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How to Succeed in 2013

We asked some of the brightest entrepreneurs we know what it's going to take to make money next year. Read on to find out which advice you ought to steal.  View slideshow

7 Things You Need to Know About 2013

Game-changing trends! Hot markets! Daring predictions! Step right up to get a preview of what the New Year will bring to business.  View slideshow

Zumba's Other Entrepreneurs

Instructors are the lifeblood of Zumba Fitness, making up both the company's primary customer base--and its core product. Many also have their own Zumba busi...  View slideshow

The Houses That Entrepreneurship Built

Posh real estate is no longer only in the hands of Hollywood starlets and Wall Street bigs. These entrepreneurs started out scrappy, but now their start-up v...  View slideshow

Immigrant Edge: 9 Wildly Successful Entrepreneurs

The United States has always been a nation of immigrants - and of entrepreneurs. The relatively recent arrivals featured in this slideshow combine the two at...  View slideshow

World's 20 Coolest Offices

These brilliantly inspiring workplaces have sprawling rooftop gardens, bright atriums, and lots and lots of exposed brick. Tour this year's crop of outstandi...  View slideshow

Top Female CEOs of the 2012 Inc. 500

Of the 500 companies on this list, women lead just 10% of them. But the most successful among are in industries as diverse as consulting, private jets, and IT.  View slideshow

9 Small Companies Making Waves at the 2012 Olympics

Check out nine companies that help the world's best athletes go for the gold.  View slideshow

Best Industries 2012: Supply Chain | 6 Logistics Start-ups on the Move

Getting products into customers' hands is a complicated business. Check out these six hot companies that keep the whole thing humming.  View slideshow

Best Industries 2012: Water | 8 Big Opportunities to Tap

It's a low-cost commodity, but make no mistake--there's money to be made in water.  View slideshow

What I Pack: Inside the Bags of Road Warriors

What must-bring gear should you pack on your next business trip? We asked a few hard-working road warriors that very question. Here's a look inside their tra...  View slideshow

Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg's Smartest Moves

Facebook is about to go public, and clearly, the 27-year-old has done a few things right. Here’s a look at his best moves, and what any entrepreneur can le...  View slideshow

Management Advice: What Kind of Boss Are You?

Check out these 11 archetypes, complete with signature strengths, weaknesses and role models.  View slideshow

Fixing What's Broken in Uganda

Moses Kizza Musaazi is an entrepreneur, inventor, and fixer of many troubled things in the country of Uganda. Leigh Buchanan tells his story.  View slideshow

Great Entrepreneurs on the Companies They Love

It takes one to know one. So we asked a range of successful entrepreneurs to name the companies they admire most and why.  View slideshow

7 Best Extended Stay Hotels

For employees on an extended stay business trip, comfort becomes a premium. But sometimes they are unavoidable. If you find yourself on the road for a long-t...  View slideshow

8 Best Alternative Airports in America

Discover what some of America’s little-known gems--smaller airports--have to offer. Inc. reveals a list of some of the best alternative airports where you ...  View slideshow

10 Most Frustrating Air Travel Rules & Regulations

Some air travel rules come across as confusing, frustrating, or even worthy of a Liz Lemon--style meltdown. Here are ten edicts that raise eyebrows and blood...  View slideshow

10 Best Apps for Travel (& They’re Free!)

Plan and make bookings. Organize notes. Submit expense reports. Before you run out of juice find Wi-Fi. If you’re too juiced…find your way, easily, back ...  View slideshow

6 Amazing Airport Perks

Delays, cancellations, layovers--who cares? These airports will tempt you with anything from extreme shopping to luxury spas, museums, theaters, tropical gar...  View slideshow

Steve Grubbs: The Way I Work, in Photos

Steve Grubbs, 47, started his career in politics, before parlaying his campaign experience into two businesses in the late '90s. Here's a glimpse in images o...  View slideshow

True Crime: Most Shocking Moments in Entrepreneurship

News flash: Entrepreneurs are people too. And as with any group of people, it includes a few bad eggs--and some downright rotten ones.  View slideshow

Entrepreneurs that Got Filthy Rich in 2011

Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the only entrepreneur good at making bank. Here’s a look at the 9 entrepreneurs and (and one investor) that got filthy, stupid, abs...  View slideshow

Businesses Only a Woman Could Start

From comfortable hosiery to hand-made jewelry, these ingenious companies are--and only could be--the brainchildren of women.  View slideshow

World's Coolest Offices: Best Small Offices

There's a car dealership shaped like a helmet, and a serene dentist's office. These offices pack such a design punch, one might never notice they're short on...  View slideshow

World's Coolest Offices: Best Use of Products

If you have a cool product, follow the lead of these four innovative companies in building your own brand, products, and materials into your workplace.  View slideshow

World's Coolest Offices: Best Use of Nature

Rock gardens, putting greens, picnic zones, and a leaf-inspired building: these offices truly use nature to inspire creativity and encourage relaxation.  View slideshow

The World's Coolest Office

There's an indoor skateboarding bowl, a converted railway station in Milan, a converted 1940s warehouse, and a tiny atelier open to the sky and earth in Japa...  View slideshow

Steve Jobs Remembered

Upon news of Jobs' death, entrepreneurs and leaders shared an outpouring of personal condolences, anecdotes, and inspirations via Twitter, Facebook--even the...  View slideshow

7 Innovative Military Start-ups

The Inc. 500|5000 Conference plays host to vets and military spouses who are starting companies all over the country.  View slideshow