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The Coolest New Office Furniture

Office furniture designers are rolling out their 2011 lines this fall. Here are some of our favorite new products.

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15 Women to Watch in Tech

Collectively, they're tackling everything from health care to online video to Web security. And that's only the beginning.

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11 Businesses You Can Start from Home

These entrepreneurs ditched the office to cut overhead, be closer to family, and enjoy the "10-step commute."

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Start-ups to Watch in 2012

From personal image curating to social task-mastering, these seven start-ups are set to make waves in 2012.

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Most Dramatic Start-up Splits

Hollywood isn’t the only place for high-profile splits. The business world has had its fair share of celebrity divorces.

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How to Sell Your Idea to VCs

Five tips on developing the perfect sales pitch from the venture capitalist who backed Skype, Tesla Motors, and Hotmail.

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How to Bring Ideas to Life

Not sure if your new business idea will fly? Be sure to avoid these don'ts when starting a business.

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True Crime: Founders Gone Astray

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

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Why Zuckerberg is Filthy, Stinking, Insanely Rich

Here’s a look at his best moves and why they paid off so amazingly well.

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Businesses Only a Woman Could Start

These ingenious companies are—and only could be—the brainchildren of women.

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Offices that Show Off a Brand

Boeing's office appears to fly; Adidas's has goals, literally. At these cool offices, you always know who you're working for.

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7 Innovative Military Start-ups

From a clothing line to support for returning soldiers, these vets and military spouses are starting creative companies.

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7 Head-Turning Fashion Start-ups

With Fashion Week underway, some entrepreneurs are making waves just off the runways. Here's a look.

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5 Back-Office Tech Innovations

These new tech tools can improve your business operations and help you attract new customers with loyalty programs.

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6 Apps From Cool Companies

Need to beautify your photos? There's an app for that, and it's been created by one of our 30 Under 30 honorees.

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10 Cool Money Management Apps for Business

These 10 apps from PayPal, E*Trade, and others will help you manage your cash, your time, and your business.

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9 Ways to Cut Energy Costs

Energy costs have been rising in recent years and new taxes are on the horizon, so every business has a reason to become more efficient. Here's how.

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My Favorite Write-off

Entrepreneurs tend to be experts in the art and science of deducting business expenses from their tax bills. Here, 5 business owners discuss their favorite deductions, from retirement savings to charitable donations to, yes, the much-needed manicure.

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6 Ways to Prepare for the Coming Upswing

Companies that start planning for an economic recovery now will have an edge on the competition when the recession ends. Here are some strategies to prepare your business for a brighter future.

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16 Cool Co-Working Spaces

Time for a change of scene? These spots are full of start-up geeks like you & way cooler than any office you could afford to lease.

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Fix Your HR Mess: 5 Start-up Solutions

These 5 products can help you find the best people, manage expenses more smoothly, & even streamline paperwork.

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Most Bizarre HR Moments of 2011

Most human resources departments consider very carefully when it’s appropriate to let an employee go. But then there’s the few that, well, end up in hot water.

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Pow! Smartest Networking Tips from the Inc. 5000

We asked 6 CEOs of the country’s fastest-growing companies about how they’ve networked for success. Here are their tricks.

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7 Free Ways to Motivate Staff

Sure, you can offer raises and promotions. But here are seven free tools to spur your employees to work hard.

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Entrepreneurs Remember Steve

Upon news of Jobs's death, everyone from Mark Zuckerberg to Bill Gates shared an outpouring of personal condolences.

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6 Ways Your Employees Manipulate You

Chances are, at least sometimes, your employees have you dancing on a string. Here's how they do it.

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10 Most Difficult Employees to Manage

These workplace characters can create endless headaches if not managed well. Here's how to get them out of your hair.

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Top 12 Social Media Blunders of 2011

From using protests in Egypt to promote clothing lines to a viral campaign video, we take a look at the worst social media blunders of 2011 and what you can learn from them.

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10 Surprising Brand Winners of 2011

Some corporate, personal and conceptual brands captured unexpected headwinds in 2011. Here are 10 of the best-known.

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Top 10 Brand Disasters of 2011

The past year has been rich in actions and events that clobbered established brand names. Here are 10 of the most heinous.

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An Ad Maestro’s Greatest Hits

Stan Richards is the brain behind the nation's biggest independently owned ad agency. These ads helped make him famous.

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Kiss It Goodbye: 8 Old Gadgets to Dump

Are any of these devices still taking up room in your bag? If so, get rid of them: It's time for an upgrade.

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5 High-Tech Cars for Business

Driving to your next client meeting in an old hatchback probably won't win you any points. Your business is high-tech; why isn’t your car?

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Top 6 Gadgets of 2011

John Brandon, gadget reviewer and contributing editor for Inc. magazine, reviewed roughly 400 products in 2011. Here are the ones that stood out above the rest.

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Worst Gift My Boss Ever Gave Me

We asked our Twitter followers for the worst gifts they'd ever gotten from a boss. Some stories were as scary as seeing mommy kiss Santa Claus.

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Hottest Tech Gifts for the Holidays

Wondering what to buy for those tech-savvy people in your life? These gadgets are this year's must-haves.

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Gifts Only IPO Money Can Buy

After all the trouble of taking your company public, you deserve to treat yourself to the best things life has to offer.

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Best 2011 Books for Entrepreneurs

Some of these choices don't fit neatly into the "business book" genre. But being an entrepreneur is about a lot more than just nuts and bolts.

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Best Tech Gifts for Geeks

You know that guy down the hall, with the office that looks like a Star Wars shrine? These gifts are for him.

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Cool Offices, Small Footprints

These compact workplaces pack in so much design that you never notice they're short on square footage.

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Office Design Gone Wild

Optical illusions, a tattoo parlor, and a shooting range: Is this a real workplace?

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Mother Nature of Invention

Rock gardens, picnic zones, putting greens: these offices inspire creativity by inviting the outdoors in.

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The World's Coolest Offices

Companies all over the globe submitted images of beautifully designed, bleeding -edge workplaces. These are the coolest.

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