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Going Global, Part 16: Wither Russia?
Tensions between Russia's government and the strange mix of entrepreneurs and oligarchs that makes up the country's nascent private sector seemed to rise ... Read more
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Inc. 500 Interview: EPAM Systems
Outsourcing is a tired buzzword -- but that's because all attention has been focused on Asia. EPAM has a few words for small businesses considering IT outsou... Read more
Upstarts: The Russian Connection
Entrepreneurs who've emigrated from the former Soviet Union are shrewdly benefiting from the crumbling economy of that once-mighty empire. And they aren't th... Read more
Red Stars Rising
The president of a Russian telephone company explains the challenge of finding employees in the former USSR. Read more
How One Company Got Very Hot, Very Briefly
Andrey Ternovskiy founded Chatroulette from his bedroom in Moscow. It became infamous; he became suspicious. Read more
10 Questions for Frank Reynolds
An entrepreneur who once suffered from a severe spinal-cord injury shares his thoughts on life and business. Read more
Emerging Markets: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Staying Sane, Safe, and Profitable
We at Kemin have been doing business internationally for more than three decades. A few years after our founding in 1961, a Chinese graduate student at Co... Read more
Editor's Letter
A few months ago, we decided that the feature section of this issue would be devoted to just one topic: global entrepreneurship. Partly this came about b... Read more
How I Did It: Howard Dahl, President and CEO, Amity Technology
Negotiating with commissars. Bartering for payment. Surviving the crash of the ruble. Read more
Country Profiles
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Toeing the Line
What's the difference between a bribe and a gift? There's no clear standard, but prosecutors often take local culture into account. Here is a guide to cultur... Read more
How to Pick a Name, and the Inc. Way to Pick a College
Beware the Canadian pirates . Okay, so you knew that Russia and China are not exactly paradise for patent holders. But Canada as a hotbed of IP thef... Read more
The Flameproof On-Line Marketing Pitch
Strategy used by one company to market its products on-line without alienating potential customers. Read more
Scenes from an Antimall
The Lab, an 'antimall' in Costa Mesa, Calif., features small retailers and local events in renovated factory space. Read more
Digg's New Ad Strategy; Hyatt's Unnecessary IPO
Do you Digg that ad? The social news site Digg, which Inc. profiled last year, ha... Read more
Meet Bill Gates's Favorite Teacher
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
Computer Use Expected to Top 2 Billion
Led by growth in China, the number of computers worldwide will skyrocket by 2015, according to a new report. Read more
What Are You Trying to Say?
Translators for your business. Read more
The Dos and Don’ts of Foreign Business Etiquette
Knowledge of cross-cultural etiquette is a critical element in all international business negotiations. Here are 11 helpful tips to learn before traveling an... View slideshow
How Bribery and Other Types of Corruption Threaten the Global Marketplace
In Turkey, the apartment buildings that collapse during earthquakes are known as "bribe buildings." In Africa, bridges dot the landscape with no roads to con... Read more
Making the Coolest Use of Space
The cubicle is officially out. What's in? Walls that move, plentiful collaboration spaces, and flexible seating arrangements. Oh, and alternate modes of indo... View slideshow
Emerging Markets
The phrase "emerging markets" has two distinct connotations. First , it means new and emerging foreign export markets for U.S. companies. The U.S.... 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
Quiz: The Year in Entrepreneurship, 2010
Take Inc.’s end-of-year quiz to see what you remember, what you missed, and what you want to forget about in 2010. 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
Women in Poorer Nations Twice as Likely to Become Entrepreneurs
About a third of the world's entrepreneurial activity is driven by women, according to a new report. Read more
How to Calculate Political Risk
Prepared to lose it all? No? Read on... Read more
Air Travel Goes Tribal
Get an expert's view on how four groups of influentials are shaping the future of travel. Read more
A Decrease in Spam! Oh Wait, Nevermind
In late December and into early January, email spam Read more
The Immigration Debate
At least 55 of this year's Inc. 500 CEOs were born outside the United States, coming from countries as far-flung as Argentina, the United Kingdom, India, ... Read more
Greatest Fictional Inventors
Real-life inventors have dreamed up fantastic technologies, but these imaginary ones have the wildest creations imaginable and are not constrained by reality... View slideshow
San Fran Company Makes Inner City 100
The entire 2005 Inner City 100 list will be announced tonight at the 7th Annual Inner City Awards dinner being held Boston. But before the big announcemen... Read more
Trading Places: Inc.'s 2008 Export Guide
Who has petrodollars to spend? Where can you sell construction equipment? Jewelry? Management consulting? And where is the market that grew an astounding 55,... Read more
The Great IT Outsourcing Debate: How to Decide
Even small businesses can benefit from outsourcing some technology functions, whether these involve human resources, finance, accounting, or customer service... Read more
The Exporting Advantage
For Hibco Plastics, going after new markets in Mexico did more than boost sales—it transformed the entire company. Read more
14 Tales of Unexpected Success
Fourteen company builders talk about their successes, their failures, and the lessons they learned along the way. 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
Entrepreneurial Traits by Nationality
Professor's study compares traits of entrepreneurs in Ireland, Hungary, Russia, and the United States. Read more
Where to Go for Help: Europe
Albania Teuleda http://www.teuleda.org.al/index.php?gjuha=eng <... Read more
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