Business for Sale: A Minnesota Bowling Alley
This 24-lane bowling center in Duluth, Minnesota, is priced at $2.4 million Read more
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Ivy Exec Helps People Find High-Paying Jobs Online
Now the start-up wants $1.5 million from investors, to help take on Monster and other online job sites Read more
A Server That Does Double Duty
The HP MediaSmart is a good tool for home or office Read more
How to Manage Volunteer Software Developers
Companies like Etsy use developer tools such as APIs to entice developers to build mobile applications for free Read more
Case Study: When Your Bank Stops Lending
When Able Planet's bank pulled his $2.5 million line of credit, founder Kevin Semcken had to think fast. Read more
Will Your Business Plan Attract VCs?
A recent study finds that business plans have little to do with venture capitalists' investment decisions. Read more
Will SBA Be Kinder to VC Industry?
New SBA chief counsel for advocacy may open up grants to companies with VC investors, if confirmed. Read more
For sale: An inn on a Maine island
The owners of a 32-room hotel on Mohegan Island off the coast of Maine are putting their hotel up for sale for $4.3 million Read more
The Start-up Guru
Paul Graham's business school and investment fund, Y Combinator, has launched 145 companies -- for a lot less money than you would think Read more
Elevator Pitch: Owl Power Turns Restaurants Into Mini Power Plants
Can $500,000 energize the company? Read more
A Buyer's Market: What Is Your Business Worth Now?
As part of Inc.'s 2009 guide to business valuations, we look at why now is a great time to buy a business Read more
A New Way to Cash Out
Private companies or their employees now have a new way to sell shares Read more
Horse Race: Branded Entertainment
Four start-ups vie for leadership in the lucrative new space of branded entertainment Read more
The Best Industries for Starting a Business Right Now
Here's a look at some of the fastest-growing industries today -- and where some of the best industries to start a business may be. View slideshow
A Laptop Bag for Every Purpose 
With the diverse sizes and uses of these crucial business tools, it's smart to have a bag that offers the right features and the right fit. Here's a look ... Watch video
Survey: Owners Toughened by Recession
Entrepreneurs think the recession is making them better business owners. Read more
Sole Proprietors Make Less But Pay Less Taxes
Report examines the impact of taxes on various corporate structures. Read more
Case Study: How to Reinvent a Failing Start-up
Flocabulary burned through $50,000—and had nearly nothing to show for it. Was it time to throw in the towel? Read more
Business for Sale: A Motorcycle-Seat Manufacturer
Mike Corbin, who built his custom motorcycle seat business from scratch over four decades, is ready to cash out. Will he get $11.5 million? Read more
Why a CEO Needs to Have a Plan B
For nearly three decades, in good times and bad, Jack Stack has run his company, SRC, as though disaster could strike at any moment. Now, with the economy cr... Read more
Is Now a Good Time to Start Up?
Data doesn't support the commonly-held notion that a recession is a good time to start a business. Read more
How to Bring Your Invention to Market
Here's a step-by-step process for turning a good idea for a new invention into a financial success. Read more
Angels Are Still Interested
Private investors may be giving less but they don't plan to stop investing. Read more
Tracking Your Power-Usage with Free Software
With some help from Make magazine, here's a great way to save some money, and decrease your carbon footprint. This free software tracks your power usage o... Watch video
My First Year
When my start-up found itself face to face with catastrophe because of conditions beyond my control, I learned how to cope Read more
Lawn Painting on Foreclosed Homes
A California entrepreneur builds a business by spray painting brown lawns green to keep up appearances at foreclosed houses. Read more
Such a Character
30 memorable fictional entrepreneurs Read more
The Way I Work: Essie Weingarten, of Essie Cosmetics
"God gave me an innate ability to pick colors." Read more
The Peter Principle Lives On
Forty years after The Peter Principle's publication, a look back on the landmark book by Laurence Peter and Raymond Hull Read more
Structuring Equity at an LLC
A reader asks, What are the best practices for structuring equity as part of the compensation package at a limited liability partnership, or LLC? Read more
Famous Amos on Raising Capital
Wally Amos, founder of Famous Amos and Chip & Cookie, on raising capital and choosing investors Read more
Factoring Receivables: A Bright Spot in the Credit Crunch?
Find extra funds by factoring receivables during the recession Read more
Elevator Pitch: Sport Technology Makes Gear for the X Games Crowd
Can it raise $3 million to meet demand? Read more
Home Entertainment: Television, Meet Internet
New LG TV will stream movies from Netflix Read more
