? Our annual list this year features green toys, organic snacks, historical site tours, physical therapy, location-based app... View slideshow
Report: Social Media Worth the Time
Small businesses and the self-employed are most likely to close new business deals and find partnerships thanks to their efforts on Facebook, Twitter, et al. Read more
Best New Chefs of 2011
For the first time ever, this year's honorees of Food & Wine's annual award include a winner of TV's Top Chef . Read more
Trend: Kids-Free Restaurants
Some restaurants are beginning to refuse reservations to parties with kids. Is this a good idea? Read more
6 Great Historical Site Businesses
Catering to casual tourists is an industry growing at 16 percent a year. These businesses are some of the best in this hospitality niche. View slideshow
Crunching the Numbers
Inc. looks at hiring trends, the cost of ink, and sales of trucks and cargo vans. Read more
Book Review: Killing Giants
Author Stephen Denny shares 10 strategies to topple the Goliath in your industry. Read more
Why It Pays to Be No. 2 in Your Industry
Researchers Stanislav D. Dobrev and Aleksios Gotsopoulos dispel the myth of the first-mover advantage. Read more
Best Courses 2011: NUvention
A group of classes that focuses on three fast-growing verticals: medical devices, energy, and Internet businesses Read more
BREAKING: Facebook Poaches Google's Creative Director
Ji Lee, one of Google's creative directors of Google Creative Lab, announced he will leave Google to become Facebook's new creative director. Read more
How to Build Sustainability Into Your Supply Chain
Sourcing and transporting goods can be the most overlooked—and inefficient—parts of how a business is structured. Here's how to examine and improve the e... Read more
A New Way to Tip
Menus at chic restaurants around the country are experimenting with a new offer: tipping the kitchen with beer. Read more
A Look at the James Beard Noms
It's Jean George Vongrichten's ABC Kitchen versus Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone's Torrisi Italian Specialties. Read more
Bringing a Weird Product to Market
Take beef jerky, add Red Bull, and what do you get? An idea for a new product. But will consumers bite? Read more
Could You Survive Without Mobile Apps?
A third of small businesses say they couldn't get by without mobile apps. (Eleven percent say they use them only because they're "cool.") Read more
How to Scale Up Your Service Business
One way to increase the value of your company is to train others in your area of expertise. Read more
The Perils of Expansion
"I basically opened a restaurant a year for the past five years and I can honestly say I regret it," says one restaurateur. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: KG Technologies
How this third generation of latching relay manufacturers is creating smart technology to save money and energy for utility companies Read more
Star Chefs' Personal Late-Night Menus
Working late? Some chefs share their favorite late-night, post-work menus. Read more
Outsmarting Mother Nature
As weather technology advances, businesses are starting to make better business decisions based on short- and long-term weather patterns. Read more
Bringing Fixed-gear Bikes to the Masses
Craving cooler wheels, two friends from the University of Southern California found an inexpensive manufacturer, and have been hawking sturdy minimalist bicy... Read more
Old Hollywood Beauty With Natural Formulas
A makeup artist since age nine, Jessica Truesdale was inspired by beauty-industry legends like Estée Lauder and Elizabeth Arden, and founded True You Cosmet... Read more
Solved! Hands-free Door Opening
Under pressure to create a start-up for class, University of Minnesota senior Max Arndt engineered a simple foot lever to free hands from germs. Meet the Toe... Read more
Simplifying Cross-Platform Digital Book Publishing
University of Northern Iowa junior Nick Cash wanted digital computer science books. So he developed a user-friendly self-publishing system that distributes a... Read more
Harnessing the Sun More Efficiently
Stanford University sophomore Tom Currier might seem part mad-scientist, but his "death ray" is attracting investor attention as he grows an innovative company. Read more
Learning From the Customer
Bill Crutchfield has been perfecting customer service for 30 years, and he credits his customers with teaching him everything. Read more
How to Provide Great B2B Customer Service
Providing great customer service can be an effective strategy to beat out larger competition. Read more
Case Study: How to Restart a Company
Could Robin Sauve's bid to relaunch a business backfire? Here's how she managed to finance her start-up through the early stages. Read more
