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Top 10 Latino and Hispanic Entrepreneurs

With family roots that trace back to Spain and Central and South America, these Latino and Hispanic entrepreneurs have built some of the fastest-growing Amer...  View slideshow

Top 10 American Indian Entrepreneurs

From IT solutions to military services, these are the top small businesses run by CEO’s of American Indian heritage.  View slideshow

Top 10 Black Entrepreneurs

These 10 Black entrepreneurs from around the country bootstrapped their firms and built fast-growing enterprises, earning them a spot on the Inc. 500.  View slideshow

Top 10 South Asian Entrepreneurs

From IT services to industrial supply, these are the top small businesses run by CEOs of South Asian heritage.  View slideshow

Top 10 East Asian Entrepreneurs

From mobile accessory designer to media outlet, these are the top small businesses run by CEO’s of East Asian heritage.  View slideshow

Staying Dedicated to His Mission

How Demetrius Walker’s apparel company became a record label.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Flying Food Group

Flying Food Group has seen steady growth since Sue Ling Gin founded the company in 1983 to bring a higher quality of food service to commercial airlines.  Read more

6 Capital Funding Sources for Minority Businesses

Uncertain economic times and a tight credit environment call for creative, nontraditional financial solutions for minority entrepreneurs.  Read more

How Dave Eggers Is Making Learning Fun

Best-selling author Dave Eggers—along with Ninive Calegari, a veteran public school teacher—created a nonprofit that uses superheroes and pirates to get ...  Read more

Finding Jobs for Ex-offenders

How Sweet Beginnings offers a second chance to those who need it most  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Heartwood Studios

How custom-designed 3-D virtual training applications provide the U.S. Army with a modern alternative for training soldiers.  Read more

Google's Challenge to Facebook

The search giant unveils a new social campaign, plus advice on going viral, and the rest of today's news.  Read more

Johnson Says There's No 'Magic' to Business Success

The basketball legend-turned-entrepreneur answers Inc. Twitter followers' and Facebook fans' questions about life on and off the court.  Read more

MTV for the Overachiever Generation?

Arielle Scott, a former Jessica Mah collaborator, is on a mission to empower young adults to innovate—and she’s building a media empire to do so.  Read more

Old Hollywood Beauty With Natural Formulas

A makeup artist since age nine, Jessica Truesdale was inspired by beauty-industry legends like Estée Lauder and Elizabeth Arden, and founded True You Cosmet...  Read more

InDinero Fixes Money Management

Jessica Mah, the 20-year-old CEO of inDinero, is improving upon what QuickBooks has done and is making financial tracking easier for small businesses.  Read more

Top App Developer

Ge Wang and Smule have turned app development into an art form with hits such as Ocarina, Magic Piano, and Glee Karaoke.  Read more

The 2010 Inc. 5000: The Top 10 Black Entrepreneurs

From helping to protect soldiers from IED blasts to expediting FDA approval of life-saving drugs, many of these entrepreneurs have built multi-million dollar...  View slideshow

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: StemCyte

How recent legislation and education helped this cord blood banking company double its business in just three years.  Read more

A Name the Press Could Love

A new bakery proves that a killer name can be the best marketing strategy.  Read more

How to Get Certified as a Veteran-Owned Business

Acknowledging your status as a veteran could give you an advantage in the business world. Here's how.  Read more

How to Get Certified as a Minority-Owned Business

Having a minority-owned business certification can help you tap into a bevy of public and private sector programs. Here’s how to apply.  Read more

Helping Ex-Felons Become Entrepreneurs

For his tireless work training the less fortunate - including ex-felons - to become entrepreneurs, Todd Pemberton receives an award.  Read more

Small Businesses Score Super Bowl Contracts with the NFL

The NFL’s Emerging Business Program works to educate local minority- and women-owned businesses about Super Bowl vendor procurement opportunities.  Read more

Building a Hugely Profitable Blog

Three years ago, Fred Mwangaguhunga launched MediaTakeOut.com, a blog focusing on urban gossip that is beating similar sites run by much larger companies.  Read more