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Stocking Up On Capital Gains;

For the first time in three years, INC.'s annual academic exercise -- buying $100 worth of stock in each of its hundred fast-growing corporations -- has t...  Read more

Contributors

Liz Welch has gotten glimpses into myriad entrepreneurial lives by shadowing CEOs for The Way I Work. For this issue, she learned what's inside Aut...  Read more

Five Techie New Year's Resolutions We'll All Make and Break

1. Tame your email . I have over 2000 emails in my inbox right now. I had about the same number a year ago and I feel quite certain I will...  Read more

First-Class Passenger Lounge

When you enter Direct Tire, based in the Boston area, you pass under a banner that reads, "We'll Fix It So It Brakes." That slogan, which owner Barry Stei...  Read more

Mail

Following the Leaders As always, I really enjoyed the Inc. 500 issue. I read this year's issue cover to cover in one night. It was a great read,...  Read more

Best Airport WiFi: Denver International Airport

Many airports charge for Wi-Fi access, but Denver International has a free public wireless netw...  Read more

Recovering From a Blow to Your Brand's Reputation

These 10 brands attempted, some more successfully than others, to bounce back from potentially game-ending disasters. Here's what you can learn from them.  View slideshow

Smog Lifters

There are people out there who are even more information deluged than you are. Eleven of the smartest--and most beleaguered--reveal their personal regimens f...  Read more

How to Use QR Codes to Market Your Business

Smart companies are using the scan-codes to break the wall of interaction with customers. Keep these tips in mind when trying it for yourself.  Read more

Small Business Innovation: The Need Is Critical, The Time Is Now

"In the past 15 years of economic turbulence small business has proved more flexible and adaptable than the giant corporations. Small companies have provided...  Read more

A Whole New Game

A Mexican media magnate and a New York publisher team up to start a national daily sports newspaper called The National.  Read more

The Way I Work: Kathy Ireland

Former supermodel Kathy Ireland founded a little company to make products for “busy moms” like herself. Now, with revenue of $1.4 billion, she’s busier...  Read more

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 more

Things I Can't Live Without

The cherished belongings of the next style maven.  Read more

Contributors

Is North Dakota the next Silicon Valley? Um, probably not. But Renuka Rayasam reports that states that are typically ignored by VCs are c...  Read more

A Digital Makeover for the Modeling Business

How Ford Models became the hottest thing on YouTube.  Read more

All He Needs Is Luvs

No wonder Claude Rogers felt frustrated. He thought he had a perfect product to sell to Procter & Gamble Co., the Cincinnati-based household products ...  Read more

Dossier: Man of Depth

Those Sports Illustrated swimsuit models have Ron Labbe to thank for their most eye-popping photos. Meet the proprietor of the only one-stop shop in...  Read more

A New Image For An Old Product

This group of ice manufacturers joined forces to turn a no-frills staple into a classy money-maker.  Read more

How to Use Augmented Reality in Advertising

Combining the digital and physical worlds, augmented reality offers brands a unique new opportunity to interact with consumers. Here's why it's worth a shot.  Read more

The Razor's Edge

With a hip target market and a cool product concept, Todd Greene hopes to carve out a niche for himself in the tough razor industry. But can the HeadBlade cu...  Read more

For Roy Eisenhardt, Business Is A Ball

The Oakland A's youthful president is using aggressive marketing and a low-key management style to turn his team into a winner.  Read more

The Odd Couple

Can a billion-dollar giant find true happiness with a San Francisco entrepreneur? Time Inc. is betting $5 million that it can.  Read more

Thriller

This summer's best reads can be found on the business shelf  Read more

The Real Cost of Customer Service

Profile of an automotive services business where fanatical attention to customer service allows for huge margins.  Read more

Boot Camp

Timberland's marketing staff was thinking upscale, the salespeople were pushing a lower-priced line, and the future of one of America's most promising growth...  Read more

How to Promote Your Consulting Business

There has been a notable increase in professional "consultants." Not surprisingly, consultants that spend no money on marketing and advertising tend to do b...  Read more

How to: Monetize the Internet, File Taxes, Give Bonuses

Monetizing the internet. Any entrepreneur worth their bootstraps will tell you: revenue can't depend on web advertising alone. Acknowledg...  Read more

Bootstrapping: Great Companies Started with Less than a Thousand Dollars

CEOs from 11 different companies share tips and suggestions on how to fund a start-up with under $1,000.  Read more