Oprah Winfrey


Portfolio

The numbers don't tell it all. Behind every fast-growing company is a winning strategy and the person who devised it  Read story

Oprah Gets Psyched

How Oprah gets psyched for boardroom showdowns -- and other pearls overheard at the nation's top daylong conference of female execs.  Read story

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 story

Oprah Uses Her Midas Touch on Chicago

Oprah's taping of her 24th season premiere brought crowds to businesses on Chicago's Magnificent Mile.  Read story

The Oprah Effect

After scoring a coveted spot on The Oprah Winfrey Show , these Inc. 500|5000 companies saw their sales skyrocket.  Read story

CEOs of Fast-Growing Companies See Bright Future for Entrepreneurship

March 23, 2005 --The temperature in Tucson was high, as was the level of debate inside this year's 23rd annual Inc. 500 conference, where ...  Read story

Would You Rather Be Bill Gates or Justin Timberlake?

Entrepreneurs from the 2009 Inc. 500 answer the question: If you could be anyone in the world, whom would you be?  Read story

Inc. Online Exclusives: November 2009

1.Pick the Greatest Entrepreneur of All Time Read story

Mail

Readers are inspired by December 2004's list of celebrity entrepreneurs, and reveal their penchant for micromanaging.  Read story

The 2009 Inc. 5000: A Window on the American Economy

The third annual Inc. 5000 shows impressive increases in the number of firms devoted to health care—and in those that cater to government.   Read story

That Certain Something: Influential Entrepreneurs

We put the question to six experts: Who are the five most interesting entrepreneurs of the past 30 years?  Read story

Alter Egos

If you could be anyone else, who would it be? We helped eight uninhibited Inc. 500 CEOs act out their fantasies.  Read story

The Ride of His Life

Robert Klick's fifth business wowed Oprah, bowled over Kelly Ripa, and put him cheek by jowl with Russell Crowe. Too bad this amazing celebrity run had to en...  Read story

The Science of Status

Napa grapes or no-name grapes: There is news on the science of status and what it means to businesses.  Read story

Thinking Inside theBox

Geraldine Laybourne of the Oxygen channel has finally discovered what women want -- perhaps to her chagrin, definitely to her profit.  Read story

When It's Time Leave the (Home) Office

There are two kinds of entrepreneurs; those who like working at home, and those who don't. Here's how to know when it's time to go.  Read story

Inc. Online Exclusives: December 2008, - Inc. Article

December 2008 Inc.com's 30 Under 3...  Read story

Jolly Goods

Our catalog of perfect holiday gifts features products from some of America's fascinating, privately held companies.  Read story

The Super Bowl's Real Winners

Our panel of marketing gurus highlight the best (Snickers' kissing mechanics) and worst (CareerBuilder's survivalists) of this year's Super Bowl ads.  Read story

How to Write a Business Best-Seller

Harvey Mackay, author of Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive, tells about the marketing of his book.  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without: Elise Donahue

Why the head of Airborne Health, one of the fastest-growing companies in America, just wants a little help getting dressed.  Read story

The Sweetest Success

Even in lean economic times, the American appetite for cookies, cake, ice cream, and other tasty treats continues to grow. Savvy entrepreneurs are doing ever...  Read story

Is It an Annual Meeting?

Or an episode of Oprah?   Read story

Road Trip: Bullish

Restaurateur Richard Melman leads us on a tour of the sites and hidden delights of his hometown, Chicago.  Read story

How to Become a Household Name

Forget expensive advertising campaigns. The best way to reach the masses is often through free media coverage. So what does it take to get on Oprah?  Read story

Gift Guide: For the Road

Whether travelling to work, school or Bermuda, these portables will please any lucky recipient.  Read story

How I Did It: Dallin A. Larsen of MonaVie

Through multilevel marketing, the Brazilian açai berry becomes a billion-dollar business  Read story

The O'Reilly Factor in Harlem

The controversy surrounding Bill O'Reilly's visit to an African-American-owned restaurant in Harlem probably hasn't been a lot of fun for the Fox News host, ...  Read story

Sonic Boom

A profile of Optiva, the number one Inc. 500 company, and the unlikely product -- an electric toothbrush -- that brought it to the top of the 1997 list.  Read story

How I Did It: Restaurateur Barbara Lynch

Fake it till you make it, then make it big.  Read story

E-mail With. . .Nicholas Negroponte

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

Things They Can't Live Without

Five young entrepreneurs share a few of their favorite things--and what’s on their holiday wish lists.  Read story

Book Value

Several new books purport to offer readers a more fulfilling life. The common theme? If you're not happy, it's your own damn fault.  Read story

Travel: Vacations of Steel

So work is making a mockery of your fitness goals? Lose the stress and a few pounds at these retreats.  Read story

Power Plays

We sussed out the favorite songs of politicians, artists, athletes, and moguls to see what Pandora would serve up for them. Here's what we found.  Read story

Lies, Damn Lies, and Word of Mouth

The hottest marketers in the country face their biggest challenge yet: marketing themselves.  Read story

Buzz

A look at the elusive marketing concept commonly called "buzz." Here are some ways that buzz can be generated and the effects it has on a business or product.  Read story

Hands-On Marketing

Revlon, Neutrogena, Oil of Olay. Their ads are plastered across women's magazines, and daytime television is just as much a venue for their skin-care prod...  Read story

Finance: How to Get Chummy with Your Banker

Worried about your credit line? You may need a better relationship with your banker.  Read story

The Celebrity Pitch

America is more celebrity-mad than ever. But is hitching your company to a star really the right move?  Read story

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