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The Jim Collins Routine and Facebook's New Valuation
Facebook's $10 billion valuation . About a week after news surfaced that Facebook had reportedly turned down a $200 million investment, the social n... Read more
Paranoia: Your Best Friend
I've spent almost my entire business life paranoid. It's not the most relaxing way to live -- I envy friends who walk around with a Zen-like smile and a pict... Read more
Innovating with Your Life
Inc.'s editor-in-chief offers an overview of select articles in the May issue. Read more
Your Company and Your Life
Inc.'s editor-in-chief presents an overview of some of the authors and articles in the October issue of the magazine. Read more
What Comes Next?
A best-selling business author tells why products, strategy, and charismatic leadership will become things of the past. Read more
Congressman Wants A Business Soap
Texas congressman Jim Collins comes from Dallas, but he's no great follower of J. R. Ewing. He'd much rather see a TV series on John D. Rockefeller. "The... Read more
Jim Collins: Stock Slugger Ends Slump
After a year of strikeouts, one money manager's swing-for-the-fences growth style knocks the ball out of the park in 2003. Read more
Business Horoscopes: February 2010
Running a small business takes a gift for anticipation, if not clairvoyance. To help you predict the changes that will affect your business and your industry... Read more
LAN of Opportunity
Four business people tell how they selected their local area networks and offer advice in the selection process. Read more
Graniterock Comes Out Ahead with Short Pay
Imagine that every invoice you issued carried the following message: If you are not satisfied with any item on this bill for any reason,don't p... Read more
Serial Entrepreneurs: Been There, Done That
Lessons and advice from serial entrepreneurs from the 2009 Inc. 500 Read more
Jim Collins: How to Thrive in 2009
As part of our 30th-anniversary issue, Inc. asked Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and Built to Last , what we might expect in ... Read more
Buy the Boss -- or the Company?
Sure, CEOs affect how their stocks perform. Does that mean you should consider the CEO when picking your portfolio? Read more
The Business Owner's Bookshelf
30 books you should read and put to use Read more
FYI: The Talk of the Inc. 500
Inc. 's editor recounts what all the buzz was about at this year's Inc. 500 conference and lists the most memorable quotes from both attende... Read more
Business is Just Another Form of Combat
Dawn Halfaker, founder of Halfaker and Associates, took the stage at the Inc. 500|5000 J... Read more
Yes, An Entrepreneur Can Take A One-Month Vacation
That's right. I just got back from a one-month vacation in Sicily. You may ask how I did this. Isn't hard to own a company and take time off? D... Read more
30 Great Photographs from Inc. Magazine
To celebrate Inc. magazine's 30th anniversary, we made a series of lists including this one: a look at our 30 favorite photos from the magazine's archives. View slideshow
Should You Be a Copycat?
The Next Starbucks . That's part of the bold title of a feature story in th... Read more
Public Displays of Affection
Maybe the noble histories of suction cups, toilets, and kazoos don't sound intriguing to you, but for entrepreneurs who've built museums dedicated to the ind... Read more
The Best Books for Business Owners of 2009
A look at the most helpful, interesting, and entertaining business books of 2009, including the latest from Jim Collins, Malcolm Gladwell, and Tim Brown of I... View slideshow
Three Things on Jim Collins' Stop Doing List
Jim Collins asks "Does everyone here have a To Do list?" Hundreds of Inc. 5000 entrepreneurs are assembled for his... Read more
5 Takeaways from Growco
A look at some lessons I learned at Inc. magazine's 2011 Grow Your Company Conference. 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
Editor's Letter: Companies That Put People First
Lessons from the Top Small Company Workplaces of 2010. Read more
The Learning Executive
A leading management guru tells why you need to put learning objectives before performance. Read more
Smarter Hiring, the DDI Way
Some companies spend more time selecting the right copier than hiring the right employees. You can do better. Read more
The Most Creative Product Ever
A noteworthy business author explains why it's not what you make, it's the way and the why you do what you do. Read more
Book Value
A business writer offers a reading list for entrepreneurs that includes many titles not related to business. Read more
Contributors
For our 30th-anniversary issue, we talked to Inc.'s three longest-tenured employees, as well as two of our newest hires. Read more
Salary Cuts, Twitter, and RIP GeoCities
Take my salary, please. A growing number of entrepreneurs are cutting their own salaries to offset lagging sales, Read more
Getting a Life
Inc. magazine's editor-in-chief discusses having a business and a life; sharing equity with employees; why being first may not be best; And... Read more
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