Things I Can't Live Without: Lavetta Willis
Every entrepreneur has a dream. Lavetta Willis says hers is to avoid speaking to anyone for 10 days. Read more
Recent Success Stories Articles
Bush Speech Highlights Small-Business Issues
While many employers welcome proposed tax write-offs, they remain worried about health-care and immigration reform. Read more
California Health Committee to Vote on New Health-Care Bill
National Small Business Advocacy Group Urges Defeat of the Costly Bill, Citing Increased Fees to Small Businesses Read more
California Health Committee to Vote on New Health-Care Bill
National Small Business Advocacy Group Urges Defeat of the Costly Bill, Citing Increased Fees to Small Businesses Read more
Innovation Network Launched
A new initiative seeks to improve links between universities and the marketplace. Read more
Kerry Stimulus Plan Targets Small Business
Senate plan will provide tax incentives to encourage investments by employers. Read more
New Jersey Family-Leave Bill Revitalized
A State Senate bill would offer employees paid leave financed by their paychecks. Read more
Stimulus Plan to Offer Business Incentives
Lawmakers agree to a $140 billion package to boost the economy with temporary tax cuts for small firms. Read more
Wealth, Poverty Driving Entrepreneurship
A global study finds business startups decline as weaker economies develop. Read more
Business Groups Attack Stimulus Plan
The president's temporary tax cuts won't help small employers over the long haul, critics say. Read more
Consumer Prices Rise
Higher energy costs pushed consumer prices up by the sharpest yearly increase since 1990, the government reports. Read more
Entrepreneurs Crossing Borders
A new study finds many self-employed immigrants ran their own businesses before heading to the United States. Read more
Small Firms Raising Prices
A recent survey finds higher costs and weaker sales are putting inflationary pressure on small businesses. Read more
Small-Business Owners 'Sleepworking'
A new survey finds many entrepreneurs are living the American Dream, even as they sleep. Read more
Self-Employment Greater Among Highly Educated
A new study finds that education level and military experience predict the chances of becoming self-employed. Read more
How I Did It: Jack Ma, Alibaba.com
The unlikely rise of China's hottest internet tycoon. Read more
My Place: Thomas Ennis's Glass Beach House
The owner of this glass beach house holds 29 patents. He's putting some of them to work around the house. Read more
The Secret Life of a Serial CEO
Bob Cramer has piloted six companies to big paydays. Now he has found a start-up that offers something else--excitement, poetry, a legacy. Read more
Escape from Cubicle Hell
From retirement-averse baby boomers to Gen Y-ers disillusioned with the corporate world, a growing number of people are starting businesses out of their home... Read more
An Entrepreneur's Legacy
Ken Hendricks may have been a billionaire. But for the former Inc. Entrepreneur of the Year, who was killed in an accident on Dec. 21, the money he ... Read more
Funeral Set for Former Entrepreneur of the Year
ABC Supply founder Ken Hendricks will be laid to rest on Friday. Read more
Former Entrepreneur of the Year Dies After Fall
ABC Supply owner Ken Hendricks was among the nation's wealthiest entrepreneurs. Read more
I Knew I Made It When: Success Stories from the Inc. 500 
What's the true measure of success? Some of the nation's top entrepreneurs sound off about their first tastes of success -- and the challenges they still ... Watch video
The Dumbest Products of 2007
What were they thinking?!?! In praise of retail stupidity. Read more
Turning Point
Every entrepreneur has an experience that puts them on a new course and ultimately proves instrumental in their success. For Michelle Tjelmeland, founder ... Watch video
Fewer Small Businesses Providing Health Insurance
A new survey shows less than half of U.S. small-business owners offer employee health benefits. Read more
Entrepreneurs More Likely to be Dyslexic
New research finds that dyslexics are better at problem solving, communications and other business skills. Read more
Workers Making Good Use of Breaks
A survey finds employees doing more than getting coffee during downtime. Read more
Firstborns More Likely To Become Entrepreneurs
A new study shows that taking care of younger siblings may foster business skills. Read more
Business Travelers Forced to Shack Up
A survey finds more road warriors are sharing rooms with their colleagues on business trips. Read more
10 Questions for Elon Musk
What's your favorite part of a typical day? Coming home to see my kids. What's the least glamorous thing you do reg... Read more
Blogger of the Year
It seems a sure bet that history will not remember Marc Andreessen for his writing. That's a shame. The engineer-savant who co-founded Ne... Read more
Crusader of the Year
At 43, Dom Meffe Jr . has lived the life of several entrepreneurs--he owned (with his father) 13 Chuck E. Cheese's before turning 30, then... Read more
Do-Good Capitalist of the Year
WaterHealth International sells water filtration centers to rural villages in India. A village's water supply is piped into a center (about the size of a ... Read more
Entrepreneur of the Year, 2007: Elon Musk
Electric sports cars. Solar power. Space travel. Finally, an entrepreneur who's not afraid to think really, really big. Read more
