Portrait of an Incubated Summer
Highland Capital Partners funds, educates, and houses 10 tech start-ups for the summer. Matt DeLuca followed one team through the making of a company. Read more
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ROCS Staffing Founders Reveal How to Master a Niche Market
Brandon Labman and Tom Moore's staffing company, ROCS, thrives in its niche market, staffing entry-level jobs. Here's how ROCS says no to expansion but yes t... Read more
10 Tips on Hiring for Creativity
Creativity is the root of innovation. But how can you find the right kind of inspired individual to bring into your office? We asked some of the country's be... Read more
7 Great Viral Marketing Campaigns
They're weird. They're funny. And they're incredibly powerful marketing tools. Here are seven campaigns that caught fire online, going wildly viral. View slideshow
Google's Think Quarterly Released [Video]
Google's magnetic magazine on innovation, Think Quarterly , was released (via snail mail) today. Here's what it's all about. Read more
10 Innovations That Changed the Way We Exercise
Working out has never been more efficient or a bigger part of a human culture than it is today. We've dug into the history of kinesiology to find the inventi... View slideshow
How to Break Into the Flash Deals Space
Sites such as Ideeli, Lot18, Gilt Groupe, and Rue La La are offering carefully curated deals at reduced prices. The business is no more than a few years old,... Read more
Recreating a Culture of Innovation
When Dolores Labs changed its name to CrowdFlower, it left behind a sprawling loft of an office, a hip logo, and a culture of innovation. A VC firm seized th... Read more
Innovating Schools, One Lunch at a Time
How this socially responsible business is transforming school lunch programs across the country to attack the obesity epidemic Read more
How to Reward Great Ideas
Your employees may never say no to a bonus, but that doesn't mean it's the ideal way to credit their work. Examples from Foursquare and other innovative comp... Read more
The Online Business Incubator
Wicked Start, an online incubator for early-stage start-ups, provides practical, no cost or low cost resources. Read more
10 Start-up Incubators to Watch
Businesses that go through incubators historically have a close to 90 percent survival rate. We've pinpointed some of the most productive. View slideshow
The Downside of Traditions
It's time to deeply question the traditions of the past and focus on reinventing the future. It's time to question. To imagine. To innovate. Read more
New Patent Laws to Favor First-to-File
Congress is on the verge of passing the first patent reforms in 60 years. This may not be good news for small business. Read more
12 Strange and Amazing Patents
How far will the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office go? We've rounded up some of the silliest, most inventive, and ludicrous patent applications in U.S. history. View slideshow
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: SpaceWorks Enterprises
By analyzing and directing future space technologies, SpaceWorks helps decide which aerospace projects should take flight and which should stay grounded. Read more
Is the Oil and Gas Industry Getting a Bad Rap?
I’ve been researching the oil and gas industry lately. This industry has a negative stigma attached to it as being very environmentally insens... Read more
The Evangelist Behind Seth Godin's Speedy Publishing
Amber Rae is pounding the street about the Domino Project's innovative new publishing model. And in her spare time she's awakening individuals' passion and p... Read more
How to Get Creative: Stop Trying
Creativity can come out of nowhere. The trick is to sense it—and ride it to the end. Read more
How Would You Market Art for Rent?
Four entrepreneurs offer Artsicle their marketing ideas and help the start-up craft a following. Read more
The Founder of Zipcar Retools in France
Robin Chase recently launched a new car-sharing service in France, called Buzzcar. Read more
9 Innovations for the Great Outdoors
Gone fishing? We've scoped out the niftiest new inventions for making the company picnic—or just camping out with friends—simple, tidy, and enjoyable. View slideshow
Renaat Ver Eecke Interview: Customer Research Leads to Success
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Navman Wireless’s Vice President,... Read more
How to Speed Up Your Prototyping Process
Engineers who get too hung up on perfecting a prototype often lose sight of the bigger picture and waste precious development time. Here are a few ways you c... Read more
5 Rules of Success From Brooklyn's DIY Masters
Experts on makeshift innovation held court at the first DIY Business Association Conference in Brooklyn. They share their unconventional wisdom with Inc.com. Read more
Lessons from Argentina: Tax Holidays
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TruTags Stymie Drug Counterfeiters
An innovative micro-tag made nano-porous silica makes it nearly impossible for counterfeiters to duplicate when placed on the surface of pharmaceutical pills. Read more
How to Market a Brand New Product
What the Snuggie, the Roomba, and other innovative products can teach you about turning an unknown name and product into a consumer success. Read more
How to Get Unstuck
With the deadline for an important business-related opportunity looming, I began my day today with a sinking sensation in my heart and stomach. I have bee... Read more
How to License In Intellectual Property
When your company needs to use a process, concept, tool—or really anything that's protected by a patent, copyright, or trademark—here's how to license it... Read more
7 Steps to a Culture of Innovation
Hyper-growth companies often credit a culture of innovation as their primary driver of success. They deploy creative thinking to attack problems big and smal... Read more
Adrian Slywotzky Interview: How Netflix Found Its Trigger
Adrian Slywotzky has written noteworthy business bo... Read more
4 Tips for Protecting Your Trademark
A trademark can be just as valuable as a large client, so it's of utmost importance that businesses find competent means for protection. Here are four tips f... Read more
How 5 Unheard of Products Rocked the Market
Roomba. Vapur. Oona. These products share more than peculiar names. Each is an innovation that used effective marketing strategies to turn a brand new produc... View slideshow
Adrian Slywotzky Interview: Having a Magnetic Offer
A graduate from Harvard's Law and Business schools, Adrian Slywotzk... Read more
