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3D Printing: Now Cheaper and Easier to Use Than Ever
Someday, 3D printers may become as common as inkjet printers. Until then, there are affordable and easy ways to try them out. Read more
Learn Retail Success—the Apple Store Way
Per square foot, the Apple Store outsells most other retailers, but it didn't happen overnight. Here are three things the company got right that you can steal. Read more
5 Unusual Ways to Become a Better Speaker
The art of captivating an audience can take years to develop. Since you don't have that long, here are some quick tips to improve overnight. Read more
How a 14-Year-Old Kid Shot This Start-up into Stardom
One junior high schooler and his mobile game totally changed the fate of this app development platform. Read more
The Race is On in Social Video Sharing
Klip, maker of one of iTunes' most popular video apps, raised $8 million last week to join a bevy of competitors. The game is on. Read more
Does Your Business Need a Siri?
Robots and automation can drive down costs and increase efficiency. But they could make your business too high tech for its own good. Read more
The Science of Building Trust
What makes your employees feel vulnerable and skeptical--and how to overcome it to build a higher-performing organization. Read more
How to Stop Wasting Time at Conferences
If you aren't learning enough from the conferences you attend, you're probably making the same mistake everyone else does. Don't. Read more
Why SOPA Would Hurt Start-ups, Not Pirates
It's not at all clear that the bill would even succeed in catching online piracy. But it could significantly harm innovation on the Web. Read more
How to Perfect Product Positioning
Want to be known for the lowest prices? The highest quality? The best service? For more effective advertising, you're better off sticking to one message. Read more
How Groundbreaking Thinkers Spread Their Ideas
Got great ideas? Channel your inner Steve Jobs and start spreading them around. Here's how. Read more
More Reasons to Try Google+ 
Find out from the source; Inc.com's Eric Markowitz interviews Christian Oestlien, Google’s chief of social advertising products. Watch video
9 Buzzwords Your Start-up Shouldn't Use
You might think a little B-school blather will impress investors and customers. Don't kid yourself. Read more
How to Launch a New Product: Lessons From Google+
Google+ has everything you'd expect from a fully featured social network -- except the right kind of users. And that's a big problem. Read more
Overworked? 4 Signs You Need to Recharge
Take a cue from endurance athletes: Here are four ways to tell you're about to hit a performance wall. Read more
5 Ways to Be Known as a Groundbreaking Thinker
Everyone has ideas; it's how you execute them that will get you noticed. Adopting these five principles will help. Read more
The Easiest—and Hardest—Way to Be More Creative
It's no coincidence that a big, new idea never comes when you need it most. Here's how to get the juices flowing again. Read more
6 Great Tools to Stay in Touch With Customers
The key to more business is better relationships. Here are some easy ways to stay connected with your customers. Read more
Get Ready for Holiday Shopping Season
Forecasts predict modest growth this Christmas. Retail strategist Alison Levy recommends how independent retailers can stand out. Watch video
Built to Survive: The Darwin Approach to Business
According to evolutional theory, only the fittest survive. Here's how it works in the business world. Read more
Innovation: A Blood Test on a Chip
Claros Diagnostics has created the mChip, which can produce accurate test results from a single drop of blood in 10 minutes. Read more
Be Two Steps Ahead in Innovation
I am always looking for new ways to be innovative. I love that through Inc , I get the chance to speak with so many experts on innovation, s... Read more
Tiptoeing Past the Google Graveyard
These are the spirits of innovation past: 11 products and services that Google axed. Read more
Why the Federal Government is a Profitable Place for You to Seek New Business
Have you considered going after a government contract ? Y... Read more
Bloomberg: We Want Your Start-up's Taxes
New York City's mayor laughed it up at TechStars Demo Day, claiming the Bloomberg TV show resembles the Jersey Shore and that start-ups should grow ... Read more
How Miniskirts Changed the Food World Forever
Thanks to the innovative cuisine of Ferran Adria, few people can remember a time before molecular gastronomy. But what does that have to do with short hemlines? Read more
Is a Cool Office Worth It?
Sure, they're fun places to work. But when you actually have to foot the bill, is a cool office financially worthwhile? Read more
4 Ways to Green Your Office Without Being Boring
Architects and design experts explain how to spruce up your workplace, and save a lot of energy by doing so. Read more
What Makes a "Cool" Office?
Inc.com's Christine Lagorio talks with Marc Kushner of Architizer about the 2011 World's Coolest Offices. Watch video
Tour a Conference Room That Looks Like a Spaceship
The architect behind Andrew Davidson and Co.'s New York City office takes you behind the scenes of what went into creating the firm's innovative space. Watch video
Your Office Design Is Killing Teamwork
We've tapped experts in architecture and workplace design to explain what's wrong with cubicles, and how to remedy your dull office. Read more
Which Has the Cooler Office, AOL or Facebook?
The same architect designed both innovative spaces. Will AOL's cool office stand the test of time, or do you "like" Facebook's better? Vote and help us decide. Read more
Innovative Product Mashups
Sometimes innovation is as simple as turning a ketchup bottle upside down. But what about putting bug repellent in clothing or carbonation in milk? It's conv... Read more