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Tech Techniques in Archaeology and Science
Technology is used in so many different industries today. We have made inconceivable progress in areas like medicine and archaeology thanks to new tools... Read more
Central America
Recent Articles about Central America
Center of Attention
While many U.S. entrepreneurs are going global these days, Central America is not often the first place they look. Big mistake. Watch video
In This Issue
This month's letter from the editor. Read more
Possible Democratic Partners?
Business trade groups have been allied with the Republican Party for years. How will their agenda fare under the new Democratic majority? Read more
Building a Global Network
Who you need to know and how to find them. Read more
Yes Virginia, That's Salvage Santa
I love when the holiday spirit and the entrepreneurial spirit merge. We're having one of those moments in Panama City, Florida right now. It's a story tha... Read more
Tailor-Made in America
A business expert explains how craftmanship practiced at so-called "Craftories" is inventing a new competitive edge. Read more
Top 10 Celebrity Entrepreneurs
Plenty of well-known people dabble in business. A smaller number are talented businesspeople, the real deal, and these are the best of them. Plus: Moby, Remi... Read more
Cutting Costs When Staying in Other Countries
Most consolidators and hotel discount directories cover international as well as domestic locations. You may want to collect several directories to optimi... Read more
The 2010 Inc. 5000: Top 10 Latino- and Hispanic Entrepreneurs
With roots stretching all the way to Mexico, Peru and Bolivia, these entrepreneurs are tapping that immigrant's spirit to build the American dream. View slideshow
President Urges Passage of CAFTA
June 2, 2005 --The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) can expect to face much contention in Congress but is seeing a great deal... Read more
Top 10 Global Companies
From London to the Congo, here’s where Inc. 500 companies are finding opportunity abroad. View slideshow
Mark Gearan: My Biggest Mistake
One of the biggest mistakes you can make is not trusting your instincts. Read more
Case Study: How Richard Ha's Workers Saved His Company
Has this farmer gone bananas? Read more
Coworking Spaces Grow in Popularity
How shared working spaces are facilitating start-ups. Read more
CEO Passions: Orchid Cultivation
Civil engineer Chris Rehmann tends to some 1,200 orchids in his backyard greenhouse. Read more
How to Start Selling Internationally
Advice for business owners on researching foreign markets, putting together an export plan, and finding salespeople overseas. Read more
Going Global, Part 15: Wheeling and Dealing Around the Globe
Top trade representatives from "the group of six" gathered in Delhi today to formally recommence trade negotiations that stalled last July after failure t... Read more
CAFTA Vote Expected By End of the Week
July 26, 2005 -- With a House vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement only days away, supporters are mobilizing in an effort to... Read more
CAFTA Vote Expected By End of the Week
July 26, 2005 -- With a House vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement only days away, supporters are mobilizing in an effort to... Read more
Gary Hoover: Business Around the World
Gary Hoover is an entrepreneur, writer, speaker and educator. He is... Read more
800 356-9377
It looks like an ordinary toll-free telephone number, but for florist Al Felly it spells 800 FLOWERS -- and trouble in the form of a legal and marketing war ... Read more
The Pioneer of the Specialty Coffee Business
An ivy-league graduate ditches the corporate life to open a string of coffee shops in New York City. Read more
Daniel Gomez Iniguez, Co-founder of Solben
In order to get his high school diploma in 2008, Daniel Gomez Iniguez was required to complete a research project. He had no intention of creating ... Read more
The Skills Crisis
Manufacturer provides in-house training skills to his employees, many of whom are Latin American. Read more
6 Steps to Franchising Your Business
Franchising your small business may be a good way to grow fast. Figuring out whether or not franchising will work for you is a matter of knowing your busines... Read more
Localizing the Brand
Henry Estate's push into China flopped--until it learned that exporting means more than just translating the words on a label. Read more
The Start-Up Diaries: Moonlight over Indiana
Luis Espinoza has been moonlighting for the past few years to build Inca Quality Foods, a Hispanic food-distribution business. But he would never dream of qu... Read more
Lauren Bush and Ellen Gustafson, Founders of FEED Projects
The former president's niece embraces social entrepreneurship with a growing line of bags sold online and at Whole Foods. Watch video
The Great Leaders Series: Madam C.J. Walker, Founder of Madame C.J. Walker Enterprises
By assembling a grassroots sales force, this pioneering African-American entrepreneur built a multimillion-dollar enterprise in the Jim Crow era. Read more
Paradise the Hard Way
What does it really take to build an island resort, a dream come true in the tropics, a place where work and fun and family all blend seamlessly? HintRead more
Marketing to Moms: You’re Doing It All Wrong
Women control $13 trillion in consumer spending. But most of the assumptions you make about them in your marketing are way off. Read more
Top 10 Latino and Hispanic Entrepreneurs
With family roots that trace back to Spain and Central and South America, these Latino and Hispanic entrepreneurs have built some of the fastest-growing Amer... View slideshow
A Little Enlightened Self-Interest
Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard and Winning Workplaces's Ken Lehman talk about values, ethics, and why companies that treat employees well have a business advantage. Read more
Young Entrepreneurs, Cool Products
The entrepreneurs featured on Inc.com's 30 Under 30 list this year have brought to market a variety of products including bespoke suits, anti-gravity treadmi... View slideshow
Rethinking Minority Business
Population trends and globalization are making the United States even more of a melting pot and putting the Inc. 500|5000 top 10 minority CEOs ahead of the c... Read more
Awash in Fed Dollars
Does Rosemary Barbour's American dream need a wake-up call? Last spring, the Bush campaign team tapped Barbour, a 37-year-old born and raised in G... Read more
The Reluctant Entrepreneurs
Are American blacks still stuck on the bottom rung of the economic ladder because so few start businesses of their own? Read more
The Way I Work: Blake Mycoskie of Toms Shoes
Blake Mycoskie, founder of Toms Shoes, built a lifestyle business based on social entrepreneurship. Read more
Can Brad Pitt Save an Independent Studio?
A reprieve for the Weinsteins? Most movie studio heads would have been popping bubbly over the opening of Inglorious Basterds this weekend. (The Qu... Read more
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