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Office Dream Day: Rocket Fuel for Your Brain

Ditch the brainstorming meetings. Forget the annual off-site. Let me introduce you to Dream Day, my office's creative time for collectively scheming ways to ...  Read more

6 Habits of Remarkably Likable People

They're charming. They're genuine. And they can make an entire room full of people smile.  Read more

Hardware Wants to Be Free

Technology is getting cheap--so cheap, in fact, that gadgets alone may cease to be the moneymakers. Tech start-ups, take note.  Read more

12 Business Tips to Steal From Santa

Sound like a bizarre source for advice? Think about it: He spreads good will, gets his work done on time, and he's a great judge of character.  Read more

Easiest Way to Win Friends and Influence People

Charm is good and cleverness never hurts. But there's one very simple thing you can do to create instant rapport with someone else.  Read more

Where to Invest Your Tech Budget

Before you decide how to spend your tech dollars, check out where other companies are investing.  Read more

The Future of Sales Technology

Salespeople are always the early adopters. Here's where they (and you) are heading.  Read more

Innovation: Mining on the Moon

Check out this solar-powered rover designed to prospect for ice on the moon.  Read more

Let's Expand the Definition of 'Great Salesperson'

Entrepreneurs gripe that great salespeople are scarce. But the real problem is that most companies' concept of a great salesperson is too narrow.  Read more

Why Every Company Is Now an Incubator

From Microsoft to PayPal, it seems every day another business launches an incubator. Here's what's motivating them to get in the game.  Read more

3D Printing Has a Bright Future With Dark Problems

DIY gunsmithing is just one potential issue 3D printer companies must decide how to handle. But there are many more risks on the horizon.  Read more

Start-ups Set Out to Solve Mobile Data Crunch

Need a good start-up opportunity? The mobile space is primed for anyone who can figure out how to relieve cell networks of data overload.  Read more

How Much It Costs to Fight a Patent Troll

Infographic: When a patent troll attacks, increasingly its victims are small and midsize companies. Check out the stats.  Read more

Exclusive: Inside the Mind of Google's Greatest Idea Man, John Hanke

Serial entrepreneur John Hanke created the first iterations of Google Earth, Maps, and Street View. For his second act, he's now re-imagining the world throu...  Read more

The Key to the Future? The Past

Inc. asked future-focused experts how to make money in 2013 (and beyond). An award-winning science-fiction author throws in his two cents.  Read more

6 Reasons Why You Hire the Wrong People

No business can afford to make hiring mistakes--especially the mistakes that come up again and again.  Read more

Cars: The Next Big Advertising Platform?

Connected cars are taking mobile marketing to a whole new level. Here's what to expect.  Read more

Google & Facebook Take on Patent Trolls

Technology giants launch an assault on vague patents that hinder innovation and jack up costs.  Read more

3 Steps to Turn Around a Failing Company

"Turnaround King" Grant Cardone says you may think you know what's ailing your company--but you're almost certainly wrong.  Read more

4 Demotivators That Will Cost You

Keeping everyone on your team focused and motivated is not easy, especially if you fall into one or more of these common traps.  Read more

How Dating Someone Hot Helps Your Business (Really)

Entrepreneurs can't be fearful. Exercises to help overcome your fears, from asking out that hot chick (or guy) to bungee jumping. Hey, it's for the business.  Read more

7 Easily Avoidable Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Fail

You have no excuse not to see these potential hurdles coming--so don't let them trip you up.  Read more

The Rockstar Test: 6 Interview Questions to Ask

If you're still impressed with a job candidate after posing these questions, you might have a winner.  Read more

World's Coolest Offices: Your Picks

Inc. asked our Facebook community to submit photos of the world's best offices. Then we put them to a vote. Here are your favorites--plus one from the editors.  View slideshow

Don't Make This Common Year-End Mistake

The world may seem to slow between Christmas and New Year's, but it doesn't stop. And neither should your business.  Read more