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How to Break Into the Daily Deals Space
Groupon—one of the fastest growing companies ever—has proven the formula works with its estimated $750 million IPO. Can you still break into the crowded daily deals space?
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Why It's Trending: Groupon is set to launch a new product called Groupon Rewards that will give small businesses the option to follow up on a regular Groupon offer with another reward.
Groupon Files for IPO
The discount-of-the-day site filed its papers today to become a publicly traded company.
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10 Pros and Cons of Using Groupon
Group buying may be all the rage among consumers. But does is really make good business sense? Yes it can if you design the promotion just right for your company.
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Building America’s Most Innovative Brands
Harvard's guru on outstanding American entrepreneurship analyzes the country's best brands, ponders the challenges of Groupon-era consumer empowerment, and explains why Oprah is a great boss.
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Elevator Pitch: Lifesta
Lifesta lets people resell their unused Groupon coupons. Can it raise $1.5 million?
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Why Groupon Isn't in Australia
Copycats the world over have their eye on Groupon's wealth. Well, that's what CEO Andrew Mason says in Read more
How Groupon Can Boost Your Company's Exposure
Looking for a cash influx? This isn't it. But savvy entrepreneurs share their tips for earning exposure and new clients by working with Groupon. Read more
Reports: Google Launching Groupon Knockoff
Well, what did you think Google would do? It tried to buy G... Read more
Save the Yellow Pages
Small-business owners are fighting to preserve the old-fashioned phone book. Plus, Groupon gets sued, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Groupon's Valuation Hits the Roof
Recent IPO talks put Groupon's value at a startling $25 billion, an 18-year-old entrepreneur takes the stage, plus the rest of the day's news. Read more
Inc.com Daily | Entrepreneur News
Groupon's IPO, new uses for the iPad, the "peak" age for entrepreneurs and what else you need to know today. Read more
06.20.2011 | Inc.com Daily
In defense of Groupon, tech investors, small business hiring, a new mobile payment app worth knowing about, and how to handle a request for a raise. Read more
Reader Mail: July/August 2011
Readers respond to our stories about the battle for national cupcake dominance and social entrepreneurship, among others. Plus: an update on Groupon’s glob... Read more
Groupon's Growing Pains
Two summers ago Groupon had 37 employees. Now it has just under 10,000. There's rapid growth, and then there's Groupon. So, is this a good thing? ... Read more
A Groupon Gaffe?
Did the group buying site cross the line with its mock-PSA Super Bowl ads? Plus Obama's challenge to American businesses and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Move Over, Groupon
LivingSocial gaining ground on Groupon. LivingSocial seems to be giving the U.S.'s dominant group-buying discount site a run for its money. Mashabl... Read more
06.29.2011 | Inc.com Daily
Google+, Netflix for theaters, Egypt's new incubator, living on Groupon for a week, and more. Read more
The Jobs Bill and You
Senate passes hiring incentives . A measure designed to provide financial incentives for companies to hire new employees looks set to pass the Senat... Read more
How Much Money Should You Raise?
The appetizer approach to raising funds. Mark Suster proposes the Read more
How to Use Groupon to Boost Sales
A new service allows businesses to offer a deal of the day to its 3 million-plus subscribers. Read more
4 Tips for Using Groupon Coupons
What you need to know before you offer discounts using a group-discount site, including offering your customers Groupon coupons. Read more
Report: Groupon Valued at $1.2 Billion
The group-buying site is barely 18 months old and already worth more than the economies of some small countries. Read more
Groupon Requires Companies to Honor Gift Certificates for Five Years
Thinking of trying Groupon? Settlement terms of a lawsuit clarify that all merchants must accept a coupon for as much as five years. Read more
An Upside to The Vuvuzela?
10 ways to boost productivity. What do Japanese author Haruki Murakami and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey have in common? They can teach you a thing o... Read more
Groupon Goes National With Gap Deal
The site traditionally has featured deals from small businesses. Is it changing strategy? Read more
How Groupon Handles Copycats Overseas
How the daily-deal site defends itself in global markets. Read more
Groupon's Expansion Strategy
In its quest to become the global powerhouse of online daily deals, Chicago-based Groupon is buying up copycat websites overseas. View slideshow
Study: One Third of Businesses Don't Profit from Groupon Deal
A third of small businesses don't make money from promotions on group-buying site Groupon. Read more
How to Keep Your Star Employees
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 $3 Billion Valuation for Groupon?
Is your business prepared to embrace Groupon, the website that distributes daily coupons to its 20 million subscribers, if it comes to your town? Well, yo... Read more
Behind the Groupon-Google Deal
Well, it's safe to say that Groupon is hot. The local coupon site, founded just two years ago in Chicago, appears poised to accept a Read more
Social Coupon Wars Heat Up Between Groupon and LivingSocial
Get ready for a battle for the hearts and minds of social coupon-loving consumers everywhere as these two young companies duke it out for market share with t... Read more
Groupon Growing Up, Hires CFO
Everybody's favorite local coupon site Groupon finally got around to hiring a CFO after going the first two years of its existence without one. Jason Chil... Read more
The World's Most Valuable Brands
Has Apple ousted Google as the world's fastest growing brand? Plus, a new e-cigarette with a social networking twist, and the rest of today's news. Read more
07.22.2011 | Inc.com Daily
The language of entrepreneurship, your business's debt ceiling, a profile of Groupon's Andrew Mason, and more. Read more
Revolutionizing the Restaurant Business
Does the Village Vines business model make more sense than Groupon's? Plus, Apple sues Amazon, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Detroit's New Innovation Engine
Patent (office) pending. Plus, the return of start-up valuation backlash just as a social-media company plans a $500 million IPO. Read more
Staking a Claim on Web Privacy
Who will regulate consumer privacy on the Internet? Plus, Groupon gets dissed at SXSW and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs. Read more
The App Market Grows
A big weekend for the iPad. Roughly 300,000 people bought iPads on Saturday, the day Apple put its new gadget on sale. That's more than the first g... Read more
Where to Start Your Start-up
Is Boulder really the best place to start a business? According to business location website ZoomProspector, it is. In Read more
5 Ways to Kick Your Fear of Failure
How to regain your motivation and determination on even the darkest days. Read more
A Deal Gone Wrong
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
The Third Apple Founder
Wozniak, Jobs, . . . and Wayne? The Mercury News heads to the Nevada desert and catches up with Ron Wayne, "Read more
Groupon: A Love Story
Two lovebirds use Groupon to initiate their nuptials, plus LinkedIn's proposed IPO, and other entrepreneurial news. Read more
Groupon's Game Day
Will the social coupon site's Super Bowl ad be a fumble or a touchdown? Plus, Google's hiring spree and the rest of the day's news. Read more
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