What Does Your Company Mean?
Robert Bradford, CEO of the Center for Simplified Strategic Planning, explains that what a company thinks its product line means to its customers and what cu... Read more
Mary Kay Inc.
Recent Articles about Mary Kay Inc.
30 Great Entrepreneurs in Their Own Words
30 years of entrepreneurs speaking their minds Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Mary Kay Ash, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
She brought multi-level marketing mainstream, turned employee recognition into a branding exercise, and spoke up for work-life balance. Read more
The New You
Developing brand identity to distinguish your product or service. Read more
Masters of the Ordinary
How four companies made the Inc. 500 by putting extraordinary thinking into building an ordinary business. Read more
Is E-Commerce Your Pot of Gold?
E-commerce is hot. More and more small businesses are selling online. Do you think your product or service has what it takes to meet the world market head... Read more
The Spirit Of Independence; Connections
"If anyone who hits the moon feels there hasn't been a lot of luck involved, in my opinion, they're either naive or lying." -- Jack Eckerd Read more
Taking the Direct Route to Sales Growth
A group of companies on this year's Inc. 5000 have expanded rapidly by adopting the approach made famous by companies such as Mary Kay and Tupperware. Read more
Up From Drudgery
Are your best employees leaving to join competitors or to start their own companies? Stephen Reuning has a solution Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: MonaVie
How this producer of health drinks has gotten the attention of celebs like Rachael Ray, and is saving the rainforest one acai berry at a time. Read more
A Cheerleader, Not A Quarterback
For a company to grow, a sales manager can't spend time managing sales; he should manage the people who make the sales. Read more
8 Things You Should Know Before Becoming a Direct Seller
The possibilities are limitless for enterprising individuals who can figure out the right product and the right company to choose. Read more
Publicity: Write a Better Pitch Letter
Two of Inc.'s staff explain how to a write a publicity letter that will get an editor or writer's attention. Read more
The Apprentice - Finale Party
I wasn't shocked that Kendra was hired last night. But I was surprised at how bad Tana wound up looking. I was talking to Nick (season one) at the finale... Read more
Three Marketing Lessons from the Love Bug
The folks from tech support have returned to their offices. After much intense effort, they have revived overburdened e-mail servers and rescued millions ... Read more
Q
Mention insider trading" to a friend at a cocktail party, and he or she is likely to look around to be sure no one is listening in. The phrase conjures u... Read more
The Silver Lining for Jobs
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
Move Over, Mary Kay
There's a new guard of companies selling using the tricks of the direct-selling trade. Today, it's J. Hilburn, Stella & Dot, Ambit Energy, and even Zumba, ro... View slideshow
Multilevel Marketing
In his book, According to Kotler , Paul Kotler defined this subject as follows: "Multilevel marketing (also called network marketing), describes s... Read more
High On The Hog
In the end, they'll call it corporate vision. But to Don Beaver, it looks more like years of false starts, wrong turns, and belated inspiration. Read more
How We Did It: Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel, Co-owners, Somers Licensing Cos.
Millions of women love and trust Suzanne Somers. That, as Somers and her husband, Alan Hamel, realized long ago, is the definition of a market niche, one the... Read more
The Donald - Week 8
Last night's episode was definitely entertaining. Tana was great. Sure, she was kind of goofy, especially when she said stuff like, "Yeah, people will rea... Read more
The Sacred and the Mundane
Icons of business prove that the more things change, the more the important stuff remains the same. Read more
Meet America's Fastest-Growing Company
Jere Thompson Jr. of Ambit Energy on how he rose to the top of the 2010 Inc. 500. Read more
Greer vs. Nemeth
Why a haphazardly made venture capital deal may cost a successful entrepreneur her company. Read more
Unbridled Growth
For five years, Herbalife International's health and diet pitch has made it one of the fastest-growing companies in American history. Now a series of investi... Read more
30 Years of No. 1 Companies
For 30 years, Inc. magazine has highlighted the fastest-growing private companies across all industries and sectors of the economy, from technology ... View slideshow
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