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The Evolution of Corporate Logos

Here's a look at how a few of America's most recognizable brands have transformed their logos over time.

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Jersey Shore and Lady Gaga Gear Drive Costume Shop Sales

Costume shops are selling out of Jersey Shore-inspired costumes and a BP oil spill outfit, while regretting that Lady Gaga didn't wear that meat dress a little earlier in the year.

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For Businesses in the Gulf, Still an Uncertain Survival Plan

Although the source of the ongoing oil spill seems to be contained, local businesses still foresee a long road ahead.

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Recent Articles about BP plc

Techies Unleash Their Inner Rock-Star

Entrepreneurs lip-synch their way to tech stardom. In a YouTube video worthy of a few laug...  Read more

Watching BP's Response In Florida

My vacation just became a working vacation. I must share with you how BP is responding to the oil spill in one coastal community in Northwest Florida. I m...  Read more

In Praise of the Millionaires Tax

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read more

A Catch-22 for Oil Spill Victims

BP gives people looking for settlements a tough choice.  Read more

A Parliament of Night-Owl Entrepreneurs

Who needs sleep when there are start-ups to launch? Between endless e-mail conversations and talkative co-workers, getting actual work done during ...  Read more

You Had Your Chance!

Some of the best ideas are those offered by employees to employers. And some of the best companies are born when those employers say no.  Read more

How I Did It: Nicole Loftus, Zorch

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How I Did It: Larry Rigdon, Rigdon Marine

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What Start-ups Can Learn from the Big Brands

Creating a successful start-up includes many factors, from delivering a great product or service to proper financial and legal planning.  But one of ...  Read more

Quiz: The Year in Entrepreneurship, 2010

Take Inc.’s end-of-year quiz to see what you remember, what you missed, and what you want to forget about in 2010.  Read more

How Small Businesses Are Helping With the Oil Spill

Bloggers, inventors and entrepreneurs are pitching in to help the Gulf Coast recover from the worst spill in U.S. history.  Read more

Recovering From a Blow to Your Brand's Reputation

These 10 brands attempted, some more successfully than others, to bounce back from potentially game-ending disasters. Here's what you can learn from them.  View slideshow

Editor's Letter: Love Is in the Air

The return of "Entrepreneurs We Love," celebrating the accomplishments of 23 remarkable entrepreneurs  Read more

7 Tips for Dealing With a Company Setback

Bouncing back from a financial crisis, product default, or natural disaster is difficult but not impossible. Focus on fixing the problem and finding opportun...  Read more

The Most Successful App Ever?

Angry Birds lands $42 million in funding, AOL announces more layoffs, and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

How to Make the Most of Your Public Relations Firm

Chances are, your PR firm has a lot more to offer than you know. Here's how to take advantage of its capabilities.  Read more

Achieving Global Greatness

The New Global Leaders, by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries with Elizabeth Florent-Treacy Jossey-Bass, 188 pages, $28.50 Effective...  Read more

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Discounting excess inventory; switching to biweekly payroll.  Read more

Researchers Urge Environmental Responsibility

July 14, 2005 --A report released Tuesday by an international panel of experts offered stern warnings to businesses on the environment whi...  Read more

Power Down

Reports that the entire city of New Orleans is without power and sewage treatment is just the beginning of what this city and surrounding areas will face ...  Read more

Only a Game?

New business repackages, modernizes, markets an ancient Chinese tangram game.  Read more

The Joy of Receiving

New business manufactures shoes made of recycled polypropylene.  Read more

Environmental Consulting

A significant growth field for years, environmental consulting firms are expanding their reaches—so if you're going to try to break in, get a jump on.  Read more

If The Corporate Image Calls For A Facelift

Three companies find that paying attention to how they look can boost sales as well as egos.  Read more

Going Green Isn't Just about Doing Good

It's also smart business for a lot of companies on the Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.    Read more

Going Green Isn't Just about Doing Good

Going green isn't just about doing good. It's also smart business for a lot of companies on the Inc. 5000.  Read more

Global Business

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Striking It Rich

It is not easy to pay attention to an investment in which the odds against making a profit have been calculated at 10,000 to 1. When an official of the or...  Read more

Legacy: Ed Justice Sr., 1921-2008

Cars, cars, and more cars.  Read more

Sitting Pretty

Packaging products so they sell themselves.  Read more

Confessions of an Information Sinner

With his first business, Ron Bienvenu overloaded his newsletter subscribers with reams of extraneous information. Now his software system, SageMaker, sends o...  Read more

Going for Broke

Harold McMaster, founder of Solar Cells, Inc., hopes to universalize solar energy, but has put off making a buck to take R D further. But will his ...  Read more

On The Road: Johnson County, Iowa;

When Dale Burr shot his wife, his banker, and himself, he became a national symbol of the farm crisis. Some of his neighbors see it differently.  Read more

Plastics!

Entrepreneur starts business making mailbox posts, speed bumps, and picnic tables from recycled plastic.  Read more