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What's Your Hiring Style?

How do you determine who’s right for your company? Take this quiz to find out.  Read more

Leaders of the New School

A look at how small companies are taking big social media ideas and advancing them in a thousand incremental ways.  Read more

Methodology: How We Chose the 2010 Inc. 500|5000

The eligibility criteria and ranking method for this year's list.  Read more

Managing Millennial Workers

For fast-growing companies, today’s college kids are tomorrow’s top employees. University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann tells managers what to ex...  Read more

The Postrecession Labor Market

What will it take to build an A-team of players as the economy begins to recover? PayScale CEO Michael Metzger weighs in.  Read more

Social Media Grows Up

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone explains how the next wave of social networks will change your business.  Read more

The 2010 Inc. 5000: The Top Fastest Growing Companies

Our exclusive annual ranking of America's fastest-growing entrepreneurial businesses.  Read more

The 2010 Inc. 5000: Top 10 Metro Areas

New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. are home to the most Inc. 5000 companies in America.  View slideshow

The 2010 Inc. 5000: Top 10 States

Tech start-ups propel Massachusetts to the No. 8 spot on our list of the states with the most high-growth companies.  View slideshow

The 2010 Inc. 5000: Top 10 Job Creators

With unemployment statistics all over the media, the job market can feel all doom and gloom these days. But, these Inc. 5000 companies have been the bright s...  View slideshow

The 2010 Inc. 5000: Top 10 Companies by Growth Rate

From shocking marketing campaigns to mastering social media, the fastest growing companies on the Inc. 500 share the secrets to their rapid growth.  View slideshow

The 2010 Inc. 5000: Top 10 American Indian Entrepreneurs

Representing a range of tribal nations, these Inc. 5,000 CEOs have experienced exceptional growth and committed themselves to giving back to their communities.  View slideshow

The 2010 Inc. 5000: Top 10 Companies by Revenue

A look at the largest companies on the Inc. 5000, including Kingston Technology, run by John Tu and David Sun.  View slideshow

The 2010 Inc. 5000: The Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs

These female entrepreneurs are defying the odds in industries such as defense, construction and health care.  View slideshow

The 2010 Inc. 5000: Top 10 Latino- and Hispanic Entrepreneurs

These entrepreneurs are tapping that immigrant spirit to build the American dream.  View slideshow

Celebrity Cachet of SwaddleDesign

Lynette Damir's Seattle-based company sells its products to Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie - and has sales of $3.6m.  Read more

Woot Acquired by Amazon.com

Fresh on the heels of the Zappos.com acquisition, the deal-a-day pioneer says hello to Jeff Bezos.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: StemCyte

Thanks to scientific developments and increased education and awareness, this cord blood banking company doubled their business to $12 million in 3 years.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Elf on the Shelf

How a holiday tradition turned into a multi-million dollar toy and book business.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: CleanFish

How a sustainable fish broker is changing the way the fishing industry does business.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Brooklyn Brewery

How a former war correspondent built a craft brewery into a $20 million global brand.  Read more

How Will the IPO Market Treat Zipcar?

Despite strong revenue gains, the car-sharing service has yet to turn an annual profit, faces increased competition, and has a tricky merger to execute.  Read more

Honest Tea: Seth Goldman

Seth Goldman likes to promote from within. Tune in for a live stream of his talk at next week's Inc. 5000 Conferen...  Read more

A Break-room Alternative The FruitGuys

How a Bay Area company that stocks businesses with fresh fruit grew to nearly $8 million in sales.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Time Timer

How a stay-at-home mom invented a top-selling teaching tool.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: TrollandToad.com

How a game lover turned a popular collectible card game into a multi-million dollar retail business.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: AArrow Advertising

How an 18-year-old kid took $500 and built a guerilla marketing agency with franchises in 30 cities and $4.5 million in revenue.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: RockCorps

How a concert production company made volunteering cool again.  Read more

How New Google, LinkedIn Features Could Help You

LinkedIn now allows you to follow a company, while Google offers new information about online visitors to your page -- and of course, new ways to advertise.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Alex and Ani

How a jewelry entrepreneur's clever idea and sustainable focus allowed her to turn the family business into a line of popular fashion accessories.  Read more

The Woman Behind Angie's List

Need a plumber? An electrician? Go ask Angie Hicks, founder of Angie's List. Here, she tells her story.  Read more

Apple Acquisition News Revealed on LinkedIn Profiles

The notoriously secretive Apple has acquired two companies. News of one deal broke partly thanks to changes in employees' LinkedIn profiles.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Nerds On Call

How a small computer repair company stole market share from Best Buy and embarked on a national expansion.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: HoldCube

Wesley Valverde figured out how to turn long hold times on phone calls into a multimillion dollar company.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: IMVU

How one company gives life to 3D avatars and virtual landscapes all feed by a multi-million dollar economy.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Lexicon Consulting

How one California company prepares members of the armed forces for the linguistic and cultural hurdles of overseas combat.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Smashing Ideas

How three cartoon animators built an interactive branding company from their basements that's growing over 50 percent annually.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: IguanaMed

How a company that distributes high-performance, stylish medical scrubs quickly became a fashion staple for the medical community.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Turbie Twist

How two college-age sisters bought the rights to an absorbent hair towel and turned it into a QVC phenomenon.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Twenty20

How a pair of skiers made it easy to shoot HD video from helmets, goggles, handlebars, and motorcycles—and how they tripled their business in a year doing it.  Read more