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The Oracle of Silicon Valley
Tim O'Reilly is Silicon Valley's leading intellectual and the founder of O'Reilly Media, a steadily growing $100 million company. His life is a vivid demonst... Read more
Employees Fired for Pursuing Alleged Shoplifter
Should your company policy prohibit an employee from preventing crime? Read more
How to Use Your Local Flea Market as a Business Incubator
Art shows, craft fairs and street markets are each ideal spots for a pop-up shop where you can test the waters for a product and learn a great deal from fell... Read more
Cleantech Deals Hit a New Record
A new survey reports 180 deals in the first quarter of 2010, and particularly strong interest in the transportation sector. Read more
Searching for the Great American Craftsman
Photographer Tadd Myers spent a year training his lens on entrepreneurs who do things the way they've always been done. View slideshow
How to Provide Constructive Criticism
Telling an employee how to improve his or her performance is always important and never comfortable. Here are some tips on how to do it right. Read more
How to Make Money on Foursquare
This new social broadcast application can help your business promote deals, get the attention of savvy early adopters of technology, or simply to increase fo... Read more
How to Handle Online Credit Card Processing
If you are ready to take your small business's website to the next level and create a retail component, it is vital that you find a reliable (and affordable)... Read more
Tesla Employees Killed In Silicon Valley Plane Crash
Three employees of electric car maker Tesla Motors were on board a plane that crashed in Palo Alto, California, killing all on board. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tol... Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: GreenLogic Energy
How Long Island-based renewable energy solutions provider GreenLogic eliminated 25 percent of their clients' energy costs. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: James Jerome Hill, CEO of the Great Northern Railway
James Jerome Hill built a depression-proof transcontinental railroad without a dime from the government. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: David Sarnoff of NBC and RCA
Rather than fearing the disruption caused by new technology, David Sarnoff embraced it, building a broadcast empire first in radio and then in TV. Read more
After Years of Growth, the Service Sector Struggles
Law firms, advertising agencies, and other business services companies have been hard hit in the recession. Read more
Saving Broadway Books
A story about blogs, books, burritos--and a son who wouldn't let his mother's business fail Read more
The Way I Work: Kathy Ireland
Former supermodel Kathy Ireland founded a little company to make products for “busy moms” like herself. Now, with revenue of $1.4 billion, she’s busier... Read more
Visibility: The Strongest Link in the Supply Chain
How strong is your supply chain? You won’t know until it fails. Reducing your risk of failure depends on visibility -- your ability to see any aspect of th... Read more
New OSHA Guidelines Seek to Rein In Black Friday Crowds
In response to a death last year during a Black Friday shopping promotion in New York, the government has released guidelines to help employers keep their em... Read more
GPS for Truckers
It's gadget season. Last week, I attended the New York City preview of the annual Consumer Electronics Show, which will take place in early January in Las... Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company
Not only did he build one of the largest automobile manufacturers, he set in motion a series of changes that would change society as a whole. Read more
Retailers Prepare for the Holidays
CEOs reveal their inventory and pricing strategies for the holiday shopping season. Read more
Case Study: A Hot-Tub Maker Hits Hard Times
Bob Hallam of Dimension One Spas is struggling along with the rest of the hot tub industry. Can he come up with some new products to revive his company? Read more
How I Did It: Stan Lee of Marvel Comics
The creator of Spider-Man, the Hulk, and the X-Men talks about how he has stayed creative for more than 60 years. Read more
How to Price Business Services
Advice for small businesses on how to manage pricing strategies by calculating costs, considering different pricing models, and evaluating customer and compe... Read more
Farmers' Goods Called Risky Foods
Research claims that produce are more likely to transmit food-born illnesses, bad news for food entrepreneurs. Read more
Retail Consumers Shifting Gears
A report finds that some industries are steadily fending off the recession, while new consumer values are emerging. Read more
The Future of Manufacturing
A New Zealand company called Ponoko has reinvented the factory for the 21st century. Read more
A Free Beer With Every Haircut
Birds Barbershop has tapped into the energy of Austin, Texas, to build a $2 million business with four locations in just three years. View slideshow
Best Lemonade Stand Winners 
Meet the young faces behind two of the most successful lemonade stands, as Inc. announces the winners of the Best Lemonade Stand in America contest. Movin... Watch video
No Cash for Those Clunkers?
Dealerships are still waiting for the government to reimburse them for the cash for clunkers program. Read more
12 Rounds with Big George
George Foreman's reputation as a boxer is perhaps only eclipsed by his reputation as the astoundingly effective pitchman for the George Foreman Grill. Wit... Watch video
A Booming Recession Business
Companies that supply dollar stores are raking it in Read more
The Way I Work: Mick Mountz of Kiva Systems
Kiva Systems helps companies such as Zappos and Staples equip their warehouses with a work force of robots Read more
How We Did It: Amy Robinson and Eric Steel, producers of Julie & Julia
Movie producers, like entrepreneurs, need a strong stomach for risk. It can take years of planning, pitching, negotiating, coaxing, hoping, and praying to... Read more
Growth in Translation
As the world gets smaller and the demand for language services grows bigger, some Inc. 500|5000 companies are cashing in by bridging the communication gap be... Read more
