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David Neeleman's Return Trip: Extended Q&A

Next stop on David Neeleman's itinerary: Brazil. The JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) founder, who was ousted as CEO three months after a Valentine's Day 2007 ice ...  Read story

Q&A: David Neeleman's Return Trip

He talks about his new venture and his turbulent last days at JetBlue.  Read story

Seizing Global Opportunities

A look at entrepreneurs who have found business opportunities from the North Sea to Antarctica  Read story

Trading Places: Inc.'s 2008 Export Guide

Who has petrodollars to spend? Where can you sell construction equipment? Jewelry? Management consulting? And where is the market that grew an astounding 55,...  Read story

U.S. Firms Lag in Biz Intel

A survey finds companies in smaller nations are quicker to adopt high-tech corporate intelligence.  Read story

Country Profiles

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From Start-Up to Globalization: The 2000 Inc. 500

The technical savvy of many companies in the 2000 Inc. 500 is just one aspect of their high level of sophistication. A number of them already hav...  Read story

Plant Waterer

Biotech firm has come up with a soil additive that absorbs, stores, then releases large amounts of water.  Read story

Spotlight: Gary Lin, Glispa Media

In 2001, Gary Lin founded Glispa Media in São Paulo, Brazil. Here's how he did it.  Read story

How I Did It: Dallin A. Larsen of MonaVie

Through multilevel marketing, the Brazilian açai berry becomes a billion-dollar business  Read story

Computer Use Expected to Top 2 Billion

Led by growth in China, the number of computers worldwide will skyrocket by 2015, according to a new report.  Read story

Emerging Markets

The phrase "emerging markets" has two distinct connotations. First , it means new and emerging foreign export markets for U.S. companies. The U.S....  Read story

The Time Trap

There are only so many hours in a day. Here's what science says about getting the most out of them.  Read story

Study: Corporate Social Responsibility Growing

April 11, 2007 -- Four out of five businesses worldwide incorporate some form of corporate social responsibility policies in their busine...  Read story

The Accidental Millionaires

Some of the best business ideas happen almost by accident. From the inventors of the Slinky to the couple behind the software that powers much of the blogosp...  Read story

Book Excerpt: The Seven-Day Weekend

Excerpted with permission from The Seven-Day Weekend , Portfolio, May 3, 2004. Chapter One: ANY DAY * Ask why?Read story

Air Travel Goes Tribal

Get an expert's view on how four groups of influentials are shaping the future of travel.  Read story

Notebook

Statistics and miscellaneous information about start-ups.  Read story

Congressional Privilege

The U.S. International Trade Commission publishes reports based on data from overseas markets.  Read story

Letters

Readers react to articles from the September 1998 issue of Inc., including Donna Fenn's "Built for Speed" and Edward O. Welles' "Ben's Big Flop."  Read story

Ask For Travel

Ask Computer Systems Inc. has a habit of singling out salespeople who perform well and then sending them away. Ask, a $64-million producer of computer so...  Read story

Why Don't Your Kids Want To Be Entrepreneurs?

Freedom! Independence! The dream of being on one's own! That's the American ethic, nurtured by tales of hardy immigrants who took their lives into their...  Read story

Preparing for a Financial Crisis

Companies can do much to avoid falling victim to sudden national financial emergencies. Although the tally of such events is rising, many businesses remain u...  Read story

Inc. International: The Global Perspctive

Quotes about European trade barriers, adjusting to international trade and finding foreign suppliers.  Read story

Software Piracy Worldwide a $33 Billion Loss

May 23, 2005 --One in three software programs in use around the world today have been installed without license, according to the second a...  Read story

Global Entrepreneurs Remain Upbeat

Small businesses trading internationally are most positive despite recession.  Read story

The Ticker

Surviving as an entrepreneur wasn't enough for Brendan Synnott, co-founder of granola maker Bear Naked. Synnott, who sol...  Read story

Why We Lose

Book review: The Silent War: Inside The Global Business Battles Shaping America's Future. (Random House 1989)  Read story

Toeing the Line

What's the difference between a bribe and a gift? There's no clear standard, but prosecutors often take local culture into account. Here is a guide to cultur...  Read story

Build Talent Pipelines Across Generations, Cultures and Borders

The winners of the war on talent will welcome talent of all ages and varieties, and they will build their networks into the farthest reaches of the planet.  Read story

Knowledge Crisis Ahead?

As older workers retire, the first priority for your company shouldn't be to replace them. Rather, it should be to "download" their knowledge.  Read story

"I have one life, and it must come together."

Inc. gathered five entrepreneurs to define what The Good Life means to them and how they're living it.  Read story

It's Who You Know

A company subcontracts overseas, paying cheaper freight and no commission, all by eliminating an agent.  Read story

Small Farmers Behind Possible Tariffs on China, Vietnam

July 7, 2004 -- Score one for the small farmer. Yesterday, responding to a petition from a group of small shrimp farmers in eight states,...  Read story

Travel: Now boarding: the JetBlue of Bangalore

Discount airlines have become an international hit. We list who is flying.  Read story

The Innovation Factor: A Field Guide to Innovation

From motivation to marketing, the best practices of the Innovation 50.  Read story

Imagine Your Best Employees Vanishing Overnight. For Beekeepers, It's Reality

Nearly a quarter of the nation's bees have died from a mysterious disorder in just the past few months.  Read story

How to Be a Local, Anywhere

If you're a leader, lead. When my company explores a new market, I'm the first one off the plane.  Read story

Happy Birthday, WTO?

An organization best known for sparking riots also deserves some credit for promoting the interests of American entrepreneurs.  Read story

How I Did It: One Woman, 1,000 Freelancers

Nobody manages contractors better than Denise Russell, who works with some 1,000 freelancers.  Read story