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Amateur's Guide to Great Business Videos

For start-ups, there's an efficient way to get a lot of attention for your limited time and money. Here's how to make great videos without killing yourself.  Read more

Robin Chase: How I Survived a Huge Screw-up

When the Zipcar founder miscalculated her prices, there was only one way to salvage the situation: come clean to customers.  Read more

12 Questions for Gary Vaynerchuk

We challenged Vaynerchuk--co-owner of wine retailer Wine Library, CEO of the social-media strategy firm VaynerMedia, and (he's set on it) future owner of the...  Read more

Inc. 5000 Profile: Front Row Motorsports

Here's how an underdog racing team challenges Nascar's elite.  Read more

How to Flunk a Job Interview

These common mistakes will ruin your chances of getting just about any job.  Read more

What Sheryl Sandberg's New Book Means for Women Entrepreneurs

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg wants to start a revolution for women in the workplace. Inc. editor-at-large Leigh Buchanan explores the implications for women ...  Read more

4 Reasons You'll Fail at Entrepreneurship

If you're starting your own business for these four reasons don't do it.  Read more

Bobbi Brown: Always Keep Your Eyes Open

Before she built a beauty empire, Bobbi Brown gleaned business instincts from her Cadillac-selling grandfather.  Read more

Photos Are Social Media Gold

Here are five ways to use images to grow your follower base on social media.  Read more

3 Reasons to Treat Employees Like Family

Applying some basic family principles to your employees can go a long way to improving loyalty and retention--especially during tough times.  Read more

3 Tips for a Healthy Hiring Process

Hiring people who are not the right fit for your company is akin to catching a cold. Here's how to limit the extent of the illness to the rest of the company.  Read more

What Women Entrepreneurs Need Most 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe says the difference between male entrepreneurs and female ones comes down to something men get that women don't.  Watch video

Help Your Business Get Social: 3 Free Tools

Get a lot of bang for no bucks with these free business-oriented platforms.  Read more

Think Like a 5-Year Old (the Best Leaders Do)

Want to grow your business? Reclaim your child-like sense of wonder, that endless curiosity about the world around you.  Read more

Best Advice I Ever Got: Trevor Sumner

The founder of LocalVox offers a few choice words of wisdom for ambitious self-starters hunting for a mentor.  Read more

3 Secrets to Bill Gates' Extraordinary Success

Contrary to popular belief, the multi-billionaire founder of Microsoft is not a visionary, but an executor. Here's how.  Read more

When Business Gets Boring

You don't enjoy the work anymore, but retirement isn't all that far off. Chin up, or shove off?  Read more

Eli Broad: A Most Unreasonable Man

The business titan behind KB Home and Sun America--also an author, philanthropist and art collector--on the trait that brought him success. Hint: It's not co...  Read more

5 Easy Steps to Get Started on LinkedIn

If your customers are other businesses or have specific industry interests, you might want to give LinkedIn a second look.  Read more

3 Types of Poison Employees

Here are three types of employees that drag your company down, and how you can stop their bad behavior.  Read more

Best Advice I Ever Got: Jesse Kirshbaum

The CEO of New Universal Entertainment Agency takes his cues from the industry greats, including Beverly Jackson and Marc Geiger.  Read more

Loud and Proud

The famous foam finger: Only the roots are humble.  Read more

A Little Crazy, a Little Fun: Building the Right Company Culture

You can't position your company as cutting-edge if your employees think it's run-of-the-mill. How we're giving our company culture a boost.  Read more

Danny Meyer's Rule for Success: Slow Down

After opening Union Square Cafe, it took this famed restaurateur 10 years to open a second. He learned that you can't rush soul.  Read more

Create an Awesome Welcome Email: 7 Tips

That first email is like the all-important first impression on a hot date. Here's how to pique your customers' interest.  Read more

Someone Is Taking Credit For Your Idea! Now What?

Giving credit where credit's due is essential to business success. Unfortunately, it doesn't always happen.  Read more

3 Rules to Work By: Elizabeth Grace Saunders

This time-management whiz says the real reason entrepreneurs feel time-strapped is simple: They honor everyone else's priorities. Here's how to change the wa...  Read more

Man Behind Vibram's FiveFingers Creates a Two-Toe Shoe

Tony Post, the man who popularized Vibram's FiveFingers foot-like shoe, learned a few lessons, raised $5 million, and struck out on his own.  Read more

Why Your Shipping Policy is Losing You Business

If you're a small retailer, you've got it hard enough; don't lose a potential customer because of bad customer service and annoying store policies.  Read more

12 Essential Traits Of Successful Start-up Leaders

From humility to the ability to stay focused anytime, 12 start-up founders share the traits they consider hallmarks of great leadership.  Read more

First-time Managers: Don't Micromanage

If your company culture is all about empowering employees, your managers need to know how to step back and just listen.  Read more

How I Struck Gold on the Red Carpet

David Moritz was a college party-boy who dreamed of being a lawyer. But then a gold-plated idea struck. Here's how he built the company behind the Golden Glo...  Read more

3 Ways to Establish Your Company's Voice

Having a unique personality can help you stand out from your competitors. Here are some tips to spiff up your brand voice.  Read more

Best Advice I Ever Got: Jeff Berger

Jeff Berger, CEO of Doostang.com, didn't care much for school. But these three real-world lessons proved priceless.  Read more

Great Leaders Aren't Just Role Models

Managers, employees, customers, and other entrepreneurs need a lot more than inspiration.  Read more