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Unsung Heroes

How many people do you think read the magazine before it's published? Here's a peek inside the production process.  Read more

How Lara Miller Navigated the Economic Crisis 

Even through the economic crisis, she learned from her mistakes and kept up her spirits.  Watch video

Managing Time, Creativity & Lists 

How Lara Miller runs her clothing line, from Excel spreadsheets to fashion design.  Watch video

Grind, Hustle & Payoff 

Everything from how Lara Miller oversees daily operations at her clothing line, to her greatest entrepreneurial rewards.  Watch video

Living A Dream Every Day 

Trep Life Video | Her brand has gone global, but Lara Miller still finds the most joy the way she started: designing clothes.  Watch video

How A Creative Runs A Company 

"Can I just be the creative director of my company, please somebody rescue me."  Watch video

Fashion Start-up Takes Aim at $20 Billion Industry

Olga Vidisheva, founder of newly launched Shoptiques, an online boutique aggregator, explains how her start-up plans to disrupt the world of fashion.  Read more

Meet the 'Richard Branson of Iceland'

Jon Olafsson has been a music executive, a media mogul, and a retiree. Today he is a beverage executive. He told Inc.com about Iceland's entrepreneurial ecos...  Read more

Psych! 5 Brain Tricks to Make Customers Buy

Want to increase your revenue? It's time to get smarter about how your customers' minds really work, suggests a new book.  Read more

3 Biggest Entrepreneur Opportunities Over the Next 3 Years

The cost of starting a business today is lower than ever. If you have an idea, pursue it. Or give one of these three arenas a hard look. I would (if I weren'...  Read more

Capital Well's Next-Generation Solution

New Hampshire's Capital Well is facing a classic predicament; Its core product is rapidly becoming commoditized. It needs to innovate--fast. Here's how.  Read more

Fighting Fake FiveFingers

When Vibram had trouble meeting demand for its popular FiveFingers running shoes, the market became flooded with counterfeit, nearly identical, shoes. Here's...  Read more

Gourmet Dog Food Takes Off

Marie Moody's love for her adopted mutts inspired her to launch Stella & Chewy's, a Milwaukee-based pet-food maker.  Read more

4 Ways to Make Your Restaurant More Profitable

The times, they are a-changin', and you must stay nimble to succeed in the food and beverage industry. New York City's top chefs explain how they stay current.  Read more

How to Identify Your Next Business Opportunity 

As the co-founder of a Brooklyn gourmet food and wine shop, Jason Richelson knows first-hand the shortcomings of cash register software. So in August 2008 he...  Watch video

7 Retail Trends That Can Boost Your Business

The U.S. Retail Highlights report is in and lists several trends that your business can use to stay on top.  Read more

How American Giant Hacked the Supply Chain

Here's a short video explaining how American Giant is cutting out the middlemen and leveraging the Web to deliver what its customers want.  Read more

Make Sure You're Not Running a Sweatshop

You treat your direct employees fairly (heck, they have great benefits!) but your suppliers or manufacturers abroad might be another story. Here's what you c...  Read more

Inc. Data Bank: This Month in Infographics

What's going on with firings, productivity, and business travel? Inc. visualizes the numbers, including how much more beloved small business is that government.  Read more

Why Innovation Needs Academia

It's in style to dismiss business school, and higher education in general, as unnecessary. But our company wouldn't exist without it. Here's why.  Read more

A Top Chef's $15 Million Gamble

Brian Malarkey's restaurant ventures are backed by massive investment. But can his social-dining experiment thrive?  Read more

Tapping the Prison Market

It's one of America's fastest-growing and most innovative markets. Here's how one California company tapped it.  Read more

The Big Business of Local News: Main Street Connect

In early 2010, Jane Byrant Quinn and Carll Tucker launched a community-based news website. Today they compete with AOL. Here's how they changed the game.  Read more

The Other Big Game

Super Bowl advertisers aim to score more hits online  Read more

Start a Killer Restaurant: 6 Tips

Advice from a white guy in Texas who became an award-winning sushi chef and restaurant owner.  Read more