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World's Cheapest Scoreboard

You say you don't have time or money to invest in creating a scoreboard? It doesn't take much of either. In one company, a unit manager makes a card each ...  Read story

Cleaning Up At Newsstands

Mr. Sam's minions find Mental Floss more newsworthy than Maxim .  Read story

Fun

Frivolous, we know--unless you want to attract and keep good employees and customers.  Read story

Upstarts: Children's Hair Salons

Will tyke-friendly hair salons make big money tending to small fry with over-grown bangs?  Read story

State of the Art: PC Toys and Games

Three companies that market politically correct toys are profiled.  Read story

Office Machines: Solid Ink vs. Toner Cartridges

They look like a new kind of Lego, but solid ink sticks are actually a tool for saving money on toner. Xerox has been using solid ink in small printers si...  Read story

Ads and Atmospherics

Outdoor campaigns are suddenly hip.  Read story

Warehouses Unplugged

Inc Senior Writer Anne Stuart offers a listing of some major players in the wireless data-collection industry, including questions you should ask wh...  Read story

The Kid Behind a $170 Million Website

Aaron Patzer started Mint.com because was frustrated with Intuit's Quicken. Two years later, Intuit intends to cut him a very big check.  Read story

The People's Marketing

Why more marketers are daring to let customers take charge of their advertising.  Read story

Marketing as Theater

Suggestions on a marketing strategy emphasizing presentation and customer involvement.  Read story

Why Didn't I Think of That?: Delivering the Kids

A look at how two entrepreneurs launched their $4-million textbook-cover-advertising company.  Read story

" Intrapreneurship" ? Spinning Off a New Company

Are you thinking about spinning off a new venture from your existing company? Gary Hamel, author of Leading the Revolution (Harvard Business Scho...  Read story

Minimizing Owner Dilution

Raising capital without forfeiting more equity than is necessary.  Read story

DNA-Like Toy Inspires Brand Creation

Start-up toy company Primordial, LLC, created a specific brand image for its Lego-like construction toy by selling only through upscale specialty retailers.  Read story

Modeling Your Company's Future

John Ward, a management consultant and owner of Need To Know, teaches workshop participants to sculpt images from clay that represent their company's philoso...  Read story

The Main Event: Learning Las Vegas

Follow the masters of the experience economy to learn business as theater. And where better to learn image reinvention and changing customer expectations tha...  Read story

How to Run a Marathon

Hey, maybe it's time to run a marathon. Because, really, what self-respecting, athletically ambitious, kick-ass entrepreneur can resist that challenge?  Read story

The Pursuit of Happiness (in an Internet-Clocked, Overnight-Billionaired, 500-Times-Earnings World)

What happens when a small-business owner starts making decisions based not on growth potential and market positioning, but on achieving balance, peace of min...  Read story

The Connected Car

The introduction of the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles will require a vast ecosystem of entrepreneurial businesses.  Read story

Does Your Business Need a Second Life?

Why are companies like Toyota (NYSE:TM) and Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and Starwood Hotels (NYSE:HOT) getting immersed in this pixilated fairyland? Why did IBM (N...  Read story

E-mail With. . .Nicholas Negroponte

A multimedia expert discusses with 'Inc. Technology's editor how business and technology intersect.  Read story

What We Didn't Plan For

The first shock was learning that my husband was gravely ill. Then there was the lien on our mortgage and the lawsuit against his business.  Read story

How to Get Ahead in China

When Mitch Free first went to China, he didn't know a thing about the place. He listened. He learned. He was respectful and polite. Now he gets it, and his b...  Read story

The Future of Manufacturing

A New Zealand company called Ponoko has reinvented the factory for the 21st century.  Read story

Leader of the Pack

A bicycle retailer explains some of the strategies he used to attract and keep his customers.  Read story

The Start-up Factory

The story of how Bill Gross has channeled his creative zeal into a business that generates start-ups and why.  Read story

Sleeping With the Enemy

A look at companies that have formed alliances with their direct competition. Is this a trend limited to specific industries, or the only way to exploit toda...  Read story

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