Funeral Set for Former Entrepreneur of the Year
ABC Supply founder Ken Hendricks will be laid to rest on Friday. Read more
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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
Exit Strategist of the Year
Mary and Gary West are probably the richest American couple you've never heard of--and they did it the new-fashioned way. They took their... Read more
How I Did It: Mel Zuckerman, Chairman, Canyon Ranch
In midlife, Mel Zuckerman was an overweight homebuilder. Then, a trip to a Spartan fat farm changed everything. He got his health back and went on to transfo... Read more
Notables '07
More great people, ideas, and businesses... Read more
Perspective Provider of the Year
The word tough is thrown around in business all the time: a tough negotiator, a tough adversary. The word gets overused, so when someone like
Soul Searcher of the Year
In February, a melancholy memo from Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) CEO Howard Schultz to top management lamented the "dilution" of the experienc... Read more
The Companies of Elon Musk
How the Entrepreneur of the Year does business and makes waves. Read more
Things They Can't Live Without
Five young entrepreneurs share a few of their favorite things--and what’s on their holiday wish lists. Read more
Upstart of the Year
When Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) announced in May 2006 that it would shut down its Maytag division in Newton, Iowa, it offered transfers to a select group of emp... Read more
Wunderkind of the Year (Again)
When it comes to Facebook's relationship status, things have been complicated. After rebuffing a billion-dollar buyout offer from Yahoo in 2006, the compa... Read more
MIT Calls On Energy Entrepreneurs
A new competition will award $200,000 for the best clean energy idea. Read more
Consumer Spending Flat
Rising prices in October offset modest gains in income, according to the Commerce Department. Read more
New Faces At SBA
The federal small-business agency appoints a new chief of staff. Read more
A Prescription for Success
As CEO of MemberHealth, this year's No. 1 on the Inc. 500, Charles Hallberg has managed phenomenal growth of over 20,000% in 2007. Seeing the opportunity ... Watch video
30 Under 30: The Innovator
Ben Kaufman founded a successful iPod accessory maker, Mophie while in college, but it was some last minute inspiration at a trade booth really made waves... Watch video
Avoiding Common Startup Mistakes
A new free report lays out the do's and don't's of launching your own business. Read more
More Workers Web Commuting
A new study shows 41 percent of small-business owners regularly work from home. Read more
A Chat with Entrepreneur of the Year, Elon Musk
He co-founded PayPal. He's building the coolest car ever. And he's ready to colonize Mars. Meet our 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year, Elon Musk. Watch video
Printing with a Purpose
What if you could save the world, one box of cereal at a time? Bob Danielson Sr., the president of Amerikal Products Corporation, thinks he's found a way.... Watch video
Retailers Brace for Cyber Monday Surge
More than 60 percent of shoppers say they expect to buy more holiday gifts online this year. Read more
Reading the Tea Leaves
Seth Goldman, the founder of Honest Tea, offers his take on corporate responsibility, the secret to steady growth, and taking on Coke. Read more
